{"product_id":"the-kitchen-pantry-scientist-ecology-for-kids-9780760375693","title":"The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Ecology for Kids","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen Pantry Scientist: Ecology for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e features biographies of 25 leading ecologists, past and present, accompanied by accessible and engaging experiments and activities to bring the history and principles of ecology alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis tried-and-true design treats ecology as the lively science it is. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 1 Alexander Von Humboldt\u003c\/b\u003e (1769-1778) German: Use blue ice cubes to see how cold water moves in ocean currents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 2 Eunice Newton Foote\u003c\/b\u003e (b.1819-1888) American: Do a greenhouse gas experiment in a bottle to see how carbon dioxides traps heat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 3 Jean Henri Fabre\u003c\/b\u003e (b.1823) French: Build an insect habitat to study insect behavior and habitat requirements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 4 William Emerson Ritter \u003c\/b\u003e(1856-1944) American: Capture invertebrates in pitfall traps, soil sieves and aquatic sieves to study population diversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 5 Eugenius Warming\u003c\/b\u003e (1841-1924) Danish: Make a paper cactus with accordion folds to see how cacti expand when it rains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 6 George Washington Carver\u003c\/b\u003e (b.1864) American: Grow beans to see how different soil conditions affect growth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 7 Ed Ricketts\u003c\/b\u003e (1897-1948) American: Build a tide pool in a tub and make waves to learn about shoreline invertebrates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 8 G. Evelyn Hutchinson \u003c\/b\u003e(1903-1991) English\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003eBuild a diorama of an ecosystem to illustrate niches occupied by different animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 9 Dora P Henry \u003c\/b\u003e(1904-1999) American: Use bottle caps, yarn and frosting to study the life cycle of barnacles and learn how they attach to rocks, boats and whales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 10 Rachel Carson\u003c\/b\u003e (b.1907) American: Make a Secchi disk to test water clarity and take water samples from a local pond, lake or stream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 11 Eugene Odum\u003c\/b\u003e (1924-2002) American: Rope off a biodiversity square and see how many plant and animal species you can find.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 12 Akira Miyawaki\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2021) Japanese; Plant chia seeds on a slope to see how trees protect soil from wind and water erosion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 13 E. O. Wilson \u003c\/b\u003e(1929-2021) American: Make a sweep net to capture and study invertebrates. Observe insects in their natural habitats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 14 Sylvia Alice Earle\u003c\/b\u003e (b.1930) American: Create an oil spill in a bowl and experiment to see which materials remove oil from the water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 15 O’Neil Ray Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (1931) American: Dissect a mushroom and make prints from the spores.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLab 16 C.S. Holling \u003c\/b\u003e(1930-2019) Canadian: Search for animal footprint and make casts of them. 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