Books with title Many More of Janice VanCleave's Wild, Wacky, and Weird Physics Experiments

In a series of fun and involving hands-on physics experiments, kids learn how to create and operate first-, second-, and third-class levers, demonstrate apparent weightlessness, and determine an object's precise center of gravity and balancing point. They will also demonstrate how a rocket moves, how the length of a flute affects pitch, and how to create sound through vibration. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on physics experiments, kids charge an object with static electricity, demonstrate how static charges produce sound, use magnetic force to suspend a paper airplane, determine that objects in water have a different weight than they do in air, and learn how a substances buoyancy can be changed. They will also determine if shape determines the strength of an object, learn the effect that an objects center of gravity has on motion, demonstrate how the length of a pendulum affects the time of each swing, and discover how the center of gravity is also the balancing point of an object. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on astronomy experiments, kids learn how the Sun's rays affect the visibility of Venus, determine the difference between local sun time and clock time, and observe and chart the phases of the Moon. They will also demonstrate why only one side of the Moon is visible from the Earth, make a model of the celestial sphere, and create a model of a multistage rocket. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on physics experiments, kids charge an object with static electricity, demonstrate how static charges produce sound, use magnetic force to suspend a paper airplane, determine that objects in water have a different weight than they do in air, and learn how a substance’s buoyancy can be changed. They will also determine if shape determines the strength of an object, learn the effect that an object’s center of gravity has on motion, demonstrate how the length of a pendulum affects the time of each swing, and discover how the center of gravity is also the balancing point of an object. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on physics experiments, kids learn how airspeed affects flight, how unbalanced forces produce motion, how polarized light moves, how to separate light into colors, and how a mirror affects the reflected image. They will also determine and demonstrate why popcorn pops, how temperature affects the bounce of a rubber ball, the effect of solids on the speed of sound, and how the length of a flute affects the pitch of the sound it produces. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on earth science experiments, kids learn why the atmosphere is thinner at the Earth's poles, how a lunar eclipse can indicate Earth's shape, and how to create a Foucault's pendulum. They will also demonstrate continental drift, learn how to model meridians and parallels, and create a topographic map and a 3D model of a mountain. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on physics experiments, kids learn how a flashlight works, what materials are attracted to a magnet, how a heavy ship floats, how gravity affects the shape of soap bubbles, and how and why heavy things fall faster than lighter things. They will also determine and demonstrate the attraction between unlike charges and the repulsion between like charges, the part of a magnet that has the strongest attracting ability, and how levers, pulleys, wedges, and inclined planes work and how they save energy and labor. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on biology experiments, kids learn how light affects the color of grass, how light affects seed germination, where carrots store their food, and how environment changed the body temperature of dinosaurs. They will also determine whether or not dinosaur eggs were laid in open nests, how a fish hears without external ears, and how toothed whales "see" with their ears. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on chemistry experiments, kids learn how to measure the volume of melted snow, determine the weight of water, and demonstrate the effect that cold temperatures have on air density. They will also demonstrate how the density of different liquids varies, construct a hydrometer, demonstrate the cohesive force of water, and show how a chemical reaction can create heat. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on astronomy experiments, kids learn how space acts as a heat shield, what causes Saturns rings, why both Earth and Mars have cold poles, how to make a star projector, and why the moon shines. They will also determine and demonstrate how the thickness of the atmosphere affects how light is bent, how to simulate solar and lunar eclipses, and how to aim a spacecraft to the moon. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on astronomy experiments, kids learn how distance from the sun affects atmospheric temperature, why the Earth is called the Blue Planet, why Jupiters ring shines, and how to reproduce Mars red soil and Jupiters stormy red spot. They will also determine why radio wave receivers are curved, how radio waves are sent around the Earth via satellite, how satellites enter into orbit, and how rockets achieve escape velocity. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be.

In a series of fun and involving hands-on biology experiments, kids observe the effect of osmosis on a raisin, demonstrate how leaves and stems can act like a straw, determine which side of a plant leaf takes in gases, demonstrate the loss of moisture from leaves, and discover the effects of gravity on plant growth. They will also determine the direction of winding plants, how shade affects plant growth, how plants grow toward light, and the effect of temperature on seed growth. Featuring color illustrations and safe, simple step-by-step instructions, Janice VanCleave again shows just how much fun science can be.