{"id":6484,"date":"2013-10-18T18:25:42","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T22:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=6484"},"modified":"2021-08-15T00:15:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T04:15:41","slug":"chemistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The road to the laboratory is paved with fizz, slime, messy purple stuff, bad smells, and goo. \u201cDo-it-yourself chemistry has always been the most potent recruiting tool science has to offer,\u201d states an article in <i>Wired<\/i> magazine. Right on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eaa41c62681\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eaa41c62681\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chemistry\/#All_About_Chemistry\" >All About Chemistry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chemistry\/2\/#HANDS-ON_CHEMISTRY\" >HANDS-ON CHEMISTRY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chemistry\/3\/#CHEMISTRY_SETS\" >CHEMISTRY SETS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chemistry\/3\/#CHEMISTRY_IN_FICTION\" >CHEMISTRY IN FICTION<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_About_Chemistry\"><\/span>All About Chemistry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-periodic-table\/\">The Periodic Table<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-a-solid-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-a-solid-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-a-solid-879x1024.jpg 879w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-a-solid-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-a-solid-1319x1536.jpg 1319w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-a-solid-1758x2048.jpg 1758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jennifer Boothroyd\u2019s <i>What Is a Solid?<\/i> (Lerner Classroom, 2007) is a photo-illustrated explanation for beginners, with simple experiments. Companion books are <i>What Is a Liquid?<\/i> and <i>What Is a Gas?<\/i> Basic definitions of crucial terms like <i>solution<\/i> and <i>evaporation<\/i> for ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solids-liquids-gases-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solids-liquids-gases-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solids-liquids-gases-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solids-liquids-gases.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Ginger Garrett\u2019s <i>Solids, Liquids, and Gases<\/i> (Children\u2019s Press, 2005) is a simple introduction to the three states of matter, illustrated with color photographs. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-the-world-made-of-all-about-solids-liquids-and-gases-let-original-imaeahheqekhhfjw-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-the-world-made-of-all-about-solids-liquids-and-gases-let-original-imaeahheqekhhfjw-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-the-world-made-of-all-about-solids-liquids-and-gases-let-original-imaeahheqekhhfjw-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-the-world-made-of-all-about-solids-liquids-and-gases-let-original-imaeahheqekhhfjw-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-the-world-made-of-all-about-solids-liquids-and-gases-let-original-imaeahheqekhhfjw-1536x1243.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-is-the-world-made-of-all-about-solids-liquids-and-gases-let-original-imaeahheqekhhfjw.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld\u2019s <i>What Is the World Made of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases<\/i> (HarperCollins, 1998) in the Let\u2019s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series begins \u201cHave you ever seen anyone walk through a wall? Did you ever drink a glass of blocks?\u201d A friendly explanation of the three states of matter with a short appended list of activities. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-are-atoms-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-are-atoms-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-are-atoms.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lisa Trumbauer\u2019s <i>What Are Atoms?<\/i> (Children\u2019s Press, 2005) in the Rookie Read-About Science series is a simple large-print explanation for beginners, illustrated with color photos. For ages 5-8.<\/p>\n<p>Other chemistry-related books in this series are Don L. Curry\u2019s <i>What Is Matter?<\/i> and <i>What Is Mass?<\/i>; Lisa Trumbauer\u2019s <i>What Is Volume?<\/i>; and Joanne Barkan\u2019s <i>What Is Density?<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joe-joe-the-eizard-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joe-joe-the-eizard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joe-joe-the-eizard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joe-joe-the-eizard.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Eric Braun\u2019s <i>Joe-Joe the Wizard Brews Up Solids, Liquids, and Gases<\/i> (Picture Window Books, 2012), Joe-Joe, a student at Ms. Tickle\u2019s Academy of Magic, is doing his best to change his homework into chocolate. Knowledgeable Ms. Tickle steps in to explain the three states of matter and how they change from one to another. With zany illustrations by Robin Boyden. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/burn-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/burn-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/burn.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>British scientist Michael Faraday was famed for his Christmas lectures for children \u2013 most famously for \u201cThe Chemical History of a Candle,\u201d which explained just how a candle burned. Darcy Pattison\u2019s <em>Burn<\/em> (Mims House, 2016) is a picture-book version of Faraday\u2019s lecture for ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/510e4B9uRL-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/510e4B9uRL-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/510e4B9uRL.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>By E.M. Robinson, <em>Amber\u2019s Atoms<\/em> (Design Friendly Press, 2016) is an introduction to the first ten elements of the Periodic Table. With a puppy. For ages 6-9.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-matter-mr-whiskers-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-matter-mr-whiskers-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-matter-mr-whiskers-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-matter-mr-whiskers-768x847.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-matter-mr-whiskers-1392x1536.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-matter-mr-whiskers-1856x2048.jpg 1856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Michael Elsohn Ross\u2019s <i>What\u2019s the Matter in Mr. Whiskers\u2019 Room?