Kitchen Pantry Scientist Physics for Kids

Liz Lee Heinecke has loved science since she was old enough to inspect her first butterfly. After working in molecular biology research for 10 years and earning her master’s degree, she left the lab to kick off a new chapter in her life as a stay-at-home mom. Soon, she found herself sharing her love of science with her three kids as they grew, chronicling their science adventures on her KitchenPantryScientist website. Her desire to share her enthusiasm for science led to regular television appearances, an opportunity to serve as an Earth Ambassador for NASA, and the creation of an iPhone app. Her goal is to make it simple for parents to do science with kids of all ages, and for kids to experiment safely on their own. Liz graduated from Luther College and received her master’s degree in bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is the author of Kitchen Science Lab for Kids, Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition, Outdoor Science Lab for Kids, STEAM Lab for Kids, Sheet Pan Science, and Little Learning Labs: Kitchen Science for Kids. Her namesake series, The Kitchen Pantry Scientist, pairs illustrated biographies with engaging hands-on activities inspired by their work. The books in that series include: Chemistry for Kids, Biology for Kids, Physics for Kids, Math for Kids, and Ecology for Kids. Kelly Anne Dalton is a professional artist and illustrator living in the wild mountains of Montana. Working from her charming 1920s studio, Kelly Anne loves creating a wide range of work, from children’s books to decorative greeting cards and gifts. Growing up with a biologist mother, Kelly has had an appreciation for science and nature her entire life, and because of that, she enjoys creating the portraits for the Kitchen Pantry Scientist series. When not drawing, Kelly Anne can be found trail running in the forest, playing with her dogs, and adventuring with her husband.

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• INTRODUCTIONLAB 1 William Gilbert b. 1544 ELECTRICITYLAB 2 Galileo Galilei b. 1564 PENDULUMSLAB 3 Sir Isaac Newton b. 1643 GRAVITY AND PRISMSLAB 4 Laura Bassi b. 1711 AIR AND ELECTRICITYLAB 5 Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) b. 1753 THERMODYNAMICSLAB 6 Thomas Young b. 1773 WAVE THEORYLAB 7 Augustin-Jean Fresnel b. 1788 LIGHT AND COLORLAB 8 Michael Faraday b. 1791 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTIONLAB 9 Pierre Curie b. 1859 PIEZOELECTRICITYLAB 10 Lise Meitner b. 1878 NUCLEAR FISSIONLAB 11 Albert Einstein b. 1879 RELATIVITYLAB 12 Katharine Burr Blodgett b. 1898 FILMSLAB 13 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin b. 1900 STAR MATERIALLAB 14 Mary Golda Ross b. 1908 AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGLAB 15 Luis Walter Alvarez b. 1911 BUBBLE CHAMBERLAB 16 Ruby Payne-Scott b. 1912 SUNSPOTSLAB 17 Chien-Shiung Wu b. 1912 SYMMETRYLAB 18 Warren M. Washington b. 1936 ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURELAB 19 Stephen Hawking b. 1942 BLACK HOLESLAB 20 Christine Darden b. 1942 AIRCRAFT WING DESIGNLAB 21 Jocelyn Bell Burnell b. 1943 PULSARSLAB 22 Valerie L. Thomas b. 1943 ILLUSION TRANSMITTERLAB 23 Nadya Mason b. 1972 CONDUCTIVITY/CARBONLAB 24 Chanda Prescod-Weinstein b. 1982 COSMOLOGYLAB 25 Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil b. 1986 GALAXIESGLOSSARYREFERENCES AND RESOURCESACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT THE AUTHORABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHERABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORINDEX