The Cool Hot Rod and Other Electrifying Experiments on Energy and Matter (The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Series) - Softcover

Doherty, Paul; Rathjen, Don; The Exploratorium Teacher Institute

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471115185 ISBN 13: 9780471115182

Publisher: Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

Bring the fun of a world-famous science museum into your own classroom or home!

THE EXPLORATORIUM SCIENCE SNACKBOOK SERIES

"Clear, concise, and visual—the best assortment of wonder- filled ideas I have seen. A must-have." —Paul Hewitt, author of Conceptual Physics

"Almost as much fun as exploring the Exploratorium, which, of course, is a googolplex of fun." —Jearl Walker, author of The Flying Circus of Physics, with Answers

Now you can do your own version of 22 Exploratorium experiments on energy and matter. All you need is a little curiosity, a few simple materials . . . and this book. Each experiment is easy to do, fully illustrated, and loaded with advice, ideas, helpful hints, and dynamic discoveries.

Use the energy of an electric current to create movement. See a metal wire melt by changing its resistance to electricity. Through these and other projects in The Cool Hot Rod, you can learn the science behind electricity and energy transformation.

San Francisco's EXPLORATORIUM, source of the best-selling Explorabook, hosts half a million visitors each year. PAUL DOHERTY is the Director of the Exploratorium Teacher Institute, which introduces and encourages inquiry-based science teaching. DON RATHJEN is a physics and resource teacher-in-residence at the Exploratorium Teacher Institute.

Also available in The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Series:

• The Cheshire Cat and Other Eye-Popping Experiments on How We See the World
• The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light and Color
• The Spinning Blackboard and Other Dynamic Experiments on Force and Motion

About this title

From the Publisher

An engaging and educational collection of 22 experiments which explores magnetic fields, electric currents, the effect of heat and cold on the size of objects, how clouds form, how molecules behave and more. All the activities are easy to perform and are illuminated with numerous line drawings, photographs and sidebars.

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8?The wizards from San Francisco's Exploratorium have assembled a collection of science demonstrations dealing with energy and matter, many of which focus on properties of electricity and magnetism. Experimental procedures and explanations of what occurred are clear and knowledgeable; they even include a projection for the amount of time the entire procedure will take to set up and run. Many of the topics cover familiar ground, but the authors have developed creative approaches in several demonstrations, such as using Tinkertoys as equipment holders and a plastic film canister for a Leyden jar. Sophisticated terms, e.g., eddy currents and radioactive half-life, are effectively introduced and some specialized equipment like a "C" clamp or dc microammeter can be readily obtained. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams accompany each entry. The Cool Hot Rod will be welcomed by teachers of elementary grade students as well as by curious older children.?Alan Newman, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471115185
• ISBN 13: 9780471115182
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112