Is it science fair time already?
Even if it’s not, there are a lot of other reasons to love “Dad’s Book of Awesome Science Experiments.” Penned by Daddy blogger Mike Adamick, a stay-at-home pop who writes for , NPR and Disney’s parenting website, it joins Adamick’s other book, “Dad’s Book of Awesome Projects,” as a science-y sibling.
How awesome is it? Explosive (but safe) awesome. In its five chapters — Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Planet Earth and The Human Body — and 30 projects, it supplies answers to eternal kid questions like “How do leaves change color?” You’ll learn to take your pulse with a marshmallow, explore balance, make water float, find out whether earthworms like light or dark, and create a red-white-and-blue density drink for the Fourth of July.
And yes, it will also tell you how to play with Mentos candy and soda in a way that’s a kid-pleaser, but won’t put anybody’s eyes out. Detailed instructions encourage your kids to write their own lab notes (their writing instructors will undoubtedly thank you).
