The Cool Hot Rod and Other Electrifying Experiments on Energy and Matter
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 1996
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- Title
- The Cool Hot Rod and Other Electrifying Experiments on Energy and Matter
- Author
- Doherty, Paul;Rathjen, Don;Exploratorium Teacher Institute (San Francsco, Calif.)
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- Good
- Book Type
- Trade Paperback
- Binding
- Soft Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471115185
- ISBN 13
- 9780471115182
- Do the Cool Hot Rod Experiment, which demonstrates how changes in temperature can make a copper tube shrink and expand
- Experiment with the Fog Chamber, Magnetic Suction, Electrical Fleas and 19 other hands–on projects
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From the Back Cover
THE EXPLORATORIUM SCIENCE SNACKBOOK SERIES
"Clear, concise, and visual—the best assortment of wonder– filled ideas I have seen. A must–have." —Paul Hewitt, author of Conceptual Physics
"Almost as much fun as exploring the Exploratorium, which, of course, is a googolplex of fun." —Jearl Walker, author of The Flying Circus of Physics, with Answers
Now you can do your own version of 22 Exploratorium experiments on energy and matter. All you need is a little curiosity, a few simple materials . . . and this book. Each experiment is easy to do, fully illustrated, and loaded with advice, ideas, helpful hints, and dynamic discoveries.
Use the energy of an electric current to create movement. See a metal wire melt by changing its resistance to electricity. Through these and other projects in The Cool Hot Rod, you can learn the science behind electricity and energy transformation.
San Francisco′s EXPLORATORIUM, source of the best–selling Explorabook, hosts half a million visitors each year. PAUL DOHERTY is the Director of the Exploratorium Teacher Institute, which introduces and encourages inquiry–based science teaching. DON RATHJEN is a physics and resource teacher–in–residence at the Exploratorium Teacher Institute.
Also available in The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Series:
- The Cheshire Cat and Other Eye–Popping Experiments on How We See the World
- The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light and Color
- The Spinning Blackboard and Other Dynamic Experiments on Force and Motion
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