11 Experiments That Failed

11 experiments that turned out to fail are told in this picture book. It is nicely structure since for every experiment there is raised a question, constructed a hypothesis, the following of the experiments, and finally the results. What I liked best about this book are the illustrations. They are totally thorough; a mixture between real pictures and painting - great idea!
But reading this book could tempt the children to try them out what would definitely not be a good idea. So make sure that your children are old enough to not get into mischief or read it together with the children to explain that these experiments are not serious. But on the other hand, it could make children curious about experimenting. ( )

This book is a great introduction to the scientific theory. The main character asks a question, generates a hypothesis, makes a list of materials and the process, and then describes the results. The results don't always answer the question, but they sure are funny! ( )

DO NOT try these experiments at home! ( )

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This book is a science fiction book done in pen and ink with some digital media/photography. This book follows a young girl as she tries outrageous science experiments, each one including a question for testing, a hypothesis, observations and results. None of the experiments go exactly as expected, and most of the time the backfire badly enough to involve her parents and other characters that fix the messes she has made. We find out that things that go down the toilet don't go to the ocean (such as messages in a bottle), and that spraying stinky cheese with perfume doesn't make it less stinky. This book is a good example of science fiction because it takes a scientific approach to each experiment, but the things that happen are unrealistic or imagined by the little girl.
This book is mostly set in the little girl's home, but each room is illustrated and conveyed by the text as a science lab with all sorts of everyday objects turned into pieces of evidence or investigation. The illustrations make every day things look like they are really complicated or important pieces of a science experiment, all taking part in answering the major questions the little girl had. The illustrations and the text both have a sense of humor in making the setting part of the science project.
This could be used in a lesson introducing proper procedure (question, hypothesis, observation, results, etc.) in science experiments.
This book could be used in a lesson about imagination and making predictions/hypotheses.