If you build it, they will learn : 17 devices for demonstrating physical science /

If you build it, they will learn : 17 devices for demonstrating physical science /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Yeany, Bruce.
Imprint:	Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 285 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Activity programs. Science -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- Activity programs. Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Activity programs. Science -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- Activity programs. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11151231

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ISBN:	9781933531922 1933531924 0873552679 9780873552677 9780873552679
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-285). Print version record.
Summary:	If You Build It, They Will Learn is the perfect do-it-yourself guide for physics teachers who want custom-made demonstration projects to use in their classrooms. Devices like Galileo's Track, Coupled Pendulum, and Gum-Wrapper Thermostat will help you teach forces, energy, properties of matter, and much more. Best of all, you don't need an engineering degree to assemble these devices. The book provides such detailed instructions that even novices can handle the necessary tasks and tools.
Other form:	Print version: Yeany, Bruce. If you build it, they will learn. Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, ©2006 9780873552677 0873552679
Standard no.:	9780873552677 9780873552679

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Galileo's Track; 2 Can You Top This?; 3 Inertia Block; 4 Resonant Pendulums; 5 Hero's Fountain; 6 String Racers; 7 Solar Motor; 8 Weigh Your Cans; 9 Balanced Breakfast Box; 10 Heavy Foam; 11 Mystery Boxes; 12 Balloon in a Bottle; 13 Hot, Warm, or Cold?; 14 What Color Is Inside?; 15 Gum Wrapper Thermostat; 16 Simple Motor, Two-Coil Motor; 17 Lightbulbs; Appendix A Resources; Appendix B Research Review.