Table of Contents
Introduction 6
1 Wonderful Wildlife
1 Make a Science Journal 12
2 Birdsong Playlist 14
3 Big Bird Count 16
4 Insect Umbrella 18
5 Sweet Treats for Moths 20
6 Bug Hotels 22
7 Mini Mammal Prints 24
8 Grow Plants for Wildlife 26
9 Bird Buffet 28
10 Hoverfly Haven 30
11 Ant Farm 32
12 What Do Woodbugs Like? 34
13 Make a Bug Sucker 36
14 Toad Shack 38
15 Pond Dipping 40
16 A Birdbath for All Seasons 42
17 Make a Butterfly Feeder 44
18 Mark and Recapture Snails 46
19 Build a Dead Hedge 48
20 Make a Sound Map 50
21 Make a Hibernaculum 52
22 Water-Bear Hunt 54
23 Make a Bird Feeder 56
24 Make an Underwater Viewer 58
25 The Great Snail Race 60
Wonderful Wildlife Quiz 62
2 Soil Science
26 Compost Jars 68
27 Make It Grow Faster 70
28 Test Your Soil's pH 72
29 Soil Texture Experiment 74
30 Make a Leaf Compost Bin 76
31 Soil Erosion Experiment 78
32 Soil Filtration Experiment 80
33 Mini Wormery 82
34 How Much Air Is in Your Soil? 84
35 How Much Water Can Your Soil Hold? 86
Fantastic Facts 88
3 Fascinating Flora
36 Phototropism Box 94
37 Hapa Zome 96
38 Make a Plant Press 98
39 Flower Dissection 100
40 Make a Vegetable Animal 102
41 Root-Growth Viewer 104
42 Sensory Garden Test 106
43 Color-Changing Flowers 108
44 Grow Your Name 110
45 Grow Plants From Food Scraps 112
46 Seed Bombs 114
47 Speedy Seeds 116
48 Grow a Mini Garden 118
49 Sow Kitchen Cupboard Seeds 120
50 Leaf Rubbing 122
51 How Tall Is Your Tree? 124
52 Grow a Grassy Monster 126
53 Leaf Skeletons 128
54 Seed Dispersal Spinner 130
55 How Old Is Your Tree? 132
56 Why Do Leaves Change Color? 134
57 Watch Plants Breathe 136
58 How to Grow Plants in Space 138
59 Make a Mini Greenhouse 140
60 Make an Ecosystem in a Jar 142
Smart Plants 144
4 Kitchen Sink Science
61 Turn Potatoes into Slime 150
62 Make Red Cabbage pH Paper 152
63 Dye It With Avocado 154
64 Help Birds Avoid Windows 156
65 Amazing Mold Experiment 158
66 Make a Pond Dipping Net 160
67 Make a Lavender Bag 162
68 Potato Power 164
69 Eco-Graffiti 166
70 Measure Wind Speed with an Anemometer 168
71 Make a Rose Petal Bath Bomb 170
72 Tornado in a Bottle 172
73 Make Mushroom Prints 174
74 Make a Cloud in a Jar 176
75 Predict the Weather 178
76 Build a Thermometer 180
77 Write with Invisible Ink 182
78 Build a Mini Raft 184
79 DIY Fossils 186
80 Wash With Horse Chestnut Soap 188
Keep Experimenting! 190
Credits 192
