A Project Guide to Light and Optics (Physical Science Projects for Kids)

Colleen Kessler

ISBN 10: 1584159693 ISBN 13: 9781584159698

Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

What do CDs, lamps, lasers, and microwave ovens all have in common? They all use the power of light and optics! From ancient times when scientists puzzled over the effects of the Sun on Earth to today, where scientists and engineers use lasers to make precise cuts in metal, people have been fascinated by light and optics. In this book, you ll delve into this incredible subject and learn how light can bend and bounce. You ll understand how scientists use light to send data from one side of the world to the other. And, you ll have fun discovering new things to do with flashlights and mirrors. These experiments and activities can be used as a starting point for science fair projects, or you can do them just for fun. Either way, you ll find out a lot about the properties of light!

About this title

About the Author:

Colleen Kessler is the author of many science books for kids, including A Project Guide to Reptiles and Birds, A Project Guide to the Solar System, A Project Guide to Forces and Motion, and A Project Guide to Electricity and Magnetism for Mitchell Lane Publishers. A former teacher of gifted students, Colleen now satisfies her curiosity as a full-time nonfiction writer. She does her researching and writing in her home office overlooking a wooded backyard in Northeastern Ohio. You can often find her blasting off rockets or searching for salamanders with her husband, Brian, and kids, Trevor, Molly, and Logan, or talking to schoolchildren about the excitement of studying science and nature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1584159693
• ISBN 13: 9781584159698
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48