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Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A children's instructional book on how to use readily available materials to turn the house into a science lab Physics teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less. Turn a plastic cup into a pinhole camera using waxed paper, a rubber band, and a thumbtack. Build a swinging wave machine using a series of washers suspended on strings from a yardstick.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shows readers how to turn rubber bands, paper clips, straws, plastic bottles, and index cards into amazing, gravity-defying flyers. Each project contains a material list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos. Mercer also includes explanations of the science behind each flyer, including concepts such as lift, thrust, and drag, the Bernoulli effect, and more"--
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"Children love challenges, especially ones that involve hands-on experimentation and friendly competition. Can they build a bridge using only pasta and glue, one that a toy car can drive both under and over, and is sturdy enough to carry a considerable weight? Can they construct a "roller coaster" from recycled cardboard tubes in which the marble "car" jumps a track to land safely at its final destination? And can they create a device to safely catch...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
There's no need for expensive, high-tech lab equipment to conduct chemistry experiments -- you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Turn three pennies and two galvanized washers into a simple battery. Crush a soda can using atmospheric pressure. Convert an LED flashlight into a simple electrolyte tester. Split liquid water into two unique gasses, or use cornstarch to create a gooey, mysterious, non-Newtonian fluid. And model radioactive...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
"Biology is the study of life, and all the wonderful, squishy, messy parts that living things are made of. And children love messy science, especially hands-on experimentation! Junk Drawer Biology will demonstrate that you don't need high-tech equipment to make learning fun-just what you can find in your recycling bin and around the house. Aspiring doctors can build a model of human lungs with balloons and a soda bottle, and a homemade stethoscope...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
"In Junk drawer geometry, educator Bobby Mercer provides readers with 50 creative geometry project ideas for engaged learning. Each activity includes a materials list and detailed, step-by-step, instructions with illustrations."--
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
"Algebra as a hands-on subject? With this helpful resource, you can simplify equations using pennies and nickels, use aluminum foil to multiply polynomials (the FOIL method), create coordinate graphs with candy, examine exponential decay functions with a bouncy ball and much more. Junk Drawer Algebra proves that you don't need high-tech equipment to comprehend math concepts--just what you can find around the house or in your recycling bin. Each of...
Author
Series
Junk drawer science volume 7
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
"There's no need for expensive, high-tech lab equipment to perform ecology experiments - you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer." -- Back cover.