<\/i> (Candlewick, 2007), Mr. Whiskers \u2013 the male counterpart to the Magic School Bus\u2019s Ms. Frizzle \u2013 encourages his kids to explore matter through hands-on experiments. The kids make gloop and oobleck (recipes included), melt ice, weigh rocks, and make mud, all the while learning crucial facts about matter. For ages 5-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/max-axiom-chem-rxns-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/max-axiom-chem-rxns-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/max-axiom-chem-rxns.jpg 649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The Max Axiom, Super Scientist series (Capstone) is a collection of graphic novels starring Max Axiom, who wears a flowing lab coat and a pair of really remarkable glasses that act as both X-ray machine and microscope. Check out <i>The Solid Truth about States of Matter with Max Axiom<\/i> and <i>The Dynamic World of Chemical Reactions with Max Axiom<\/i>. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elements-and-cmpds-spilsbury-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elements-and-cmpds-spilsbury-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elements-and-cmpds-spilsbury.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Titles in Richard Spilsbury\u2019s Building Blocks of Matter series (Heineman, 2007) are <i>Atoms and Molecules<\/i>, <i>Elements and Compounds<\/i>, <i>Mixtures and Solutions<\/i>, and <i>Chemical Reactions<\/i>. Each has explanations and experiments, with catchy facts in \u201cDid you know?\u201d boxes. Illustrated with color photographs. For ages 8-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51-xuiXFT6L._SX326_BO1204203200_-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51-xuiXFT6L._SX326_BO1204203200_-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51-xuiXFT6L._SX326_BO1204203200_.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nick Arnold\u2019s <em>Chemical Chaos<\/em> (Scholastic, 2014) is one of the Horrible Science series, a collection of twenty books, among them <em>Blood, Bones, and Body Bits<\/em>, <em>Evolve or Die<\/em>, <em>Microscopic Monsters<\/em>, and <em>Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens<\/em>. An appealingly awful introduction to chemistry for ages 8-12.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemistry-eyewitness-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemistry-eyewitness-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemistry-eyewitness-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemistry-eyewitness-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemistry-eyewitness.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Ann Newmark\u2019s <i>Chemistry<\/i> (Dorling Kindersley, 2005) in the Eyewitness series is a gorgeously illustrated overview in which each topic is covered in an intriguing double-page spread. Topics include, for example, Chemistry in the Ancient World, The Elements, Investigating Compounds, The Periodic Table, Chemical Reactions, Acids and Bases, Forming Salts, The Chemistry of Life, and The First Plastics. A lot of the information is conveyed in creative picture captions. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/61jfIcoWF9L._SL500_-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/61jfIcoWF9L._SL500_-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/61jfIcoWF9L._SL500_.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>By Mike Barfield, <em>The Element in the Room<\/em> (Laurence King Publishing, 2018) is a guide to the atomic ingredients that make up everything around us, illustrated with catchy colorful graphics and appealing \u201cAtomic Comics.\u201d It\u2019s aimed at younger readers \u2013 the recommended age is 7-11 \u2013 but the complex science is probably a little much for a seven-year-old. Try 9-13.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mixtures-and-solns-Why-Chem-matters-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mixtures-and-solns-Why-Chem-matters-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mixtures-and-solns-Why-Chem-matters.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The Why Chemistry Matters series (Crabtree Publishing) is a collection of 32-page books, each covering a different chemistry concept in the context of everyday life. Sample titles are <i>Atoms and Molecules<\/i> and <i>Mixtures and Solutions<\/i> by Molly Aloian, and <i>Elements and Compounds<\/i>, <i>Chemical Changes<\/i>, <i>Acids and Bases<\/i>, and <i>States of Matter<\/i> by Lynette Brent. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crabtreebooks.com\/products\/by-subject\/science-as-inquiry-titles\/why-chemistry-matters\">Why Chemistry Matters<\/a> for more details. For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/marie-curie-for-kids-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/marie-curie-for-kids-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/marie-curie-for-kids-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/marie-curie-for-kids.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Amy M. O\u2019Quinn\u2019s <em>Marie Curie for Kids<\/em> (Chicago Review Press, 2016) covers Curie\u2019s life and scientific discoveries, with period photos, sidebars, and 21 hands-on activities. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51MNIrb1-3L._SX329_BO1204203200_-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51MNIrb1-3L._SX329_BO1204203200_-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51MNIrb1-3L._SX329_BO1204203200_.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Kate Moore\u2019s <em>The Radium Girls<\/em> (Sourcebooks Explore, 2020), the Young Readers edition of the adult book, is the fascinating \u2013 but scary \u2013 story of the young girls who worked painting radioactive watch dials. For ages 8-12.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-chem-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-chem-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-chem-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-chem-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-chem.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>For real chemistry with a sense of humor, see Simon Basher and Dan Green\u2019s 128-page <i>Chemistry: Getting a Big Reaction<\/i> (Kingfisher, 2010). The book is illustrated with great little cartoon characters and information is delivered in the first-person. In the \u201cBasic States\u201d chapter, for example, Liquid \u2013 a blue blobby character in a beret and sunglasses \u2013 says \u201cNothing much bothers me, man. Like an old-school beatnik, I\u2019m easygoing and just go with the flow.