Tocci, Salvatore

Presents chemistry projects and experiments that can be done using supermarket products.

Presents instructions for twenty-four science projects that utilize household items including over-the-counter medications and personal hygiene, personal care, health care, and household cleaning products. Also includes a glossary, further-reading and Internet lists, and a list of suppliers.

Explains what oxygen is, why oxygen is important for life, and how oxygen use can sometimes cause problems, and includes an experiment.

Describes gold, where it comes from, and the great variety of its uses.

Explores the science behind sports through simple experiments using everyday objects.

Presents an introduction to carbon, explaining what it is, discussing the uses of carbon compounds, looking at how carbon dioxide is made, and considering the unique qualities of carbon.

Describes the characteristics of the arctic tundra, a biome found in the far northern regions of Earth, examines the different habitats, plants, animals, and people that exist in the arctic tundra, and discusses the dangers of pollution, oil drilling, overhunting, and global warming.

Describes the characteristics of the alpine tundra, a high-mountain biome that begins at the elevation where trees no longer grow, examines conditions in the alpine tundra in spring, summer, fall, and winter, and looks at the plants and animals that have adapted to life in the biome.

Describes the discovery and observation of the ninth planet, Pluto, and what has been learned about its orbit, its makeup, and its moon.

Discusses the development of the periodic table in the 1860s, how it is organized, and fun facts about the periodic table.