My kids and I enjoyed doing some of these science experiments! This book is great for all ages of kids who want to learn some fun new science activities.

Fabulous book for kids, lots of fun activities to do and learn. Great to encourage any kid to get into science!

Super science experiments:Outdoor Fun is the perfect book for students and parents who are looking For easy fun experiments. The information and layout in this book are great! Most of the needed items are easy to find or things you probably already have. This would make a great addition to any students shelf!

This book is tailor made for summer fun.  Written for 8 to 12 year olds,  it is a collection of experiments that is geared toward kids, really for them as many of the projects do not, according to the author, require adult supervision.  What could be more fun. 


A few of the activities include making a bird feeder of measuring wind speed. What about doing something with bees or clouds?  There are loads of good projects here that will build a child's love of science and exploration.   What could be better!


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.

This book is so much fun.
We got good weather and are trying some of the stuff in the book.

My girls and I are having s blast and I am constantly looking for good ideas that we can try for birthdays or some I can take with me to work and try with a group of elementary kids.

Thanks for letting me read this book

Covid Stuck At Home School parents rejoice and enjoy. Stock your shelves or craft carts with supplies and let the kids go wild with these easy to follow and do activities based on age level and readiness and remember to send your children‘s teachers something extra and out of the blue bc they deserve it!

SUPER Science Experiments: Outdoor Fun is a new STEAM activity guide for young readers (and their resource adults/caregivers) by Elizabeth Snoke Harris. Released 14th April 2020 by Quarto on their MoonDance Press imprint, it's 64 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.

This is one volume of a series of simple and practical science experiments aimed at middle school aged learners. This one contains over 75 tutorials (I didn't count carefully) covering concepts in earth science, biology (entomology) and microbiology, physiology, wave physics, and more.

Everyone needs fun learning ideas for youngsters (and adults) in these bizarre days. Science and learning have always been my go-to stress and boredom busters whenever I have to stay home and can't go out. This collection is simple, full of easy to follow experiments and activities, and uses easy to find ingredients which most readers already have available around the house.

There are a number of activities which can be done by kids themselves without supervision. All safety information and tips are clearly delineated in the text. The tutorials themselves are accessible and written simply in easy to understand language.

The illustrations are simple and well done. They don't detract from the experiments. Each of the exercises has a list of ingredients, step by step instructions, and a "What's Happening" explanation of the relevant concepts at the end of each one. I didn't count how many were included in this book, but there must be close to 100. The tutorial measurements are given in American standard measures (pounds, cups, and so forth). There is also a very abbreviated index at the back of the book. It should be noted that these are *simple* experiments, and that some of them might contain processes to which some readers object (this volume includes a lab on how to make and use a kill jar for collecting insects).

This would make a super book for science homeschooling units or even online school instruction sessions.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book is a good book for children to do simple science experiments outdoors and using easily accessible materials. I did hope for a little more than what was in this book, but don't let my opinion put you off as you may get way more from it than we did.

I love the cover and love that it require little/to no adult supervision. But I think that the lack of illustrations makes the book seem dull and outdated. The experiments are fun! I just am not sure how much the book will hold kids interest with so much text and so little illustrations.

With the exception of the experiments that require the death of insects, this is a well-researched, well laid out and engaging books for kids. It’s aimed at age 8 and above but I think quite a few of these will appeal and are achievable with younger children. The beauty of this book is that most of the required equipment can be found around the house and children will be able to carry out the work by themselves. My 10 year old daughter is particularly interested in making the bird and butterfly feeders so we are going to have a go at those this week.

I would like to thank MoonDance Press and NetGalley for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Eh. This book showed promise for nature study ideas until early on when kids are supposed to randomly kill insects to study them by scooping up leaves into a jug where the bugs will all eventually fall into a container of alcohol and die. Can we move past this kind of unnecessary killing when teaching our kids to be stewards of wildlife please? DNF

The rest of her new series is pretty well done so I'm assuming this one will have some good projects. There are so many good nature study books that don't recommend killing stuff just because, though.

I viewed a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

once I was able to open it and look at it, this book was great! Looking forward to using these to supplement what the schools have sent home for our children to do during the quarantine!

Lots of fun ideas for experiments presented in an easy to follow format. Some experiments were easier to complete at home than others depending on the supplies needed and the kinds of things you have around your house. Definitely recommend, especially for homeschool families like ours!