\u201d Memorable, clever, and thorough for ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/why-is-milk-white-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/why-is-milk-white-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/why-is-milk-white.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Chemist Simon Quellen Field and teenager Alexa Coelho are the authors of <i>Why Is Milk White? &amp; 200 Other Curious Chemistry Questions<\/i> (Chicago Review Press, 2012),&nbsp;a fascinating compilation of good questions (Alexa) and chemistry-savvy answers (Simon). Questions are grouped into ten general categories, among them People and Animals, Plants, Household Chemistry, Things That Catch Fire or Go Bang,Things That Stink, and Color. Among the questions: \u201cHow does superglue work?\u201d \u201cHow do we make different colored fireworks?\u201d \u201cWhy do skunks smell bad?\u201d \u201cWhy is water clear?\u201d \u201cWhat is the strongest kind of acid?\u201d and \u201cCan you really change lead into gold?\u201d Included are a handful of better-than-ordinary experiments to try at home, among them \u201cSmoking Hands\u201d (yes, really), \u201cMaking Oxygen,\u201d \u201cButane Balloon,\u201d and \u201cHollow Pennies.\u201d These are the sorts of science questions real kids ask. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-cartoon-guide-to-chemistry-original-imadycm8gtwt8q8g-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-cartoon-guide-to-chemistry-original-imadycm8gtwt8q8g-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-cartoon-guide-to-chemistry-original-imadycm8gtwt8q8g.jpg 541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Larry Gonick\u2019s <i>Cartoon Guide to Chemistry<\/i> (HarperResource, 2005) is serious chemistry presented through Gonick\u2019s clever, funny, and knowledgeable little cartoons. The book is divided into twelve chapters, among them \u201cHidden Ingredients,\u201d \u201cChemical Reactions,\u201d \u201cAcid Basics,\u201d \u201cChemical Thermodynamics,\u201d and \u201cOrganic Chemistry.\u201d A good pick for the text-shy. For ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/71nuLbNQowL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/71nuLbNQowL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/71nuLbNQowL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/71nuLbNQowL._AC_UL600_SR600600_.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>By Andy Brunning, <em>Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell?<\/em> (Ulysses Press, 2016) is a compendium of fascinating food facts, illustrated with great chemical graphics. The science behind why some people hate Brussels sprouts, why some mushrooms are poisonous, why onions make us cry, and much more. For teens and adults.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/disappearing-spoon-1-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/disappearing-spoon-1-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/disappearing-spoon-1.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Sam Kean\u2019s <em>The Disappearing Spoon<\/em> (Little, Brown, 2010) is a great chemical read, tying history, mythology, the arts, and a lot of fascinating anecdotes to the story of the Periodic Table of Elements. For teens and adults.<p><\/p>\n<p>Also see the Young Readers edition, for ages 10 and up.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/unnamed-300x151.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/unnamed-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/unnamed.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem4kids.com\/\">Chem4Kids<\/a> is a nicely presented general overview of chemistry for kids, varioiusly covering matter, elements, atoms, chemical reactions, and biochemistry. Under \u201cActivities,\u201d there\u2019s a long list of 10-question quizzes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/neok12-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/neok12-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/neok12-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/neok12.png 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neok12.com\/\">NeoK12 homepage<\/a> for a long list of topics, for each of which there\u2019s a large selection of short educational videos. Chemistry topics, for example, include Acids and Bases, Chemical Reactions, Organic Chemistry, Periodic Table, and Radioactivity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Theodore Gray&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe<\/em>&nbsp;(Black Dog &amp; Leventhal, 2011) is a gorgeously illustrated guide to the elements of the Periodic Table. A great source for all.<p><\/p>\n<p>In the same format, also see Gray&#8217;s <em>Molecules<\/em> (2014), which covers everything from soap to stink bombs; and <em>Reactions<\/em> (2017), which &#8211; with wonderful color photos and a snappy text &#8211; introduces readers to a wide range of chemical reactions from the boring (watching paint dry) to the spectacular.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51WinlrVEL-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51WinlrVEL-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51WinlrVEL.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Philip Ball\u2019s <em>H<sub>2<\/sub>O: A Biography of Water<\/em> (Weidenfeld &amp; Nicolson, 2015) is the fascinating story of the world\u2019s most familiar \u2013 and possibly most peculiar \u2013 compound. For teens and adults.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stuff-matters-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stuff-matters-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stuff-matters.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Mark Miodownik\u2019s <em>Stuff Matters<\/em> (Mariner Books, 2015) is an engrossing survey of the science behind the materials that make up our world, from steel to glass, concrete, and chocolate. Why is glass see-through? And what really happens when you bend a paper clip? For teens and adults.<p><\/p>\n<p>Also by Miodownik, see <em>Liquid Rules<\/em> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019), the science of liquids. Think blood, ink, lava, and tea.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51acyBff5ZL._SX324_BO1204203200_-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51acyBff5ZL._SX324_BO1204203200_-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51acyBff5ZL._SX324_BO1204203200_.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Fight crime with chemistry! Deborah Blum\u2019s <em>The Poisoner\u2019s Handbook<\/em> (Penguin, 2011), set in early 20<sup>th<\/sup>-century New York, is the story of how chemistry revolutionized forensics. An exciting read for teens and adults.