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Help your kids explore the wonders of science with over 100 easy and accessible experiments
Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less, 2nd Edition makes learning science with your children fun and practical. Using ingredients and components found mostly in your home or classroom, Science in Seconds for Kids instructs caregivers and educators on how to create dazzling and enlightening experiments from scratch.
This book utilizes bright and colorful illustrations and diagrams throughout, making the simple experiments even more accessible. Guide your kids through experiments including:
* Making rainbows on the floor
* Popping balloons with light
* Bending water from a faucet
* Making lightning in a room
* Keeping paper dry underwater
The experiments will fascinate youngsters of all ages and encourage a love of science and learning that could last a lifetime. Science in Seconds for Kids is perfect for elementary, traditional, and homeschool educators, as well as parents, grandparents, and other caregivers.
Sommario
Introduction
Air
Dry Paper
Elastic Air
Air Rocket
Air Push
Air Support
Bottle Balloon
Book Lift
Lifting Things With No Hands
Dusty Air
Living Things
Whopping Hoppers
Smart Skin
Break an Egg
Egg Shape
Seeing Without Eyes
Bendy Trees
Tree Curves
Slow Fly
Fish Skeleton
Colors
Water Rainbow
Oil Rainbow
Secondary Colors
New Mix
Balloon Stretch
Hot Colors
Color Dyes
Spinning Colors
Chromatography
Energy
Heat Absorbers
Hot Ice
Bending Water
Sun Burst
Button Spinner
Water Spin
Windmill
Easy Electromagnet
Raisin Raising
Gravity
Balancing Act
Ball Gravity
Book Balance
Gravity Balance
Personal Gravity
Pendulum Plus
Pendulum Plumb
Gravity Pull
Pencil Fall
The Human Body
Pulse Watch
Heart Sounds
Muscle Bound
Hand Investigation
Eye Light
Weird Wonder
Crying Eyes
Family Genes
Old Shoes
Light
Tiny Mirror
Mirror Series
Bending Straws
Light Beams
Wearing Sparkles
Stick Mirror
Easy Kaleidoscope
Comb Beams
Changing Shadows
Machines
Lever Lift
Easy Move
Sinking Submarine
Simple Siphon
Sand Clock
Turning Time
Pulling Pulleys
Pull Ups
Roll Can
Magnetism
Making Moves
Filing Forces
New Magnet
Homemade Compass
Wrong Readings
Magnetic Detraction
Magnet Strength
Magnet Chain
Liquid Attraction
Magnification
Comb Rays
Double Convex
Word Flip
Water Magnifier
Round Works
Shadow Look
Magnifying Measurement
Eyeglass Lenses
Telescope Image
Water
Water Drops
Circle Thread
Water Vapor
Window Fog
Slippery Ice
Sinking Ship
Water Weight
Level Look
Making Money
Weather
Wind Sail
Wind Direction
Wind Wheel
Wind Chill
Humidity Check
Dew Point
Create Lightning
Barometer Read
Cricket Thermometer
Glossary
Further Reading
Experiment Index
Info autore
SAM STIER is Founding Director of The Center for Learning with Nature (www.LearningWithNature.org), and teaches at the Whitacre College of Engineering (Texas Tech University) and Otis College of Art and Design. He is the author of the acclaimed curriculum
Engineering Inspired by Nature, and has inspired and equipped thousands of K-12 teachers through professional development, curricula, and public speaking.
JEAN POTTER is an experienced early childhood teacher, consultant, and award-winning author of many children's activity books such as
Nature in a Nutshell for Kids and
Snacktivities. She has served as the Assistant Secretary of Education for the U.S. Department of Education and as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Help your kids explore the wonders of science with over 100 easy and accessible experiments
Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less, 2nd Edition makes learning science with your children fun and practical. Using ingredients and components found mostly in your home or classroom, Science in Seconds for Kids instructs caregivers and educators on how to create dazzling and enlightening experiments from scratch.
This book utilizes bright and colorful illustrations and diagrams throughout, making the simple experiments even more accessible. Guide your kids through experiments including:
* Making rainbows on the floor
* Popping balloons with light
* Bending water from a faucet
* Making lightning in a room
* Keeping paper dry underwater
The experiments will fascinate youngsters of all ages and encourage a love of science and learning that could last a lifetime. Science in Seconds for Kids is perfect for elementary, traditional, and homeschool educators, as well as parents, grandparents, and other caregivers.
