Pop Bottle Science: 79 Amazing Experiments & Science Projects [With Measuring Cup & Spoons]

Lynn Brunelle. Workman Publishing, $14.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-7611-2980-6

Kids can pour 79 science projects out of Pop Bottle Science by Lynn Brunelle, illus. by Paul Meisel. Packaged within an actual two-liter soda bottle (the top third separates for use in some experiments), the kit also includes a small measuring cup and spoons, balloons and cork, plus an oblong book of experiments, such as ""Weighty Water,"" which explores gravity's effect on water pressure, and ""Cosmic Spot"" which lets young scientists create a liquid model of Jupiter's stormy Red Spot. .

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