<\/p>\n<p>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/films\/poisoners\/\">The Poisoner\u2019s Handbook<\/a> from PBS\u2019s American Experience.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/radar-hula-hoops-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/radar-hula-hoops-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/radar-hula-hoops.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By (Dr.) Joe Schwartz, <em>Radar,<\/em> <i>Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs<\/i> (Holt Paperbacks, 2001) is a collection of 67 \u201cdigestible commentaries on the fascinating chemistry of everyday life.\u201d These are short (about four pages) essays on a wide array of chemistry-related topics: for example, readers learn about limelight, chocolate, champagne, tomato flavor, the forensics of blue jeans, and skunks. There are several chemistry-centered sequels along the same lines, among them <i>The Genie in the Bottle<\/i>, <i>That\u2019s the Way the Cookie Crumbles<\/i>, and <i>The Fly in the Ointment<\/i>. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/molecules-at-exhibition-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/molecules-at-exhibition-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/molecules-at-exhibition-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/molecules-at-exhibition-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/molecules-at-exhibition-991x1536.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/molecules-at-exhibition.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>John Emsley\u2019s <i>Molecules at an Exhibition<\/i> (Oxford University Press, 1999) is an eccentric overview of molecules in everyday life, among them oxalic acid (\u201cRhubarb Pie\u201d), methyl mercaptan (\u201cThe Worse Smell in the World\u201d), sulfur dioxide (\u201cAcid Rain, Vintage Wine and White Potatoes\u201d), and many more. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/napoleons-buttons-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/napoleons-buttons-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/napoleons-buttons-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/napoleons-buttons-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/napoleons-buttons-1011x1536.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/napoleons-buttons-1348x2048.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/napoleons-buttons.jpg 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson, <i>Napoleon\u2019s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History<\/i> (Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2004) is a thoroughly interesting read, with chapters covering ascorbic acid (and scurvy), glucose (and sweeteners), cellulose (and an exciting exploding apron), dyes, wonder drugs, rubber, \u201cMolecules of Witchcraft,\u201d and more. An introductory chapter covers (very nicely) chemical structures. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-einstein-told-his-cook-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-einstein-told-his-cook-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-einstein-told-his-cook-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-einstein-told-his-cook.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Robert L. Wolke\u2019s <em>What Einstein Told His Cook<\/em> (W.W. Norton, 2002), subtitled \u201cKitchen Science Explained,\u201d is a large collection of short interesting pieces on the chemistry of cooking. Find out why meat browns, why water boils, why chocolate melts in your mouth, and whether it\u2019s possible to fry an egg on the sidewalk. For teens and adults.<p><\/p>\n<p>Also see the sequel, <em>What Einstein Told His Cook 2<\/em> (2005).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uncle-tungsten-original-imafbu4hack6pfvf-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uncle-tungsten-original-imafbu4hack6pfvf-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uncle-tungsten-original-imafbu4hack6pfvf.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By neurologist Oliver Sacks, <i>Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood<\/i> (Vintage, 2002) is a wonderful memoir of Sacks\u2019s childhood in England during the 1930s and 40s, intertwined with his fascination with chemistry.&nbsp; (Chapter titles include \u201cStinks and Bangs,\u201d \u201cMendeleev\u2019s Garden,\u201d and \u201cMadame Curie\u2019s Element.\u201d) The Uncle Tungsten of the title is Sacks\u2019s Uncle Dave \u2013 so-named because he manufactured lightbulbs with tungsten filaments \u2013 who also had a passion for chemistry. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PrimoLevi-ThePeriodicTable-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PrimoLevi-ThePeriodicTable-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PrimoLevi-ThePeriodicTable-656x1024.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PrimoLevi-ThePeriodicTable-768x1198.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PrimoLevi-ThePeriodicTable-985x1536.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PrimoLevi-ThePeriodicTable.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Primo Levi\u2019s <i>The Periodic Table<\/i> (Schocken, 1995) \u2013 written by an Italian Jewish chemist, who spent World War II in Auschwitz \u2013 is a highly original memoir told through the elements of the Periodic Table. Each chapter title is the name of a different element, and in each, the element is used as a jumping-off point to discuss Levi\u2019s experiences both as a chemist and as a man dealing with life in a Fascist state. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4>HANDS-ON CHEMISTRY<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/super-sci-concoctions-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/super-sci-concoctions-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/super-sci-concoctions.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jill Frankel Hauser\u2019s <i>Super Science Concoctions<\/i> (Williamson, 2007) is a nicely organized collection of \u201c50 Mysterious Mixtures for Fabulous Fun.\u201d Kids begin with \u201cStrange-But-True Brews,\u201d in the course of which they learn about molecules and solutions, then proceed through the phases of matter, chemical reactions, \u201cGo With the Flow,\u201d in which they explore viscosity, density, and immiscibility, and finally \u201cGoo Globs of Fun,\u201d in which they experiment with polymers, colloids, and gels. For ages 6-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/explore-atoms-nomad-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/explore-atoms-nomad-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/explore-atoms-nomad.