Sources of Forces: Science Fun With Force Fields

Cobb, Vicki

ISBN 10: 0761315748 / ISBN 13: 9780761315742

Published by Millbrook Pr, 2002

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.17ZWO

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sources of Forces: Science Fun With Force Fields
• Publisher: Millbrook Pr
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761315748
• ISBN 13: 9780761315742
• Illustrator: Haefele, Steve
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Text and simple experiments introduce electrical, magnetic, and gravitational force fields.

Reviews

Grade 3-5-A wide-mouthed, skinny narrator, V.C., and her android sidekick, Igor, are back to explain magnetism and static electricity and to conduct simple experiments that illustrate magnetic force and some of the basics of electricity. Polarity is examined, followed by experiments involving iron additives to food. Basic static electricity experiments follow. The science behind wet-cell batteries is explained. In general, the book moves from simple experiments to the more complicated, ending with building an electromagnet. However, the lack of an index and table of contents limits its usefulness, and the cartoon illustrations are unappealing. Sally Nankivell-Aston's Science Experiments with Magnets (Watts, 2000) covers the same material in a more attractive text that is indexed and includes a glossary.
Kathryn Kosiorek, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OH
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