Easy Do-At-Home Science Experiments

The Independent has published some great science experiments that they encourage readers of all ages to try at home. If you want more experiments to try, don't forget that the library has a ton of books for science experiments. Some really fun titles are Smash It! Crash It! Launch It!: 50 Mind-Blowing, Eye-Popping Science Experiments by Rain Newcomb; Cool Chemistry Concoctions: 50 Formulas That Fizz, Foam, Splatter & Ooze by Joe Rhatigan; and 100 Science Experiments by Georgina Andrews. A real gem of a book on experiments is Chemical Magic by Leonard A. Ford. It was first published in 1959 and has those kind of experiments that kids of all ages will enjoy, such as purple smoke bombs and expanding foams! And there's also the Science Fair Projects Index, an online database created by CML librarians that is an invaluable resource when it comes time for those science fair projects. What better way to spend a summer day with a child than by doing something fun and educational? So go experiment!