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Janet Slingerland\u2019s <em>Explore Atoms and Molecules!<\/em> (Nomad, 2017) is an introduction to atoms, elements, molecules, and chemical reactions, with Words to Know and fact boxes, and 25 hands-on projects, among them building molecular models and creating a Periodic Table guessing game. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sci-expts-you-can-eat-cobb-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sci-expts-you-can-eat-cobb-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sci-expts-you-can-eat-cobb.jpg 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Vicki Cobb\u2019s <i>Science Experiments You Can Eat<\/i> (HarperCollins, 1984) variously covers Solutions (with rock candy and red-cabbage pH indicator); Suspensions, Colloids, and Emulsions (with mayonnaise and strawberry bombe); Carbohydrates and Fats (with syrup, grape jelly, and butter); Proteins (meringues, custard, and biscuits); and much more. It\u2019s all hands-on fun, with reader-friendly explanations. A great pick for ages 7-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/wonderscience-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/wonderscience-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/wonderscience.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The American Chemical Society&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/education\/resources\/k-8\/thebestof.html\">The Best of WonderScience<\/a> &#8211; available for purchase as a book; sample activities on the website &#8211; has literally hundreds of chemistry-based activities for ages 7 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mason-jar-sci-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mason-jar-sci-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mason-jar-sci-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mason-jar-sci-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mason-jar-sci.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Adolph\u2019s <em>Mason Jar Science<\/em> (Storey, 2018) is a collection of 40 cool experiments in the fields of chemistry, earth science, botany, biology, and physics, all with Mason jars. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chemically-active-cobb-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chemically-active-cobb-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chemically-active-cobb.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Vicki Cobb\u2019s <i>Chemically Active!<\/i> (Lippincott, 1987) has much better than average experiments, clear instructions, and reader-friendly background information. For example, kids isolate carbon dioxide, \u201csplit\u201d water, make iron sulfate and test compounds for iron, electroplate a penny, and make a galvanometer and test solutions for their ability to conduct an electric current. Kids may need some help, depending on their ages. This is \u2013 for no conceivable reason \u2013 out of print, but is available in inexpensive used editions. Well worth tracking down for chemists ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/electric-pickle-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/electric-pickle-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/electric-pickle.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Joey Green\u2019s <em>The Electric Pickle<\/em> (Chicago Review Press, 2017) has 50 irresistible experiments based on the Periodic Table. Make ghastly green eggs, black-light jello, and mystery sand and do a spectacular pH-based color-changing experiment with milk of magnesia. For ages 10 and up,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MEL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"190\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/melscience.com\/\">MEL Science<\/a> is a subscription service for ages 9-14, in which a hands-on chemistry kit of reagents, equipment, and an instruction manual arrives each month. There\u2019s an option to expand on the service through an informative smartphone app and website links.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naked-eggs-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naked-eggs-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naked-eggs.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Steve Spangler\u2019s <i>Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes<\/i> (Greenleaf Books, 2010) \u2013 along with the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevespanglerscience.com\/lab\/experiments\/original-mentos-diet-coke-geyser\/\">mentos geyser experiment<\/a> \u2013 has a section on Kitchen Chemistry.&nbsp; Make Taco Sauce, Penny Cleaner, a Seven-Layer Density Column, and Color Changing Milk. Illustrated with great photos of experimenting kids. For ages 9 and up.Also see Spangler\u2019s <em>Fire Bubbles and Exploding Toothpaste<\/em> (2011).<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevespanglerscience.com\/\">Steve Spangler Science<\/a> website for experiments and activities, resources, and lab supplies.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cool-chem-concoc-rhatigan-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cool-chem-concoc-rhatigan-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cool-chem-concoc-rhatigan.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Joe Rhatigan\u2019s <i>Cool Chemistry Concoctions<\/i> (Lark Books, 2007) contains 50 different experiments, all with catchy titles, each neatly arranged in three sections: \u201cWhat You Need,\u201d \u201cWhat You Do,\u201d and \u201cWhy It Works.\u201d (Included are nifty directions for making a geyser with a bottle of soda pop and a package of lifesavers \u2013 in our experience, it works better with Mentos, but it\u2019s still a wow.) For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amazing-kitchen-chem-projs-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amazing-kitchen-chem-projs-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amazing-kitchen-chem-projs.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Cynthia Light Brown\u2019s <i>Amazing Kitchen Chemistry<\/i> (Nomad Press, 2008) is a 10-chapter overview of chemistry, with background information, Words to Know lists, catchy fact boxes, and a lot of appealing hands-on projects and experiments. For example, kids made a buckyball, an alka-seltzer rocket, crystals, invisible ink, and oobleck. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/9780761180104_p0_v2_s1200x630-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/9780761180104_p0_v2_s1200x630-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/9780761180104_p0_v2_s1200x630.