Backyard biology : investigate habitats outside your door with 25 projects by Latham, Donna

Backyard biology : investigate habitats outside your door with 25 projects
by Latham, Donna; illustrated by Hetland, Beth

(#0899WC4)

Hardcover Nomad Press, 2013

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Description: 122 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Dewey: 570; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 6.0
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Paperback Nomad Press, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references (page 119) and index. Contains instructions for twenty-five building projects and activities which teach children ages nine and up about biology topics, including cells, microbiology, plant and animal life cycles, and adaptations.

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Ages 9 to 12 years. This introduction to the basic concepts of biology removes any fears associated with the subject and reveals exciting discoveries about micro-organism, plant, and animal life using the backyard as a laboratory. Kids in both the city and the country will engage in the scientific process as they watch yeast blow up a balloon, make predictions about and test seed growth in different soils, grow microbes in a Winogradsky Column, observe the effects of geotropism, prepare and nurture a habitat for bugs, and make an edible coral reef. As readers engage with the text and understand what living things are made of, and how backyard plants and animals thrive and adapt, they will also learn about how their own actions can harm the living things around them, and what they can do to protect their backyard habitats.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Nomad Press
  • Publication Date: January 24, 2013
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Series: Build it yourself series
  • Dewey: 570
  • Description: 122 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
  • Tracings: Hetland, Beth, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 1-61930-152-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-61930-152-8
  • Follett Number: 0899WC4
  • Reading Level: 6.0
  • Audience: Middle School