Revised and updated with new and updated experiments, additional teaching information and full-color graphics, this engaging science resource is now better than ever! Topically, students will be introduced to energy, forces and motion, simple machines, and magnets through the hands-on, exploration-based activities that require no fancy lab equipment! A sampling of materials include string, magnets in various sizes and shapes, washer with hole, string, balloons, spring scale, and other easily sourced items. Please note, this updated version may not align exactly with activities in Physics for the Grammar Stage. Parents may easily be able to modify suggested activities with this updated edition. Includes 315 pgs.
Physics for Every Kid: Easy Activities (2nd ed.)
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9781119654285
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Publisher's Description of Physics for Every Kid: Easy Activities (2nd ed.)
Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun, 2nd Edition offers new and lively experiments designed to ignite a passion for science in every child. Designed for children of all ages, this book includes high-interest experiments suitable for home learning, science fair participation, and active classrooms.
Physics for Every Kid is sure to engage the natural curiousity of children with experiments that stimulate the mind and encourage a foundation in the principles of physics. With common household items, you'll be able to create:
- Pendulums
- Air cars
- Experiments exploring magnets, sound, motion, light, and more.
This update to the celebrated Janice VanCleave series includes a fresh new look with full-color illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations for each experiment.
Perfect for educators and parents of middle school students, Physics for Every Kid can be used at home just for do-it-yourself science fun and in the classroom to build learning experiences that enlighten and entertain students.
Category Description for Science for Every Kid Series
This widely acclaimed series by Janice Van Cleave has won praise from homeschoolers and the public school realm alike! Perhaps that's because they're so well laid out! Each experiment contains an explanation of the purpose, materials needed (usually common or readily obtainable), step-by-step instructions in simple language, expected results, and understandable explanations. Line drawings help illustrate set-up. Our children take turns selecting, reading about, constructing, performing, and explaining these experiments - usually without any help from Mom. With 101 experiments in each book (except for Energy and Engineering, which have 25), we've learned a wide range of concepts and principles - not to mention the additional learning which goes on while the kids spend time reading through them in order to select just the "right" one to demonstrate!
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 4-8 |
| Brand: | John Wiley & Sons |
| Author: | Janice VanCleave |
| ISBN: | 9781119654285 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 6 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.3 |
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