Bet You Can't! by Vicki Cobb

Bet You Can't! Reviews

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  Penny Johnson

  the title itself is an irresistible dare to open the book and try the experiments. This is definitely a participation story!! Indeed, our whole family spent an evening trying out the stunts. This book is a delightful spoonful of sugar that helps the reader learn scientific principles without effort. Even multisyllabic vocabulary words are weaved among the fun activities. "Nature has put in a double fix here. The first is 'cohesion,' which is the force pulling water molecules together. The second is 'adhesion,' which is the attraction between water and the glass." "But these efforts are overridden by an unconscious sense called proprioception. This complicated feedback system coordinates your body movements to maintain the balance of the ruler."
  
  Toss out the science textbooks! Just use this book in the classroom!
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  Dave/Maggie Bean

  This is a kids' book: short, sweet, to-the-point, and easily understood. As, however, the typical American knows little or nothing of mathematics, physics, or physiology; it's also a goldmine of sure-fire sucker bets.
  Memorize, practice, and then never pay another bar tab as long as you live.
  The last chapter is rather disappointing, hence the rating of four stars rather than five. Essentially a collection of garden-variety mind games, it's challenging only to rigidly conventional thinkers. If you suffer from Asperger's syndrome or any sort of affective disorder, it'll bore you to tears.
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  Kenia Lopez

  This book has a lot of fun activities designed to get children interested and involved in science. The materials are relatively easy to get a hold of, and the instructions are simple and easy to understand. The author does a great job of grabbing the interest of the reader with an interesting title, and a cover that grabs the reader's attention.
  
  I would recommend this book to all those looking for something fun, and educational for their children. Also great fun for the parent to do the different challenges with their child.
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  Jill Duford Peterson

  This was an engaging and informative book. I think it is perfect for children because it isn't a stereotypical science experiment book. It really makes you think about the world and how different elements work. I did think it was ironic, though, that, after testing some of the experiments, some of them actually did work. Oops! But this is a great way to help children learn about science in an exciting way.
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  Rachel Escobar

  I liked this book because it had a lot of fun easy experiments children could do with simple things they can find around their house. I also enjoyed how it had a good explanation of how to do the experiment and then the reason why it was not possible. I think Children would have a fun time going through the book and trying out all the experiments, because even I had a good time trying all the different experiments seeing if I could really do them.
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  Teresa

  This explains how to try 82 tricks you can't do -- but before trying, they seem so doable! I think it's impossible to read this book without trying some tricks. This is a fun way to learn about the laws of nature. I like the ones on pp. 28, 80, & 107. Kids will love trying these out on family and friends, And they'll learn a lot!
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  Meagan Pack

  This is such a fun experiment book! you would have never though of the things that you can't do. There are some pretty fun things to try! A class would absolutely love the things in this book! I even tried to do some of the things and it is impossible and it is really funny to watch people try the experiment for themselves!
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  Whitney Summers

  This was a fun and informative book. However it seems a little advanced for young children. The activities are appropriate and make science come to life but the reading and understanding of the context is too much. But it does make science, a very unloved subject, seem fun and rally important. These activities could be used to introduce specific concepts.
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  Perri Irwin

  This is a great book for the classroom. The experiments in it can be fun for all ages. The kids will feel challenged when it says that you cannot do each thing. It will be fun for them to realize that they can't and why that is. This book is a fun way to teach different aspects of science. There are so many great ideas for activities for students to see science in action.
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  Rachel

  A great science book for kids! Full of simple things to try and clear explanations for why they are impossible. A great reference. Out of print - ordered through half.com
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  Meltha

  Cute book from fifth grade. Half of it I couldn't get to work, though.
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  Susie

  Great book to teach scientific principles in engaging way. People of all ages love the mystery and the delight of figuring out the whys. Real brain benders.
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  Bailee May

  This was actually a really fun book. I was challenging my roommates with these bet you can't experiments. It was a fun little book. I will probably use this in my future classroom.
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  Crysta Hall

  I like how it doesn't feel so text like, but yet it is a science text that is purely experiments.