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>By Sean Connolly, <em>The Book of Ingeniously Daring Chemistry<\/em> (Workman, 2018) is an illustrated trip through the Periodic Table (Chapter 1: Hydrogen) with 24 hands-on experiments. For ages 9-14.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fizz-bubble-flash-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fizz-bubble-flash-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fizz-bubble-flash.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Anita Brandolini\u2019s <i>Fizz, Bubble &amp; Flash!<\/i> (Williamson, 2003) is a solid and cleverly presented introduction to chemistry, beginning with a comprehensive explanation of atoms, elements, and the Periodic Table. The book includes plenty of hands-on activities and presents fascinating facts and supplementary information in boxes and sidebars. Illustrated with humorous cartoons and photographs. For ages 9-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chemistry-Carla-Mooney-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chemistry-Carla-Mooney-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chemistry-Carla-Mooney-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chemistry-Carla-Mooney-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chemistry-Carla-Mooney-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chemistry-Carla-Mooney.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Carla Mooney\u2019s <em>Chemistry<\/em> (Nomad, 2016) is an overview of chemistry with cartoons, sidebars, exercises, key questions, and hands-on investigative projects. For ages 12-15.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joy-of-chem-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joy-of-chem-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joy-of-chem-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joy-of-chem-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joy-of-chem-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joy-of-chem-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/joy-of-chem.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf, <i>The Joy of Chemistry<\/i> (Prometheus Books, 2010) is a hands-on introduction to chemistry. (The book begins with a \u201cShopping List\u201d of all the supplies you\u2019ll need to buy or make to complete the experiments.) First experiments (a bang and a splat) are a bottle rocket and a batch of oobleck, just to get the book off to an exciting start \u2013 but this is more than just a bunch of catchy demos; it\u2019s a serious introduction to chemistry in 390 pages, well-written, and using lots of quotations and readily understandable references to things encountered in everyday life. Like pizza cheese. For ages 14 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemmatters-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemmatters-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemmatters-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemmatters-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemmatters-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemmatters-1577x2048.jpg 1577w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemmatters.jpg 1925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From the American Chemical Society (ACS), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/education\/resources\/highschool\/chemmatters.html\">ChemMatters<\/a> magazine is wonderful educational magazine filled with fascinating articles about chemistry in everyday life, plus hands-on activities, puzzles, and detailed teacher\u2019s guides. Back issues (for the last three years) are available in print; and the ChemMatters CD has all issues and teachers\u2019 guides from 1983-2008 ($30). A print subscription to ChemMatters costs $16 annually. Highly recommended. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chem-in-community-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chem-in-community-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chem-in-community-859x1024.jpg 859w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chem-in-community-768x915.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chem-in-community-1289x1536.jpg 1289w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chem-in-community.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The ACS also sponsors a pair of innovative chemistry textbooks for high-school- and early-college-level students, both interestingly centered around the chemistry of various important social, political, economic, and ethical issues. These books do not, some textbook reviewers caution, substitute for conventional chemistry texts \u2013 for example, they don\u2019t cover the history of chemistry \u2013 but they\u2019re extremely well written, heavily hands-on-based, and dedicated to demonstrating how essential a knowledge of chemistry is to major problems in the real world. The high-school text, <i>Chemistry in the Community<\/i> (W. H. Freeman, 2006) consists of seven detailed study units, variously covering water, materials, petroleum, air, industry, nuclear energy, and food, each with chemical concepts, laboratory exercises, data analysis explanations of crucial problems, and supplementary challenges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>The unit on water, for example, begins with a pair of newspaper articles detailing a fish kill and accompanying water emergency in the imaginary community of Riverwood. Kids then investigate water properties, water purification techniques, household and national water usage, and Earth\u2019s hydrologic cycle. Here\u2019s one supplementary sample challenge: You\u2019re marooned on an island in the ocean. The only available water on the island is a murky stagnant pond. Your survival kit contains a nylon jacket, a plastic cup, two plastic bags, rubber tubing, a knife, a bottle of liquid bleach, an empty glass bottle, and a bag of salted peanuts. How are you going to produce drinkable water?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/illustrated-guide-to-home-chemistry-experiments-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/illustrated-guide-to-home-chemistry-experiments-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/illustrated-guide-to-home-chemistry-experiments-840x1024.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/illustrated-guide-to-home-chemistry-experiments-768x936.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/illustrated-guide-to-home-chemistry-experiments.