The Chemistry Plus kit is designed to develop an understanding of the chemical elements in The Periodic Table: The Alphabet of the Universe.

Each group of elements in a column of the table has its own "personality" traits. Meet the cast of characters from the whimpy alkali earths to the devilish halogen gases!

Author: Penny Norman Ph.D.

Editor: Ann Einstein

With this kit you can:

• Make rocket fuel
• Pop hydrogen
• Search for naked protons
• Measure the pH of liquids
• Flame test alkali metals
• Grow giant crystals
• Explore noble gases
• Use an exothermal reaction to form a hand cast
• Acid test chalk
• Learn about electrons and protons

About the author: Penny Norman Ph.D. is the author of the award winning children's classics, the ScienceWiz books and kits. her Ph.D. is in Biophysics from U.C. Berkeley. She became involved with the development of primary grade science materials through volunteer work, which she began as her own children started school. During this process she became deeply concerned about the limited exposure of elementary age students to the physical sciences. Her concern has translated into a 15 year effort to test and revamp science materials for the primary grades. This work developed into a product line initially under the auspices of grants from the National Science Foundation and the Franklin Foundation. her published titles reflect Dr. Norman's extensive testing and invlolvement with children and teachers and her love and commitment to both.

About the Editor: Ann Einstein, M.A.T. from George Washington University in Washington D.C., was a teacher in the berkeley Unified School District. She has been involved with the education of children for most of her adult career as a director of early childhood education programs, as a teacher in gifted and talented programs and most recently as an elementary education teacher. She has been an editor of the ScienceWiz books since 1994 when she edited the ElectroWiz electricity book. Ann brings a clarity of mind and the capacity to see things through a child's eyes to the editing process.

To quote an Einstein of an earlier generation: "We never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into which we were born."

For ages 8+