Appealing to the grade 5-9 crowd of perpetual procrastinators, this series offers science projects that can be done in one hour or less, 30 minutes or less, 15 minutes or less and even 5 miniutes or less.  An explanation of the scientific method is front and center, as well as a discussion of science fairs.  I especially liked the suggestion for keeping a scientific notebook containing ideas you may have as you experiment, as well as sketches, calculations, hypothesis…and much more.  Each experiment covers “What’s the Plan”, “What You Need” (which sometimes may not be found in an hour, such as oleic acid), “What You Do”, “What’s Going On?”, “Keep Exploring-If You Have More Time!”.  I will be giving this text to our science teacher to try out the experiments on elementary students to see how effective they are for the younger level…as “science fairs” seem to be more prevelant in elementary schools.  Words to Know, Further Reading and Internet Addresses are included in the Back Matter.