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Biology for kids : science experiments and activities inspired by awesome biologists, past and present : includes 25 illustrated biographies of amazing scientists from around the world / Liz Lee Heinecke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heinecke, Liz Lee, author.
- Series:
- Kitchen pantry scientist ; 2.
- The kitchen pantry scientist ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biologists--Juvenile literature.
- Biologists.
- Biology--Experiments--Juvenile literature.
- Biology.
- Biology--History--Juvenile literature.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 p.) color illustrations
- Edition:
- Digital edition.
- Other Title:
- Science experiments and activities inspired by awesome biologists, past and present
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Aspiring young biologists will discover an amazing group of inspiring scientists and memorable experiments in Biology for Kids, the second book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series. Play disease detective to learn how John Snow tracked down the source of a cholera epidemic. Learn about biologist Ernest Everett Just's discoveries and experiment with osmosis using eggs with dissolved shells. Make your own agar plates for growing bacteria and fungi just like Fannie Hess. This engaging guide offers a series of snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with biology, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the story of a scientist along with some background about the importance of their work, and a description of where it is still being used or reflected in today's world. A step-by-step illustrated experiment paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today."-- Title details screen.
- Contents:
- Lab 1: Maria Sibylla Merian b. 1647
- Lab 2: Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) b. 1707
- Lab 3: Charles Darwin b. 1809
- Lab 4: John Snow b. 1813
- Lab 5: Gregor Mendel b. 1822
- Lab 6: Louis Pasteur b. 1822
- Lab 7: Carlos Juan Finlay b. 1833
- Lab 8: Robert Koch b. 1843
- Lab 9: Ilya (Élie) Metchnikoff b. 1845
- Lab 10: Fanny Hesse b. 1850
- Lab 11: Santiago Ramón y Cajal b. 1852
- Lab 12: Charles Turner b. 1867
- Lab 13: Susan La Flesche Picotte b. 1865
- Lab 14: Mary Agnes Chase b. 1869
- Lab 15: Ynés Mexia b. 1870
- Lab 16: Alexander Fleming b. 1881
- Lab 17: Ernest Everett Just b. 1883
- Lab 18: Jacques Monod b. 1910
- Lab 19: Margaret S. Collins b. 1922
- Lab 20: Esther Lederberg b. 1922
- Lab 21: June Almeida b. 1930
- Lab 22: Luis Baptista b. 1941
- Lab 23: Patricia Bath b. 1942
- Lab 24: Danielle Lee b. 1974
- Lab 25: Rae Wynn-Grant b. 1985.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124) and index.
- Based on print version record and online resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Heinecke, Liz Lee. Biology for kids.
- ISBN:
- 1-63159-832-5
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