Janice VanCleave’s Physics for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun, 2nd Edition
- Length: 336 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass
- Publication Date: 2021-06-02
- ISBN-10: 1119654289
- ISBN-13: 9781119654285
- Sales Rank: #363838 (See Top 100 Books)
Ignite a passion for science in your student or child with these fascinating physics experiments for kids!
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.
Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction Part I Energy Introduction Chapter 1 Energy Conservation See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 2 Frequency See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 3 Coupled Pendulums See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 4 Sound Waves in Air See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 5 Pressure Waves See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 6 Pitch See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 7 Sound Transmission See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 8 The Effect of Mass on Sound See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 9 Natural Frequency See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 10 Neutral Atom See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 11 Electric Current See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 12 Conductors vs. Insulators See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 13 LED See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 14 Electrochemical Energy See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 15 Polarizing an Insulator See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 16 Polarizing a Conductor See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 17 Electroscope See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 18 Triboelectric Effect See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 19 Adhesion: Charging by Contact See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 20 Light Energy See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 21 Light Transmission See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 22 Light Waves See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 23 Interference in Thin Films See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 24 Concave Lens See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 25 Convex Lens See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 26 Plano-Convex Lens See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 27 Polarized Light See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 28 Filters See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 29 Optical Density See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 30 Refractive Index See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 31 Shadows See for Yourself What Happened? Part II Force and Motion Introduction Chapter 32 Inertia: Newton’s First Law of Motion See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 33 Rotational Inertia See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 34 Acceleration See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 35 Impulse See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 36 Gravity See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 37 Friction See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 38 Air Resistance See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 39 Drag Force See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 40 Air Pressure See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 41 Torque See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 42 Resultant Force of Gravity See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 43 Center of Gravity See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 44 Balance See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 45 Shifting the Center of Gravity See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 46 Action/Reaction See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 47 Normal Force See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 48 Balloon Rocket See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 49 Bounce See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 50 Coand Effect See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 51 Bernoulli’s Principle See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 52 Pressure Differences See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 53 Balanced Forces See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 54 Unbalanced Forces See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 55 Lift Forces See for Yourself What Happened? Part III Simple Machines Introduction Chapter 56 First-Class Lever See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 57 Equal-Arm Balance See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 58 Second-Class Lever See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 59 Third-Class Lever See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 60 Just for Fun: Third-Class Lever See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 61 Inclined Plane See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 62 Screw See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 63 Wedge See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 64 Moveable Pulley See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 65 Fixed Pulley See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 66 Wheel and Axle See for Yourself What Happened? Part IV Magnets Introduction Chapter 67 Ferromagnetism See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 68 Magnetic Field See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 69 3-D Magnetic Field See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 70 Mapping Magnetic Fields See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 71 Temporary vs. Permanent Magnets See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 72 Magnetic Permeability See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 73 Compass Rose See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 74 Floating Compass See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 75 Magnetic Declination See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 76 Electromagnet See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 77 Right-Hand Rule See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 78 Demagnetization See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 79 Dipping Needle See for Yourself What Happened? Chapter 80 Magnetic Energy See for Yourself What Happened? Glossary Index EULA
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