JANICE VANCLEAVE won the Phi Delta Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 1982. She is a well-known presenter at schools, museums, and science fairs, and the author of fourteen other science experiment books.

• Partial table of contents: Weather: Chemically Speaking. Air: Life Supporter and Protector. Calories: Biochemical Energy. Vitamin C Content: Analysis of Food by Titration. Proteins: Changed by Denaturing. Indicators: Identifying Acids and Bases. Phase Changes: Effects of Solutes. Electrolytes: Conductors of Electricity. Coloring and Colorfastness: The Art of Dyeing. Crystals: Nature's Jewels. Hard Water: A Curdling Problem. Polymers: Chains of Simple Molecules. Water: The Irregular Liquid. Carbon Dioxide: Its Production and Uses. Thermometers: Old and New. Appendices. Glossary. Index.

JANICE VANCLEAVE won the Phi Delta Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 1982. She is a well-known presenter at schools, museums, and science fairs, and the author of fourteen other science experiment books.

• Partial table of contents: Weather: Chemically Speaking. Air: Life Supporter and Protector. Calories: Biochemical Energy. Vitamin C Content: Analysis of Food by Titration. Proteins: Changed by Denaturing. Indicators: Identifying Acids and Bases. Phase Changes: Effects of Solutes. Electrolytes: Conductors of Electricity. Coloring and Colorfastness: The Art of Dyeing. Crystals: Nature's Jewels. Hard Water: A Curdling Problem. Polymers: Chains of Simple Molecules. Water: The Irregular Liquid. Carbon Dioxide: Its Production and Uses. Thermometers: Old and New. Appendices. Glossary. Index.