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    Busting Boredom with Experiments
    Busting Boredom with Experiments
    Busting Boredom with Experiments
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    Busting Boredom with Experiments

    By Jennifer Swanson

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    Feeling inventive? Get ready to bust boredom with wacky experiments! Learn how to create lightning bolts, build a catapult, and much more. With clear instructions and helpful photos, busting boredom with experiments has never been more fun.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateMay 1, 2019
    ISBN9781496665270
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    Jennifer Swanson

    Jennifer Swanson is the author of 45+ nonfiction books for kids. Her passion for science and technology resonates in all her books and her work has won multiple awards including a Green Earth Book Honor Award, three Florida Book Awards, California Reading Association awards, a Parent's Choice Gold award, and a 2021 Kirkus Best Books Award. Jennifer is an accomplished speaker at events and schools around the country, the Highlights Foundation, the National NSTA conferences, the World Science Festival in NYC, and the Library of Congress' National Book Festival. She lives in Jacksonville with her husband and two dogs.

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      Busting Boredom with Experiments - Jennifer Swanson

      Boredom Busters: Busting Boredom with Experiments by Jennifer Swanson

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Cover

      Title Page

      Time to Discover

      Cra-Ack! Lightning in a Bottle

      Kaboom! Gas Leak in a Bag

      Super Straw

      Sugar Substitute

      How Far Does It Fly?

      Sink or Float?

      Make It Rain Acid

      Recycling Old News

      Glossary

      Read More

      Index

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      TIME TO DISCOVER

      It’s a rainy day. School is out for the week. Your sports team is done for the season. You’re fresh out of ideas on something to do for fun. Look no further! Have you ever heard of Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, or Albert Einstein? They were once kids just like you. They were also famous scientists who loved to make discoveries. Thomas Edison perfected the lightbulb. Marie Curie experimented with radioactivity. Albert Einstein was an influential physicist. Perhaps these scientists thought up their ideas when they were bored.

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