The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light and Color (The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Series) - Softcover

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

9780471115151: The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light and Color (The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471115150 ISBN 13: 9780471115151

Publisher: Wiley, 1995

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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 25 Exploratorium experiments on light and color. 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 eye-popping discoveries.

Learn why the sky is blue but sunsets are red. Make strange, beautiful shapes appear with mirrors, tape, and cardboard. Through these and other projects in The Magic Wand, learn the science behind the mystery of light and color.

San Francisco's EXPLORATORIUM, source of the best-selling Explorabook, hosts half a million visitors each year.

Also available in The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Series: The Cheshire Cat and Other Eye-Popping Experiments on How We See the World

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An educational and entertaining book containing 25 easy-to-perform experiments, illustrated with scores of line drawings, photographs and sidebars. Projects include learning why the sky is blue and the sunset red using a flashlight and a clear box of milky water; exploring reflection by building a kaleidoscope with mirrors, duct tape and cardboard; investigating light waves and refraction by constructing a magnifying lens from a light bulb and fishbowl filled with water.

About the Author:

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.

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