Janice Vancleave's Machines: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects - Couverture souple

VanCleave, Janice

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471571083 ISBN 13 : 9780471571087

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Each book in this series features 20 science projects that children can complete using everyday materials found around the house. This particular text encourages children to discover how levers, pulleys, wedges, windmills, gears and other machines can be used to move and lift objects.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

How is your forearm like a lever?

• What makes it easy to pull a flag up a flagpole?
• How can a windmill help to do work?

Janice VanCleave′s Machines includes 20 simple and fun experiments that allow you to discover the answers to these and many other questions, plus dozens of additional suggestions on how to develop your own science fair project.

Learn how an elevator works using a box, string, a paper cup, and some coins; build a bubble machine with cardboard boxes, Styrofoam, and wire; and much more. All experiments use inexpensive materials and involve a minimum of preparation and clean up.

Children ages 8–12

Also available in the Spectacular Science Projects Series:

• Janice VanCleave′s Animals
• Janice VanCleave′s Earthquakes
• Janice VanCleave′s Electricity
• Janice VanCleave′s Gravity
• Janice VanCleave′s Magnets
• Janice VanCleave′s Molecules
• Janice VanCleave′s Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses
• Janice VanCleave′s Volcanoes
• Janice VanCleave′s Weather

Biographie de l'auteur

JANICE VANCLEAVE, the author of the popular Science for Every Kid series, is a former science teacher and a captivating presenter at museums, schools, and bookstores nationwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471571083
• ISBN 13: 9780471571087
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 94
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible