Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes
Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes
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Summary
Helps kids learn how things they encounter every day operate. This book features various projects including: building a working model of the human hand's muscles, bones, and tendons using drinking straws, tape, and string; and, using a pair of two-liter bottles and a length of rubber tubing to learn how a toilet flushes.
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Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes by Curt Gabrielson
Kids will learn how things they encounter every day operate by building their own models with this hands-on activity book. Projects include building a working model of the human hand's muscles, bones, and tendons using drinking straws, tape, and string; using a pair of two-liter bottles and a length of rubber tubing to learn how a toilet flushes; and discovering how musical instruments make sounds by fashioning a harmonica, saxophone, drum, flute, or oboe. All devices are designed to use recycled or nearly free materials and common tools. Kids are encouraged to modify and improve the designs, or create an entirely new device using the concepts explored. Each project includes materials and tools lists, step-by-step instructions with photographs, a summary of the science concept demonstrated, and follow-up questions to gauge student understanding for use in the classroom.
"Terrific. . all around fun. A great book." -- The Daily Journal
"I really enjoyed this . . . a long-needed book that kids will love . . . great." -- Science Books & Films
"The projects are fairly easy and do get you thinking about how things work." --mom2momdfw.com
"Filled with cool projects for winter days." -- Treasure Valley Family Magazine
"The best way to learn." --Missoulian Sunday
"I really enjoyed this . . . a long-needed book that kids will love . . . great." -- Science Books & Films
"The projects are fairly easy and do get you thinking about how things work." --mom2momdfw.com
"Filled with cool projects for winter days." -- Treasure Valley Family Magazine
"The best way to learn." --Missoulian Sunday
Gabrielson, Curt: -
Curt Gabrielson runs the Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop and works with science education in East Timor. He has been a science educator for more than 20 years, with positions in the California public schools, the National University of East Timor, and San Francisco's Exploratorium Teacher Institute.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781556527371 |
| ISBN 10 | 1556527373 |
| Title | Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes |
| Author | Curt Gabrielson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
| Year published | 2008-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |