Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid

Why is the ocean salty?<br> <br> How do whales stay warm?<br> <br> What causes tides to rise and fall?<br> <br> How do oil spills affect ocean animals?<br> <br> Now you can discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions about the ocean--the earth's last frontier. Janice VanCleave's Oceans for Every Kid makes learning about the ocean and its inhabitants an intriguing adventure. Use a bottle, pennies, a straw, and clay to demonstrate how submarines rise. Make your own wave holder with index cards and a plastic folder. Through these and other activities you'll find out how fish move up and down in water, how pollutants move into the ocean, how to navigate without a compass, how to map the surface of the ocean floor, and much more.<br> <br> Each of the activities begins with a statement of purpose followed by a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easy- to-understand explanation. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively at home or in the classroom.<br> <br> Also available in the series from Janice VanCleave: <br> * ASTRONOMY FOR EVERY KID <br> * BIOLOGY FOR EVERY KID <br> * CHEMISTRY FOR EVERY KID <br> * DINOSAURS FOR EVERY KID <br> * EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID <br> * ECOLOGY FOR EVERY KID <br> * GEOGRAPHY FOR EVERY KID <br> * GEOMETRY FOR EVERY KID <br> * THE HUMAN BODY FOR EVERY KID <br> * MATH FOR EVERY KID <br> * PHYSICS FOR EVERY KID