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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815175003321

Autore

Yeany Bruce

Titolo

If you build it, they will learn : 17 devices for demonstrating physical science / / by Bruce Yeany

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, Va., : NSTA Press, c2006

ISBN

1-933531-92-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

372.3/5

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Activity programs

Science - Study and teaching (Middle school) - Activity programs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-285).

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Galileo's Track; 2 Can You Top This?; 3 Inertia Block; 4 Resonant Pendulums; 5 Hero's Fountain; 6 String Racers; 7 Solar Motor; 8 Weigh Your Cans; 9 Balanced Breakfast Box; 10 Heavy Foam; 11 Mystery Boxes; 12 Balloon in a Bottle; 13 Hot, Warm, or Cold?; 14 What Color Is Inside?; 15 Gum Wrapper Thermostat; 16 Simple Motor, Two-Coil Motor; 17 Lightbulbs; Appendix A Resources; Appendix B Research Review

Sommario/riassunto

If You Build It, They Will Learn is the perfect do-it-yourself guide for physics teachers who want custom-made demonstration projects to use in their classrooms. Devices like Galileo's Track, Coupled Pendulum, and Gum-Wrapper Thermostat will help you teach forces, energy, properties of matter, and much more. Best of all, you don't need an engineering degree to assemble these devices. The book provides such detailed instructions that even novices can handle the necessary tasks and tools.