Finalist for the 2015 AAAS / Subaru SB&F Excellence in Science
Book exemplify outstanding and engaging science writing and illustration
for young readers
A children's instructional book on how to use readily available
materials to turn the house into a science lab
Physics teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great
hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less.
Turn a plastic cup into a pinhole camera using waxed paper, a rubber
band, and a thumbtack. Build a swinging wave machine using a series of
washers suspended on strings from a yardstick. Or construct your own
planetarium from an empty potato chip canister, construction paper,
scissors, and a pin. Each project has a materials list, detailed
step-by-step instructions with illustrations, and a brief explanation of
the scientific principle being demonstrated. Junk Drawer Physics also
includes sidebars of fascinating physics facts, such as did you know the
Eiffel Tower is six inches taller in summer than in winter because its
steel structure expands in the heat? Educators and parents will find
this title a handy resource to teach children about physics topics that
include magnetism, electricity, force, motion, light, energy, sound, and
more, and have fun at the same time.