What If: Mind-Boggling Science Questions for Kids

By Bob Ehrlich and Robert Ehrlich

Book Overview

What if the earth were square?

Discover the amazing answers to some cooland weird questions aboutour world
* What if the earth stopped spinning?
* What if we could see sounds?
* What if the moon fell down?
* What if aliens landed and only wanted to talk to dogs?

Bizarre brainteasers and ingenious inquiries set the stage for afantastic foray into the wacky world of real science. Theintriguing topics range from plants and animals to light and sound, from the wind and the weather to the planets and the stars.Captivating cartoons and quick, fun-filled experiments will stretchyour mind and your imagination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471176087
• ISBN13: 9780471176084
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

The best science book ever

Me and my 7-year boy never had this much fun reading a book ! Can't find a better way to learn science. I just ordered two more copies for Birthday gifts.

Keeping them interested

I work with gifted children in a one -on -one situation. Some days its very difficult to keep their attention because they are generally 5 steps ahead of me. I have been using What If with a gifted 5th grader and its pace is just fast enough to keep her engaged. When we consider dropping a rock through a hole in the earth, she suggested using a rubber band to illustrate the effects of gravity. And the next box suggested that we do just that. It was great. Using this book directs our ramblings and gives us enough information to help us consider other similar situations. It is really great