Physics (Science Fair Projects (Paperback Sterling)) [Hardcover]

Bob Bonnet (Author), Robert L. Bonnet (Author), Dan Keen (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Science Fair Projects (Paperback Sterling)

Spark scientific curiosity with easy-to-find materials. Colorfully demonstrate why things stay cold or hot, how energy flows, why things accelerate, and how sound travels. With these great science fair experiments budding scientists can have a "swinging good time" testing pendulums; measure the momentum of a dropping ball; check if water affects a magnetic field; store solar heat; move heavy objects easily with the help of a lever; and much more.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8-This book offers 47 experiments of varied difficulty on topics ranging from buoyancy to simple machines. Each activity contains a boxed area listing the materials needed. Descriptions are divided into six sections: "Purpose," "Overview," "Hypothesis," etc. The "Results & Conclusion" section merely asks readers to write down their results and conclude whether or not their hypothesis was correct. Each project is accompanied by black-and-white line drawings, but they don't always complement the text or illustrate the basic concepts being presented. While the overviews make the concepts easier to understand, some of the procedures are complicated and confusing. In one case, children are asked to "Make a batch of dough by mixing water, salt, and flour." No measurements are provided, and the preparation is more difficult than the science behind it. Also, the activities are not presented in any particular order. While the authors advise readers to get adult help with plugging and unplugging a lamp in one project, in another, they are directed to pound 100 nails into a board and no supervision is suggested. In addition, not all of the experiments seem appropriate for a science fair, although the back cover makes reference to "these super science fair projects." Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid (Wiley, 1991) offers more experiments with clearer descriptions, and Robert Friedhoffer's Physics Lab in the Home (Watts, 1997) has a more appealing layout.
Maren Ostergard, Bellevue Regional Library, WA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"Latest title in Sterling's educational Science Fair Projects series: "These books share the aim of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in encouraging parental support for sharing children's enthusiasm for science....... ideas to suit junior and lower-secondary-age children......... some ingenious ideas......... a resource for teachers to support classroom or out-of-school activities" Times Education Supplement" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080690707X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806907079
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,550,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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