The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Physics for Kids Science Experiments and Activities Inspired by Awesome Physicists, Past and Present; with 25 Illustrated Biographies of Amazing Scientists from Around the World

by Heinecke, Liz Lee; Dalton, Kelly Anne

• ISBN13: 9780760372432
• ISBN10: 0760372438
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-02-08
• Publisher: Quarry Books

Summary

Aspiring young physicists will discover an amazing group of inspiring scientists and memorable experiments in Physics for Kids, the third book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series.

Make a water rocket and engineer the perfect paper airplane. Play with mirror images. Use atmospheric pressure to push an egg into a bottle. Crush a mint to create a flash of light.

This engaging guide offers a series of snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with physics, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the illustrated story of a scientist along with some background about the importance of their work, and a description of where it is still being used or reflected in today’s world.

A step-by-step experiment paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today. Experiments range from very simple projects using materials you probably already have on hand, to more complicated ones that may require a few inexpensive items you can purchase online. Just a few of the incredible people and scientific concepts you'll explore:

Galileo (b. 1564)
Play with pendulums

Sir Isaac Newton (b. 1642)
Center of gravity balancing trick

Albert Einstein (b. 1879)
Playground ball relativity

Stephen Hawking (b. 1942)
Collapsing stars and black holes

Christine Darden (b. 1942)
Engineer a perfect paper airplane

With this fascinating, hands-on exploration of the history of physics, inspire the next generation of great scientists.

Dig into even more incredible science history from The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series with: Chemistry for Kids, Biology for Kids, Math for Kids, and Ecology for Kids.

Author Biography

Liz Lee Heinecke has loved science since she was old enough to inspect her first butterfly. After working in molecular biology research for 10 years and earning her master’s degree, she left the lab to kick off a new chapter in her life as a stay-at-home mom. Soon, she found herself sharing her love of science with her three kids as they grew, chronicling their science adventures on her KitchenPantryScientist website. Her desire to share her enthusiasm for science led to regular television appearances, an opportunity to serve as an Earth Ambassador for NASA, and the creation of an iPhone app. Her goal is to make it simple for parents to do science with kids of all ages, and for kids to experiment safely on their own. Liz graduated from Luther College and received her master’s degree in bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is the author of Kitchen Science Lab for Kids, Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition, Outdoor Science Lab for Kids, STEAM Lab for Kids, and Little Learning Labs: Kitchen Science for Kids. Her namesake series, The Kitchen Pantry Scientist, pairs illustrated biographies with engaging hands-on activities inspired by their work. Current titles in that series include: Chemistry for Kids. Biology for Kids, and Physics for Kids.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
 
Lab 1 William Gilbert 1534-1603 Electricity
Build a versorium electroscope        
 
Lab 2 Galileo 1564 -1642 Pendulums
Play with a pendulum
 
Lab 3 Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727 Gravity and Laws of Motion
Balance forks on a toothpick and throw eggs at a blanket
 
Lab 4 Laura Bassi 1711-1778 Gases
Make water boil at room temperature
 
Lab 5 Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) 1753-1814 Thermodynamics
Create a friction heat drill
 
Lab 6 Thomas Young 1773 –1829 Wave Theory
Reproduce Young’s double-slit experiment
 
Lab 7 Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788–1827) – Light and Color
Blow giant bubbles to study reflected light
 
Lab 8 Michael Faraday 1791-1867 Electromagnetic Induction
Magnetize a paper clip
 
Lab 9 Pierre Curie 1859-1906 Piezoelectricity
Crush a mint to create a flash of light
 
Lab 10 Lisa Meitner 1878 -1968 Nuclear Fission
Visualize Meitner’s water droplet model using bread dough
 
 
Lab 11 Albert Einstein 1879 -1955 Relativity
Learn about relativity using a blanket and some balls.
 
Lab 12 Katharine Burr Blodgett, 1898-1979 Films
Coat glass with gelatin
 
Lab 13 Cecilia Payne 1900-1979 Star Material
Make hydrogen gas bubble from a battery
 
Lab 14 Mary Golda Ross 1908 – 2008 Aerospace Design
Make a water rocket
 
Lab 15 Luis Walter Alvarez 1911-1988 Bubble Chamber
Build a cloud chamber
 
Lab 16 Ruby Payne Scott 1912-1981 Radio Bursts
Create radio interference using an electrical appliance
 
Lab 17 Chein Shiung Wu 1912 -1997 Symmetry
Play with mirror images
 
Lab 18 Warren M Washington 1936 Atmospheric Pressure 
Use atmospheric pressure to push an egg into a bottle
 
Lab 19 Stephen Hawking 1942 - 2018 Black Holes
Use toothpaste to model a black hole
 
Lab 20 Christine Darder 1942 NASA Wing Design
Engineer a perfect paper airplane
 
Lab 21 Joselyn Ball Burnell born 1943 Pulsars
Squeeze a foam ball to see how stars collapse
 
Lab 22 Valerie L. Thomas 1943 Illusion Transmitter
Make illusion transmitter using concave mirror and glowsticks
 
Lab 23 Nadya Mason   Conductivity/ Carbon
Draw a graphite circuit on paper and light an LED
 
Lab 24 Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Cosmology
Use a balloon to visualize the expansion of the universe.
 
Lab 25 Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil Galaxies
Play a golf ball game to learn how galaxies rotate