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Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this revised and expanded edition, William Gurstelle shows ordinary folks how to build a dozen fun and impressively powerful launchers with inexpensive household and hardware store materials. This new edition includes three new projects along with diagrams, photographs, and fascinating science information. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting and describes each machine's historical origins as well as the...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Why does a pickle light up when you plug it into a wall socket? Can iron burn? Are Cheerios magnetic? Explore these strange questions and more in The Electric Pickle, an indispensible collection of 50 madcap experiments based on the periodic table. Each project demonstrates an element's unique properties using easy-to-follow instructions. Experiments include: Hexed Helium Balloon Green Tornado Fire Black Light Jell-O Gonzo Pickle Batteries Totally...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Language
English
Description
Get ready to explore the world of science through art with these open-ended experiments! Science Arts introduces the scientific magic of crystals, light, constellations, plants, and more through creative art projects. Each of the more than 100 hands-on projects is designed to help children discover essential science topics through a creative process unique to each individual. Concepts include light and sight, motion and energy, and nature and ecology....
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
There's no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills--you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Each hands-on project in this book will challenge you to come up with a unique solution to a specific design problem. Construct a Pasta Bridge strong enough to support a heavy load, using only dry linguini and glue. Build a Marble Roller Coaster from recycled cardboard tubes, in which the marble "car" jumps a...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
This bestselling DIY handbook now features new and expanded projects, enabling ordinary folks to construct 16 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple match-powered rocket to the more complex tabletop catapult and the offbeat Cincinnati fire kite....
15) I get wet
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shows kids the properties of water, explaining why some things get wet and some do not.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Demonstrating that not all science needs to be serious to be educational or worthwhile, the electrifying projects in this packed resource offer science enthusiasts and weekend workbench hobbyist's odd creations that will amuse them for years to come. Helpful hints on soldering, wire wrapping, and multimeter use pair with step-by-step details and circuit diagrams to show garage electricians how to build projects such as a no-battery electric car toy...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Surprising and seemingly impossible effects result from the 40 experiments included in this fascinating science resource all based on real magnetic physics. Each experiment such as using a common refrigerator magnet to create a three-dimensional image or floating a magnet and carbon sheet in midair is outlined with step-by-step instructions and diagrams that illustrate the key concepts of magnetism. Even the most experienced science teacher or at-home...
20) Akira
Publisher
Pioneer Entertainment (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2001, c1987
Language
日本語
Description
Set in post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo in 2019, cyberpunk Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. Soon, Tetsuo's supernatural power leads to bloody deaths, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira's secrets were buried 30 years ago.
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