The Science Explorer: The Best Family Activities and Experiments from the World's Favorite Hands-On Science Museum

Exploratorium (Organization),Shore, Linda,Klages, Ellen,Murphy, Pat

ISBN 10: 0805045368 / ISBN 13: 9780805045369

Published by Owl Books, 1996

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This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Science Explorer: The Best Family Activities and Experiments from the World's Favorite Hands-On Science Museum
• Publisher: Owl Books
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805045368
• ISBN 13: 9780805045369
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Gorski, Jason
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Instructions for more than one hundred hands-on experiments, activities, and tricks provide young readers with a fascinating, interactive introduction to the world of scientific exploration. Original.

Review

The Exploratorium in San Francisco is "a museum of science, art, and human perception founded in 1969 by physicist Frank Oppenheimer. The mission of the Exploratorium is to create innovative learning environments, programs, and tools for exploration that help people of all ages, origins, and geographic locations use their natural curiosity to learn about the world around them." And if you've ever been there, you know that this ambitious mission statement is fulfilled in spades. It is an extraordinary place that I try to visit every time I go to San Francisco.

This delightful book allows you to create your own Exploratorium at home. It's got loads of experiments that, in the best Exploratorium tradition, are fun and highly educational (as an aside, by following one of the exercises, I was able to make a styrofoam airplane that looks suspiciously like the Amazon.com Books logo--and it flies!). Highly Recommended for the curious and playful of any age.