Janice VanCleave's Super Science Challenges Hands-On Inquiry Projects for Schools, Science Fairs, or Just Plain Fun!

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ISBN: 9780471471837 | 0471471836
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 10/26/2007

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This fun-filled resource will help you discover how to answer these questions and more, and in the process, come up with your own great science projects. Janice VanCleave's Super Science Challenges gives you the ideas and information you need to start experimenting in a range of topics from astronomy, biology, and chemistry to earth science and physics. You can use these science challenges as jumping off points for science fairs or classroom projects, or just try them at home for fun. The book is designed to show you how to use science inquiry to solve an exciting challenge.

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How to Use This Book
For Teachers
Make a Scale Model of the Planets of the Solar System That Shows the PlanetsÆ Distances from the Sun
Demonstrate How the Sun Appears in Different Parts of the Sky during the Year
Demonstrate Why Stars of the Same Luminosity Can Appear to Be of Different Brightness
Determine Which Light Color Has the Least Effect on Night Vision
Determine How the Focal Length of a Magnifying Lens Affects Its Magnifying Power
Use the North Star to Determine Where You Live on Earth
Design a Way to Measure Parallax Shift and Use It to Determine the Distance to an Object
Determine Why the Sun and the Moon Appear to Be the Same Size in the Sky
Demonstrate How EarthÆs Rotation Affects Launching a Rocket into Space
Determine How the Positions of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth Affect Moon Phases
Determine How the Concentration of a Salt Solution Affects the Rate of Osmosis
Create a Test to Determine if People Favor One Foot over the Other
Create an Optical Illusion
Clone a Plant
Determine if Seed Type Affects the Speed of Seed Growth
Develop a Method for Determining a PlantÆs Rate of Transpiration
Show That Fruits Contain Germination Inhibitors
Determine if the Head of a Sunflower Is Made of Complete or Incomplete Flowers
Determine the Rate of Geotropism of Plant Stems
Determine the Effect of Gray Water on Plant Growth
Keep Iron from Rusting
Determine How the Rate of Diffusion of a Material Is Affected by the Shape of the Container ItÆs In
Determine Which Type of Polymer Food Wrap Is Best at Preventing Food Dehydration
Determine the Effect of Temperature on the Adhesion of Polyvinyl Acetate Glue
Make Recycled Paper
Find the Most Absorbent Brand of Paper Towels
Separate the Substances in a Mixture
Make More of a Solute Dissolve in Water
Design Ways to Test Water Hardness
Find Out Which Color Pigments Are Hidden in a Green Leaf
Determine How the Physical Characteristics of EarthÆs Surface Affect Climate
Determine the Effect of Changes in Air Pressure on Wind Velocity
Determine How EarthÆs Rotation Affects the Spin Direction of Hurricanes
Design a Device That Makes a Vertical Line
Find as Many Real-Life Examples of Mechanical Weathering as Possible
Find Ways to Keep Leaching from Polluting Water Sources
Grow Large Crystals
Determine What Factors Affect the Growth Rate of Crystals
Make a Model of EarthÆs Water Cycle
Determine the Effect of Wind on Measuring Rainfall
Find Ways to Reduce Friction
Compare the Viscosity of Different Fluids
Create a Balloon Rocket
Build a Toy That Will Throw a Ball toward a Target
Determine the Effect of Temperature on How High a Rubber Ball Bounces
Determine if a Swing Will Move Faster with a Lighter Person on It
Design a Musical Instrument That Can Play Different Pitches
Use Colored Filters to Send Secret Messages
Demonstrate the Scattering of Light
Design a Solar Cooker
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Author Biography

Table of Contents

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