Planet Earth [electronic resource] : 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself
Reilly, Kathleen2008
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Children’s knowledge of the Earth and its ecology will blossom with this engaging guide to understanding and enriching the environment. The first half of the handbook provides an overview of the natural world and encourages children to get their hands dirty and actively connect with the environment while the second half introduces key environmental issueswind and solar power, pollution, endangered species, global warming, and recyclingand posits potential solutions. Trivia, fun facts, and 25 captivating hands-on projects investigate ecology basics, such as the food chain, oxygen, and animal habitats, as well as ways to lessen the strain on the Earth’s resources by reducing human waste and consumption. Activities include building a worm composting castle, a wind-powered bubble machine, a Tullgren funnel, and a gardening project that illustrates the burden of overpopulation.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Nomad Press, 2008
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1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Build It Yourself series
ISBN:
9781619300743
Language:
English
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BRN:
4154257
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