The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Ecology for Kids: Science Experiments and Activities Inspired by Awesome Ecologists, Past and Present; with 25 illustrated biographies of amazing scientists from around the world: Volume 5

Lab 1 Alexander Von Humboldt (1769-1778) German: Use blue ice cubes to see how cold water moves in ocean currents. Lab 2 Eunice Newton Foote (b.1819-1888) American: Do a greenhouse gas experiment in a bottle to see how carbon dioxides traps heat. Lab 3 Jean Henri Fabre (b.1823) French: Build an insect habitat to study insect behavior and habitat requirements. Lab 4 William Emerson Ritter (1856-1944) American: Capture invertebrates in pitfall traps, soil sieves and aquatic sieves to study population diversity. Lab 5 Eugenius Warming (1841-1924) Danish: Make a paper cactus with accordion folds to see how cacti expand when it rains. Lab 6 George Washington Carver (b.1864) American: Grow beans to see how different soil conditions affect growth. Lab 7 Ed Ricketts (1897-1948) American: Build a tide pool in a tub and make waves to learn about shoreline invertebrates. Lab 8 G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903-1991) English: Build a diorama of an ecosystem to illustrate niches occupied by different animals. Lab 9 Dora P Henry (1904-1999) American: Use bottle caps, yarn and frosting to study the life cycle of barnacles and learn how they attach to rocks, boats and whales. Lab 10 Rachel Carson (b.1907) American: Make a Secchi disk to test water clarity and take water samples from a local pond, lake or stream. Lab 11 Eugene Odum (1924-2002) American: Rope off a biodiversity square and see how many plant and animal species you can find. Lab 12 Akira Miyawaki (1928-2021) Japanese; Plant chia seeds on a slope to see how trees protect soil from wind and water erosion. Lab 13 E. O. Wilson (1929-2021) American: Make a sweep net to capture and study invertebrates. Observe insects in their natural habitats. Lab 14 Sylvia Alice Earle (b.1930) American: Create an oil spill in a bowl and experiment to see which materials remove oil from the water. Lab 15 O'Neil Ray Collins (1931) American: Dissect a mushroom and make prints from the spores. Lab 16 C.S. Holling (1930-2019) Canadian: Search for animal footprint and make casts of them. Identify the animals as predator or prey. Lab 17 Wanari Maathai (b.1940) Kenyan: Germinate beans or tree seeds in a jar and transplant the seedlings. Lab 18 Robin Wall Kimmer (b. 1953) American: Observe and collect moss/ look for tardigrades Lab 19 Rodrigo Medellin (b.1957) Mexican: Do an echolocation experiment to illustrate how bats locate their prey. Lab 20 Dana Bergstrom (b.1962) Australian: Use water, your breath and a stuffed animal to see how seeds are dispersed by ocean, wind and animals. Lab 21 Aparajita Datta (b.1970) Indian: Observe insects such as butterflies, caterpillars, bees, aphids and beetles to learn about the relationship between plants and animals. Lab 22 Lisa Schulte Moore American: Make prairie plants from chenille sticks to see how long roots reach for water and prevent soil erosion. Lab 23 Lesley de Souza (b.1977) Brazilian/American: Build a rainforest terrarium or an aquatic ecosystem. Lab 24 Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (b.1980) American: Use carbonated water and red cabbage juice to see how carbon dioxide acidifies ocean water. Lab 25 Jodie Darquea Arteaga ( ) Ecuadorian: Make a fishing net from a produce bag and use candy fish to see how dolphins, turtles can be entangled.