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Vicki Cobb, the “Master Chef of Hands-on Science,” a graduate of Barnard College and Columbia’s Teachers College, is a former science teacher with a M.A. in secondary school science. The publication of her classic book, Science Experiments You Can Eat, established her as an innovator in hands-on science. Take a look on her website www.vickicobb.com to get a sense of her playful and accessible approach to science in her 90+ books for grades K-8 that cover physics, chemistry and biology, biographies, geography, and the human body.

She is also pioneering a video project based on her book We Dare You! Check out the hilarious videos at www.wedareyouvideos.com

She has performed “Science Surprises,” her interactive and engrossing show for kids, in 49 of the fifty states as well as internationally. A veteran motivator/professional development presenter of day-long in-services/keynote speaker, Vicki uses her expertise, humor, wit and background as an educator to inspire teachers to make science teaching the highpoint of their day. Currently she is president and founder of iNK Think Tank, Inc., a nonprofit company that focuses on the contribution that nonfiction literature and its authors can make to education. She contributes to: The Nonfiction Minute, www.nonfictionminute.org/ and has been a Contributor to the Huffington Post and has recently launched www.vickicobbsblog.com in connection with the Nonfiction Minute, where she writes commentary on education and reviews nonfiction books as inspiring reading for children hungry to learn about the real world. .

Vicki Cobb received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012.

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Vicki Cobb

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Books from Vicki Cobb

Harry Houdini

Bet You Can't!

Science Experiments You Can Eat

I See Myself

Your Body Battles a Cold

Your Body Battles a Skinned Knee

Your Body Battles a Stomachache

Your Body Battles a Cavity

Junk Food

How to Really Fool Yourself: Illusions for All Your Senses

We Dare You!: Hundreds of Science Bets, Challenges, and Experiments You Can Do at Home

This Place Is Wet

Perk up Your Ears: Discover Your Sense of Hearing

See for Yourself: More Than 100 Experiments for Science Fairs and Projects

What's the Big Idea?: Amazing Science Questions for the Curious Kid

Magic ... Naturally!: Science Entertainments & Amusements

Your Body Battles a Broken Bone

Feeling Your Way: Discover Your Sense of Touch (Five Senses)

Squirts and Spurts: Science Fun with Water

This Place Is High: The Andes Mountains of South America