This Book Thinks You’re a Scientist: Experiment, Imagine, Create

Hands-on science for children who love to investigate, experiment, and explore.

This Book Thinks Youre a Scientist, developed by the Science Museum, London, as a complement to their new interactive gallery for children, explores seven key scientific areas: force and motion, electricity and magnetism, earth and space, light, matter, sound, and mathematics. Each spread centers on an open-ended question or activity, with space on the page for the child to write, draw, or interact with the book. Bend water with static power. Pack a suitcase for a trip to space. Design a new musical instrument. At the end of the book, there is a section for children to record their own guided independent investigations, including surveys and space to log the results of their experiments.

Hand-drawn illustrations and a collage-style photographs encourage creativity and help children to think like a scientist by noticing details, questioning everything, and dreaming up new ideas. 4-color illustrations throughout.

Author: Harriet Russell
Age range: 8 – 12 years
Grade level: 2 – 5
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; 1 edition (September 27, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500650810
ISBN-13: 9780500650813
Product dimensions: 7.8 x 0.5 x 9.9 inches
Shipping weight: 9.9 ounces