The San Francisco Exploratorium squeezed between the covers of a book! The "pages" reflect, magnify, or grow as you follow the instructions. Seven subjects are covered, including light wave craziness, ouchless physics, and hair dryer science.
More than 50 educators helped develop 21 different interactive "exhibits" on topics such as Trash, Get Lost, Meet the Humans and Earth: A Wet, Dirty, Bumpy Rock for this hands-on geography museum.
Kids and teachers can build their own science projects based on exhibits from San Francisco's premiere science museum This revised and updated edition offers instructions for building junior versions, or "snacks," of the famed Exploratorium's exhibits. The snacks, designed by science teachers, can be used as demonstrations, labs, or as student science projects and all 100 projects are easy to build from common materials. The Exploratorium, a renowned hands-on science museum founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer, is noted for its interactive exhibits that richly illustrate scientific concepts and stimulate learning. Offers a step-by-step guide for building dynamic science projects and exhibits Includes tips for creating projects made from easy-to-assembly items Thoroughly revised and updated, including new "snacks," images, and references
Written in collaboration with the world-famous San Francisco Exploratorium, this science book-o-rama takes readers on a 17-story roller coaster science ride. Divided into five sections, "Zap Science" invites readers to dive into the exciting world of science experiments. Full color.
From the creators of the bestselling "The Explorabook" come innovative, hands-on math and science activities of many cultures. With instructions in this book, one can construct a Brazilian carnival instrument, play a peg solitaire game from Madagascar, or count like an Egyptian. Illustrations throughout.
From the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning author of Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.
Presents an introduction to dragonology that includes spells for catching dragons, their natural history, and descriptions of legendary dragons and dragonslayers.
First pub. 1981 . Rewritten and revised text of this science fiction sequel to M̀indwarp' in which the crew of the starship Challenger go in search of their spiritual home, planet Earth, when it vanished from the solar system.