Janice VanCleave's Insects and SpidersJanice VanCleave's Insects and Spiders

How do flies eat? Why do crickets chirp? How do caterpillars become butterflies? Kids curious about insects and spiders need look no further than everybody's favorite science teacher, Janice VanCleave. Her latest spectacular science book, Janice VanCleave's Insects and Spiders, covers everything from crawling spiders to burrowing beetles to growing grasshoppers. This collection of simple science experiments teaches children how to identify different insects and spiders, how insects grow, what their body parts do, and more. All 20 experiments are safe, easy to do, and make great science fair projects for kids fascinated with the weird world of these tiny creatures.
-- Includes 20 full experiments, plus many more related projects and activities
-- Let's Explore and Show Time sections provide additional questions and demonstrate how small changes to experiments achieve different results