Science Experiments Index for Young People

This index provides subject access to experiments and demonstrations found in elementary and intermediate-level science books. It cumulates the first edition of 1988 and its 1992 update, and additional material has been added to make it current as of 1994. The 1,527 titles in the index include a handful from the 1940s; two-thirds are from the 1980s and 1990s. New to this edition is an alphabetical list of the more than 100 subject headings used with cross-references. Each entry succinctly defines the project: 'Can cricket chirps give us the temperature?' A book number (keyed to a book index) and page numbers complete the entry. The book index offers standard bibliographic information. Appropriate grade level is seldom indicated in the entries and not at all in the index. Entries are sometimes arbitrarily placed under subject headings. Many entries under Planets are specific to Mars but are not found under the Mars subject heading. ^IScience Experiments on File (grades 612, 84 experiments) provides direct access to projects in earth science, biology, physical science/chemistry, and physics. Junior Science Experiments on File (K6, 80 experiments) covers basic skills and physical, life, and earth sciences. The convenience of the loose-leaf and all-in-one-place format makes this a popular resource. However, Science Experiments Index for Young People can be easily used by children, librarians, and teachers. It will be useful in school and public libraries that own a large proportion of the sources indexed.-