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Robert Bruce Thompson\u2019s 400+-page <i>Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments (All Lab, No Lecture)<\/i> (Make Books, 2008) is a serious, detailed, and well designed and organized volume, intended for do-it-yourself chemists, homeschoolers, and conventionally schooled kids looking for a hands-on supplement to at-school mostly-lecture chemistry courses. (Available in <a href=\"https:\/\/zookeepersblog.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/illustrated-guide-to-home-chemistry-experiments.pdf\">pdf format here<\/a>.)<p><\/p>\n<p>The first few (very thorough) chapters are devoted to the basics of supplying and using a home chemistry lab, with detailed lists of necessary glassware, equipment, and chemicals, safety precautions, and instruction in such essential laboratory skills as maintaining a lab notebook, making accurate measurements, handling chemicals properly, using a balance and an alcohol lamp, bending glass tubing, and titration and filtration.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>The remaining 17 chapters \u2013 which comprise about two years\u2019 worth of high-school-level chemistry labs &#8211; each include multiple lab exercises centered around a specific chemical topic, variously appropriate for a range of expertise, from beginner to advanced. Topics were selected to ensure that kids get a thorough grounding in chemistry, and run the gamut from Separating Mixtures, Solubility and Solutions, and Acid-Base Chemistry to Chemical Equilibrium, Gas Chemistry, Colloids and Suspensions, Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis, Synthesis of Useful Compounds (kids make rayon and oil of wintergreen), and Forensic Chemistry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Each lab has well-presented background information and explanations, a list of equipment and supplies, <i>very<\/i> detailed step by step instructions illustrated with color photographs, charts and tables to be filled in with student data, and review questions. Helpful boxes provide additional information and definitions, suggested modifications and extension activities, comments and hints from scientists, and disposal instructions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mad-Sci-Gray-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mad-Sci-Gray-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mad-Sci-Gray.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Theodore Gray\u2019s <i>MAD SCIENCE: Experiments You Can Do at Home \u2013 But Probably Shouldn\u2019t<\/i> (Black Dog &amp; Leventhal Publishers, Inc., 2009) inevitably brings to mind Jean Shepherd\u2019s <i>A Christmas Story<\/i>, in which nine-year-old Ralphie wants a Red Ryder B-B gun for Christmas, but is balked by all adults, on grounds of \u201cYou\u2019ll shoot your eye out!\u201d <i>MAD SCIENCE<\/i> is the Red Ryder B-B gun of chemistry, the stuff all proto-scientists crave as kids. Some of it is \u2013 yes &#8211; dangerous. It\u2019s also a wonderful read. The book is 200+ pages long, every one of them illustrated with gorgeous and dramatic color photographs, and crammed with fascinating information and step-by-step instructions for carrying out truly spectacular experiments. Who wouldn\u2019t want to make titanium in a flowerpot? Lightning in a can? Use your barbecue grill to turn sand into glass? This is great stuff. Just use commonsense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sci-Amer-Amateur-Sci-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sci-Amer-Amateur-Sci-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sci-Amer-Amateur-Sci.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><i>Scientific American<\/i> magazine\u2019s \u201cAmateur Scientist\u201d column was for decades a prime source for bright hands-on science hobbyists of high-school age and up. Though the column has since been discontinued, its entire content is now available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Scientific-Americans-Amateur-Scientist-Science\/dp\/0970347626\">CD-ROM<\/a> for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and UNIX. This contains over 1000 challenging projects from all fields of science, categorized by discipline, cost, difficulty, and danger (on a scale of 1 to 4, 1 being \u201cno hazard\u201d and 4 being \u201cpossibly lethal\u201d). Chemistry projects include \u201cHow To Blow Soap Bubbles That Last for Months or Even Years,\u201d \u201cMaking a Refractometer for the Identification of Liquids,\u201d \u201cHow to Build a Gas Chromatograph,\u201d \u201cChemical Systems That Oscillate Between One Color and Another\u201d (also known as a \u201cchemical clock\u201d and very cool), and many more. Mind-expanding for the scientifically curious (and great for science fairs). About $30.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4>CHEMISTRY SETS<\/h4>\n<p>The day of the chemistry set is over, according to an article (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wired\/archive\/14.06\/chemistry.html\">Don\u2019t Try This At Home<\/a>) in the June 2006 issue of <i>Wired<\/i> magazine. A combination of governmental safety regulations, Homeland Security edicts, liability issues, and popular nervousness \u2013 <i>Wired<\/i> calls it chemophobia \u2013 has put curious kids, science-supportive parents, and home-style scientists flatly out of luck. Even the public schools are now turning away from hands-on chemistry labs in favor of teacher (or video) demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly chemistry, misused, can be dangerous \u2013 but then so can lots of other things, including football, baseball bats, gas-fueled ovens, and plastic wading pools. Included in the article are three splashy and superb hands-on chemistry experiments. You\u2019ll love them. Just be sure to wear your safety glasses, follow directions, and don\u2019t do anything silly.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thames-Kosmos-chem-set-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thames-Kosmos-chem-set-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thames-Kosmos-chem-set-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thames-Kosmos-chem-set.