Explore Gravity!: With 25 Great Projects

Description

With 25 hands-on activities that include connections to toys, sports, and everyday items such as scales, elevators, and water towers, this project book helps young scientists explore the invisible but powerful force that is responsible for keeping the universe in place. By creating a working model of a scale, readers will learn what weight really means and how it is affected by gravity.

Cindy Blobaum is the author of Explore Night Science! for Nomad Press, as well as Geology Rocks and Insectigations. She is a contributor to Highlights, Hopscotch for Girls, and Plays magazines and has designed science-based programs and teacher workshops for nature organizations throughout the United States. Cindy lives in Des Moines, Iowa. Bryan Stone is a cartoonist and the illustrator of several books for Nomad Press including Explore Night Science!, Explore Flight!, Explore Rivers and Ponds!, Explore Rocks and Minerals!, and Explore Electricity!. He lives in Hartland, Vermont.

Praise for Explore Gravity! with 25 Great Projects Children's Literature "Fun and simple projects, plus detailed overviews of scientific ideas, serve to inspire a sense of curiosity and interest in experimentation while offering guided lessons on a basic physics concept... Explore Gravity! is a valuable resource for students exploring the physical sciences." National Science Teachers Association "Are you looking for projects about gravity that are equally interactive as well as instructive? Explore Gravity! is sure to be one of the more popular science books in your class." Marla Conn, MS. ed., educational consultant "The great flow of ideas and activities incorporate the cross-curriculum subject areas of STEM, offering many opportunities for teachers and parents to expand and do more." Other Titles by Cindy Blobaum Explore Night Science! with 25 Great Projects School Library Journal "Six chapters cover the "when" and "why" of night. Information on what happens at night, nocturnal animal adaptations, and fun facts will keep kids interested. This one will be worth staying up past bedtime for." Parents & Teachers (US.Kids Magazine) "Explore Night Science! is a great introduction to the investigative process, teaching little scientists how to attract night insects, imitate night sounds, build a stardust trap, and more!" Geology Rocks!: 50 Hands-On Activities to Explore the Earth School Library Journal "The text is witty yet conveys much factual material ... readers will find much of interest here."