The New Everyday Science Explained. Washington, D.C.:National Geographic Society, 2005. Fascinating realms of science abound in our everyday lives, and this incredible book reveals them in remarkable ways. Real-world analogies, humor, full-color photographs and illustrations, and other entertaining methods explain why curveballs curve, why planets spin, why race cars skid, how the human body works, the human genome project, and the big bang.
Anthony Feldman and Peter Ford. Scientists and Inventors, The People Who Made Technology from Earliest Times to Present Day. New York:Facts on File, 1979. Tells the stories of over 150 inventors and scientists, from Empedocles to Christiaan Barnard, from Galileo to Einstein, from Gutenberg to Pasteur, from the Wright brothers to the Curie family, set out in chronological order.
Eric Weisstein's World of Science. Contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics. scienceworld.wolfram.com
The Great Idea Finder. A look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation. www.ideafinder.com
Light-Science. Discover people behind advancements in modern science who were ordinary people. www.light-science.com
Science Fair Projects. Science fair projects ideas - middle to high school project experiments. Large collection of free illustrated science fair projects ideas and science project experiments for elementary school, middle school & high school. www.sciencefair-projects.org
SciPlus. www.bengalsonly.com
Today in Science History. Features births, deaths, and events in the history of science , invention, and technology. www.todayinsci.com
Truly Unusual. Truly unusual, obscure, unique and weird things. Ask dr. Strange to explain the unexplainable. www.trulyunusual.com
My First
Science Kit. The perfect science
introduction for younger kids, My First Science Kit
engages little experimenters for hours at a time. Perform
ten safe and fun science experiments. Set up a color
mixing lab, grow gobs of crystals in 24 different hues,
capture a rainbow in a tube and much more. Kit includes:
giant test tube with caps, color mixing tray for 24
colors, pipettes, mixing cups, magnifier, polyacrylamide,
Tub Tints and science guide with instructions. www.kbtoys.com
Spotlight
on Science: Famous Experiments Kit. Imagine
being there when Newton saw the apple fall, or when
Galileo explored the laws of force and motion. Experience
a part of scientific history first hand when you recreate
24 famous experiments and learn about the scientists who
performed them. Learning Resources Spotlight on Science
Kits combine high interest topics with exciting
experiments that are sure to capture a child's
imagination. Each Kit contains 24 experiment cards with
background information and an activity guide with
literature connections, extensions and glossary. The
Famous Experiments kit includes magnifying glass,
compass, balloons, marbles, magnet, wire and coffee
filter. www.kbtoys.com
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