The Pocket Book of Garden Experiments

A beautifully designed activity book filled with fascinating garden experiments With 80 experiments for the whole family to discover and enjoy,The Pocket Book of Garden Experiments contains easy-to-follow instructions for activities that will stretch your imagination and bring out your inner scientist. - Make an ecosystem in a jar - Find out why leaves change colour - Turn potatoes into slime - Calculate the heights of trees - Make a sound map of your garden Each experiment takes inspiration from the natural world and the fascinating things that live in it.

Helen Pilcher is a science writer and comedian, with a PhD in stem cell biology and years of stand-up comedy under her belt. Helen has worked as a freelance writer for the last 12 years, and she has written for the Guardian, New Scientist, BBC online, BBC Wildlife and Nature, for which she was formerly a reporter. Helen's previous book for Bloomsbury Sigma, Bring Back the King, was Radio 2 'Fact not Fiction' book of the week; it was described by comedian Sara Pascoe as 'science at its funniest'. @HelenPilcher1

Introduction Wonderful Wildlife Make a Science Journal Birdsong Playlist Big Bird Count Insect Umbrella Sweet Treats for Moths Bug Hotels Mini Mammal Prints Grow Plants for Wildlife Bird Buffet Hoverfly Haven Ant Farm What do Woodlice Like? Make a Bug Sucker Toad Shack Pond Dipping A Birdbath for all Seasons Make a Butterfly Feeder Mark and Recapture Snails Build a Dead Hedge Make a Sound Map Make a Hibernaculum Water-Bear Hunt Make a Bird Feeder Make an Underwater Viewer The Great Snail Race Wonderful Wildlife Quiz Soil Science Compost Jars Make it Grow Faster Test Your Soil's pH Soil Texture Experiment Make a Leaf Compost Bin Soil Erosion Experiment Soil Filtration Experiment Mini Wormery How Much Air is in Your Soil? How Much Water can Your Soil Hold? Fantastic Facts