Mr. Wizard's Supermarket Science

Product Description Mr. Wizard (a.k.a. Don Herbert) presents more than 100 super-simple, simply sensational science experiments and tricks using everyday items available in the supermarket. Kids learn how to turn water into wine, use their finger to boil water, plunge a straw through a raw potato, slice the inside of a banana without slicing the outside, and much, much more!From the Trade Paperback edition. Review "A supermarket of interesting science-related devices, stunts, and puzzles to make from items found at a grocery store. More than 100 projects, all simple enough for middle-graders. The essentials--ideas based on curiosity and creativity, clear instructions, and explanations of why the projects work--are all here. Abundantly illustrated."--Booklist.From the Trade Paperback edition. From the Back Cover "A supermarket of interesting science-related devices, stunts, and puzzles to make from items found at a grocery store. More than 100 projects, all simple enough for middle-graders. The essentials--ideas based on curiosity and creativity, clear instructions, and explanations of why the projects work--are all here. Abundantly illustrated."--Booklist. From the Inside Flap Mr. Wizard (a.k.a. Don Herbert) presents more than 100 super-simple, simply sensational science experiments and tricks using everyday items available in the supermarket. Kids learn how to turn water into wine, use their finger to boil water, plunge a straw through a raw potato, slice the inside of a banana without slicing the outside, and much, much more!From the Trade Paperback edition.