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Most modern chemistry sets are feeble imitations of their former selves, barely worthy of the name \u2013 common ingredients nowadays are clay, balloons, laundry starch, and table salt. A last hold-out is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thamesandkosmos.com\">Thames &amp; Kosmos <\/a>&nbsp;which sells a range of well-designed science kits and chemistry sets, among them the Chem C3000 (\u201c2400 cubic inches of pure chemistry\u201d) which includes a substantial complement of chemicals and laboratory equipment, and a detailed 178-page instruction manual outlining some 360 experiments. It costs about $200 and is recommended for ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Large science supply companies that variously sell lab equipment, kits, and chemicals include the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolina.com\/\">Carolina Biological Supply Company<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificsonline.com\/\">Scientifics Direct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enasco.com\/\">NASCO<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wardsci.com\/\">Ward\u2019s Natural Science Establishment<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciplus.com\/\">American Science and Surplus<\/a> (\u201cincredible stuff, unbelievable prices\u201d) is a good source for lab supplies and equipment, as well as all sorts of other scientific gadgets, kits, and dohickeys.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hometrainingtools.com\/\">Home Science Tools<\/a> is also a source for lab equipment, lab glassware and plasticware, alcohol burners, and chemicals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>CHEMISTRY IN FICTION<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/91RhjZaDjKL-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/91RhjZaDjKL-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/91RhjZaDjKL-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/91RhjZaDjKL-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/91RhjZaDjKL-1158x1536.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/91RhjZaDjKL.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>From Teaching Science with Children\u2019s Literature, <a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.cshgreenwich.org\/heartNet\/childrensLitAndScience.asp\">Chemistry<\/a> includes background info and experiments to accompany twenty different picture books, including <em>Strega Nona<\/em>, <em>Pinocchio<\/em>, <em>Snowflake Bentley<\/em>, and <em>Rumplestilskin<\/em>. For elementary-level kids.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/literary-reactions-ball.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"219\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsc.org\/images\/Chemistry%20in%20fiction_tcm18-138976.pdf\">Literary reactions<\/a> is an interesting essay on chemistry as it appears in fiction by chemist Philip Ball.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Chemistry and Harry Potter? Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scienceoutsidethebox.com\/More%20Fun%20With%20Science_files\/JCE1006p1479-1483.pdf\">The Chemical Wizardry of J.K. Rowling<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lemonade-trick-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lemonade-trick-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lemonade-trick.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Scott Corbett\u2019s <em>The Lemonade Trick<\/em> (Scholastic, 1988), Kerby is given a Feats O\u2019 Magic chemistry set by the mysterious Mrs. Graymalkin. When he adds one of the ingredients to a pitcher of lemonade, the results are astounding. For ages 8-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51xXouxSlVL-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51xXouxSlVL-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51xXouxSlVL.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Simon Mayo\u2019s Itch (Splinter, 2013) \u2013 subtitled \u201cThe Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter\u201d \u2013 features fourteen-year-old Itchingham Lofte, out to collect specimens of every element in the Periodic Table. A malevolent teacher, an evil corporation, and a top-secret government agency are all in hot pursuit. A chemical thriller for ages 12 and up.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/catalyst-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/catalyst-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/catalyst-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/catalyst-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/catalyst-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/catalyst-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/catalyst.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Laurie Halse Anderson\u2019s <i>Catalyst<\/i> (Speak, 2002), main character Kate is a chemistry whiz who wants only to get into MIT. She lives with her father, a minister, and younger brother Toby, who has asthma; her mother died years ago of pneumonia. Then the house next door, occupied by the awful Litch family, burns, and Kate\u2019s father takes in Teri Litch, Kate\u2019s age, and her two-year-old brother Mikey. Then Kate\u2019s life begins to fall apart: MIT rejects Kate and she has no backup plan; her relationship with her boyfriend is iffy; Mikey \u2013 who turns out to be Teri\u2019s son, following rape by her father \u2013 is killed. All the chapter titles are based on chemistry concepts, and the story is told through chemistry metaphors. For ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Sweetness-at-the-Bottom-of-the-Pie-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Sweetness-at-the-Bottom-of-the-Pie-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Sweetness-at-the-Bottom-of-the-Pie-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Sweetness-at-the-Bottom-of-the-Pie-768x1186.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Sweetness-at-the-Bottom-of-the-Pie-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Sweetness-at-the-Bottom-of-the-Pie-1326x2048.jpg 1326w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Sweetness-at-the-Bottom-of-the-Pie.jpg 1554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Alan Bradley, <i>The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie<\/i> (Bantam, 2010) is the first of the Flavia de Luce mysteries, a growing series featuring eleven-year-old Flavia, a self-taught chemist, growing up in the 1950s in the crumbling British mansion of Buckshaw, with her eccentric postage-stamp-obsessed father and two interfering older sisters. In times of trouble, Flavia asks \u201cWhat would Antoine Lavoisier do?\u201d Addictive reads for ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemistry-and-sci-fi-185x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemistry-and-sci-fi-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chemistry-and-sci-fi.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em>Chemistry and Science Fiction<\/em>, edited by Jack Stocker (American Chemical Society, 1999, covers chemistry in the world of science fiction \u2013 of which there\u2019s a lot, from Arthur Conan Doyle to Ray Bradbury. 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