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Author:

Heinecke, Liz Lee, author.

Title:

Biology for kids : science experiments and activities inspired by awesome biologists, past and present / Liz Lee Heinecke.

Publisher:

Quarry Books,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

127 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject:

Biologists--Juvenile literature.
Biology--Experiments--Juvenile literature.
Biology--History--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

"With 25 illustrated biographies of amazing scientists from around the world"-- cover. Includes index.

Contents:

Maria Sibylla Merian b. 1647 : Biological illustration, Metamorphosis -- Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) b. 1707 : Taxonomy, Binomial nomenclature -- Charles Darwin b. 1809 : Natural selection, Evolution -- John Snow b. 1813 : Epidemiology, Sourcing an outbreak -- Gregor Mendel b. 1822 : Heredity, Pollination -- Louis Pasteur b. 1822 : Spontaneous generation, Pasteurization -- Carlos Juan Finlay b. 1833 : Biological vectors, Mosquitoes -- Robert Koch, b. 1843 : Koch's postulates, Microbial fingerprints -- Ilya (Élie) Metchnikoff b. 1845 : Phagocytosis -- Fanny Hesse b. 1850 : Agar growth medium -- Santiago Ramón y Cajal b. 1852 : Neurons, Neural networks -- Charles Turner b. 1867 : Bees, Animal behavior -- Susan La Flesche Picotte b. 1865 : Public health, Houseflies -- Mary Agnes Chase b. 1869 : Agrostology, Grasses -- Ynés Mexía b. 1870 : Plant collection, Identification -- Alexander Fleming b. 1881 : Fungi, Penicillin -- Ernest Everett Just b. 1883 : Cell physiology -- Jacques Monod b. 1910 : Gene expression -- Margaret S. Collins b. 1922 : Zoology, Termites -- Esther Lederberg b. 1922 : Lambda phage, Replica plating -- June Almeida b. 1930 : Coronaviruses, Agglutination -- Luis Baptista b. 1941 : Ornithology, Bird vocalizations -- Patricia Bath b. 1942 : Medical devices, Cataract surgery -- Danielle Lee b. 1974 : Pattern recognition, Science communication -- Rae Wynn-Grant b. 1985 : Carnivore ecology, Animal behavior.

Summary:

"Play disease detective to lean how John Snow tracked down the source of a cholera epidemic! Learn about biologist Ernest Everett Just's discoveries and experiment with osmosis using eggs with dissolved shells! Make your own agar plates for growing bacteria and fungi just like Fannie Hess! Aspiring biologists will discover these and more amazing role models and memorable experiments in Biology for Kids, the second book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series."-- provided by publisher.

Series:

Kitchen Pantry Scientist ; [2]
Heinecke, Liz Lee. Kitchen pantry scientist.

ISBN:

1631598325
9781631598326

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1242744238

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

KLPC566 -- West Point Public Library (West Point)