Exploratorium Science Snackbook

Cook Up Over 100 Hands-On Science Exhibits from Everyday Materials

AvExploratorium Teacher Institute

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Kids and teachers can build their own science projects based on exhibits from San Francisco's premiere science museumThis 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 exhibitsIncludes tips for creating projects made from easy-to-assembly itemsThoroughly revised and updated, including new "snacks," images, and references

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-10-23
Mått:211 x 269 x 20 mm
Vikt:748 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Upplaga:2
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470481868

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The Exploratorium, founded in 1969, is an internationally renowned museum of science, art and human perception, rated the "best science museum in the world" by Scientific American. Its hundreds of hands-on exhibits are designed to promote science discovery. It has an annual attendance of about 650,000 per year and its website attracts approximately 20 million visitors annually.The Exploratorium Teacher Institute, which was organized in 1984, brings science and math teachers from middle and high schools all over the country to workshops at the museum and will be having its 25th anniversary in 2009. About 200 teachers participate each year, and about 3,000 teachers stay in touch as alumni. The institute also includes a mentor program for beginning teachers, a leadership training program, and an online curriculum and it offers professional development credits through local universities.The editors of the Exploratorium have created numerous popular books on science, from the original Science Snackbook to the interactive Explorabook to their latest effort: Exploratopia.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. Part One: The Cheshire Cat and Other Eye-Popping Explorations of How We See the World.Part Two: The Cool Hot Rod and Other Electrifying Explorations of Energy and Matter.Part Three: The Magic Wand and Other Bright Explorations of Light and Color.Part Four: The Spinning Blackboard and Other Dynamic Explorations of Force and Motion.Part Five: The Wire-Hanger Concerto and Other Ear-Splitting Explorations of How We Hear the World.