* do You KNOW? What: an electrolyte DO YOU KNOW? The Sc of the phonograph? The reasons. | for’ the ; peaneot light? The difference between opened, Boe electricity. and magnetism? a E DO YOU KNOW? DO you KNOW? How the slant of the sun’s rays affect the temperature? ae How to construct a nephoscope? | How to make'an anemometer? ‘ : DO YOU KNOW? _ How to understand the principles of basic algebra? How to form a perfect square? How to draw a scalene triangle? You will enjoy learning all these and many other basic’ principles of science with 150 SCIENCE. EXPERIMENTS ‘STEP. end aeBANTAM SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS THE ATOM AND BEYOND by: E. Sheldon Smith THE CHANGING EARTH by Judith Viorst Science Service, Inc. THE CREATION OF ate UNIVERSE George Gamow ELECTRONIC BRAINS by Rolf Lohberg and Theo Lutz GREAT IDEAS IN MODERN SCIENCE by Robert W. Marks THE HUMAN ORGANISM by David F. Horrobin LIFE OF THE PAST by George Gaylord Simpson MATHEMATICS TABLES AND HOW TO USE THEM edited by Bradiey ¥. Smith THE NEW DICTIONARY AND pee OF AEROSPACE by Robert W. Mark THE NEW MATHEMATICS DICTIONARY AND HANDBOOK by Robert W. Marks y THE NEW PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY Dy CE TOnA AND HANDBOOK ° Robert W. 150 SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS STEP-BY-STEP by Judith Viorst Science Service, Inc. ONE TWO THREE . . , INFINITY by Gearge Gamow A PLANET CALLED EARTH by George Gamow PROFILES OF THE FUTURE by Arthur G. Clarke RATS, LICE AND HISTORY by Hans Zinsser REPRODUCTION OF LIFE by Robert L. Lehrman ; THE SEARCH FOR LIFE GN OTHER WORLDS by David C. Holmes A STAR CALLED THE SUN by George Gamow - THE UNIVERSE AND DR. EINSTEIN by Lincein Barnett WEATHER by Armand N. Spitz 150 Science Experiments Step-By-Step by Judith Viorst INTRODUCTION BY WATSON DAVIS Director, Science Service Illustrated by Dennis Telesford o Fea, iv *ew yor* A NATIONAL, GENERAL COMPANY150 SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS STEP-BY-STEP Bantam Pathfinder edition published September 1963 2nd printing ..... January 1964 5 Bantum Science and Mathematics edition published April 1967 4th printing .,,... August 1968 6th printing ...., January 1969 th printing ...... August 1968 7th printing ..., February 1970 Bantam edition published April 1972 Oth printing Library of Congress Catalag Card Number? 63-1233 AH rights reserved. © Copyright, 1963, by Science Service, Inc, This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by mimcograph or atty other means, without permission, For information address: Bantam, Books, Inc. Published simultaneously in, the United States and Canada 5 wi Bantam Books are published by Bantam Books, Inc., a National General company, Its trade-mark, consisting of the words “Bantam Books” and the portrayal of a bantam, is registered in the United States Patent Office and in ether countries. Marca Registrada. Bantam Books, Inc., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.¥. 10019. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTRODUCTION Boys and girls who have manipulated wires, heated test pubes, and peered through the microscope know the excite. ment of experimenting in the sciences. This book is written " for them and for all other young people interested in exploring some of nature's basic laws through the experimental process. There are more than 150 experiments presented here, each ~ with ita list of necessary materials and step-by-step instructions. - . With patience and care, with scrupulous attention to all safety. precautions, students should be able to follow these instruc-: tions to a successful conclusion, whether it is solving an alge braic puzzle or building a light switch. The fields covered in this book are chemistry, physics, biol- ogy, weather, and numbers. The experiments—designed for ~ grades six to nine or ten—range from easy to challenging. Our goal'has been to reach not only those who are firmly committed ~. to a science career, but future poets and presidents, who may ©. be curious about what a cloud is or how plants make their food. We think that one of the best ways to learn about such things - is through these experiments, where established scientific truths © can be satisfyingly demonstrated—again, and again, and again. : ° Watson Davis, Director Science Service