Cosmic Science: Over 40 Gravity-Defying, Earth-Orbiting, Space-Cruising Activities for Kids

ISBN-13: 9780471158523 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 128 str.

Jim Wiese

Opis

Experience the force of liftoff
* Create your own constellations
* Write a postcard from another planet
* Make a club-soda comet, and more


From rocketing out of Earth's gravity and orbiting our planet to probing other planets and walking on the Moon, Cosmic Science makes exploring space a blast More than 40 easy, safe--and fun--activities show how rockets work, why the shape of the Moon seems to change, just how much power the Sun has, what it's like to live and work in space, and much more

Spis treści

Before You Go: Understanding Our Solar System.

Blast Off!: Rocketing Out of Earth′s Gravity.

Up There!: Orbiting Earth.

"Look, Ma, I′m Floating": Living and Working in Space.

Places We′ve Gone: Walking on the Moon.

Places We′d Like to Go: Probing the Planets.

Even Farther: Seeing the Stars and More.

Glossary.

Index.

O autorze

JIM WIESE (British Columbia, Canada) is a science teacher and an educational adviser who has won Teacher of the Year awards in both the United States and Canada. He is the author of the popular kids′ science–activity books Roller Coaster Science, Rocket Science, Detective Science, and Spy Science, all published by Wiley.