Awesome Experiments in Force & Motion

by DiSpezio, Michael A.

• ISBN13: 9781402723711
• ISBN10: 1402723717
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-28
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

"...Easy to duplicate, [these experiments] demonstrate the intended principles and encourage critical thinking. The author's style is lighthearted but clear."--School Library Journal The force is with us--and these experiments prove it. Whether kids are creating soap-powered fish or sending potato pieces flying into the sky, every activity is as educational as it is entertaining. Demonstrate inertia with a super-amazing Card Shot trick that seems magical but is a simple matter of science. Locate the center of gravity by checking out where a cardboard rocket ship lands (there's a picture to trace to help you make the rocket), and create your own "great salt lake" in the kitchen to demonstrate buoyancy. Ordinary, easy-to-find materials are all you need to get moving on these fun-filled investigations.

Table of Contents

Safety First	6	(1)
Introduction	6	(2)
PART ONE Staying Put
1.1 Loop Launch	8	(2)
1.2 Unseen Glue	10	(2)
1.3 Card Shot	12	(2)
1.4 Stationary Spin	14	(2)
1.5 Egg Spin	16	(2)
1.6 Good Catch!	18	(2)
1.7 Marbles in a Mug	20	(2)
1.8 Stack Shot	22	(2)
1.9 Upside-Down Water	24	(2)
1.10 With or Without Inertia	26	(4)
PART TWO In the Balance
2.1 Center of Gravity	30	(2)
2.2 Balancing Spud	32	(2)
2.3 Slip Slider	34	(2)
2.4 Floating Flavor	36	(2)
2.5 Salt Float	38	(2)
2.6 Going Up?	40	(2)
2.7 Destiny in Density	42	(2)
2.8 Undercurrents	44	(2)
2.9 Taking a Dive	46	(2)
2.10 Pumice Imposters	48	(2)
2.11 Up 'n' Down Spaghetti	50	(2)
2.12 Cartesian Diver	52	(2)
2.13 Blow All Ballast!	54	(2)
2.14 Concrete Ships	56	(2)
2.15 Balloon Elevator	58	(4)
PART THREE What's the Attraction?
3.1 Penny Pool	62	(2)
3.2 Filled to the Brim	64	(2)
3.3 Science on a Kite String	66	(2)
3.4 Six to One	68	(2)
3.5 Water's Skin	70	(2)
3.6 Pepper Plate	72	(2)
3.7 Spreading Loop	74	(2)
3.8 Umbrella in a Jar	76	(2)
3.9 Pluggin' the Holes	78	(2)
3.10 Watery Magnifying Glass	80	(2)
3.11 Soap-Powered Fish	82	(2)
3.12 Bubbles	84	(2)
3.13 Bubble Domes	86	(2)
3.14 Bubble Frame	88	(2)
3.15 Rope Bubble Maker	90	(4)
PART FOUR The Pushes and Pulls of Air
4.1 An Invisible Ocean	94	(2)
4.2 Pouring Air	96	(2)
4.3 Down the Drain	98	(2)
4.4 Underwater Boat	100	(2)
4.5 Flying Strip	102	(2)
4.6 Level Climb	104	(2)
4.7 Blown Away?...Perhaps	106	(2)
4.8 Spin by Me	108	(2)
4.9 Pickup Game	110	(2)
4.10 Fly Ball Game	112	(2)
4.11 May the Force Be with You	114	(2)
4.12 Upside-Down Magic	116	(2)
4.13 The Straw Dropper	118	(2)
4.14 Water Tower	120	(2)
4.15 Siphon	122	(2)
4.16 Pressure Drop	124	(2)
4.17 Paper Pressure	126	(2)
4.18 Going In?	128	(2)
4.19 Can Crusher	130	(2)
4.20 Unseen Crashes	132	(2)
4.21 Out of the Way	134	(2)
4.22 Hooking Up	136	(4)
PART FIVE Motion Madness
5.1 Keep Cranking	140	(2)
5.2 A Spin on Things	142	(2)
5.3 Flying Potato Pieces	144	(2)
5.4 Twisted Spools	146	(2)
5.5 Come on Back, Can	148	(2)
5.6 Prop Power	150	(2)
5.7 A Reaction to an Action	152	(2)
5.8 On Track	154	(2)
5.9 Balloon Cars	156	(2)
Index	158	(1)
Answers to Check It Out!	159	(1)
About the Author	160