"Quarterback Dad" is the perfect guide for new dads; or old dads who need a refresher course. It is the first book to provide practical pregnancy and newborn advice using a language that men can understand - football talk. With illustrations of important Playbook pages (emphasises most important features in chapter), Touch-downs (statements that bear repeating), and Fumbles (humorous things that expectant or new fathers should never do), "Quarterback Dad" will be a lifesaver for every football-loving father.It is divided into 4 major sections: Training Camp - the 9 months of pregnancy;...

A children s instructional book on how to use readily available materials to turn the house into a science lab

Physics teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less. Turn a plastic cup into a pinhole camera using waxed paper, a rubber band, and a thumbtack. Build a swinging wave machine using a series of washers suspended on strings from a yardstick. Or construct your own planetarium from an empty potato chip canister, construction paper, scissors, and a pin. Each project has a materials list,...

There s no need for expensive, high-tech lab equipment to conduct chemistry experiments you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Turn an old LED flashlight into an Energy Drink Tester using aluminum foil and electrical tape. Mix cornstarch and water to make Non-Newtonian Goo. Use a 9-volt battery and thumbtacks to break water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Create edible Sweet Crystals from a saturated sugar solution. Or construct your own Three-Penny Battery from galvanized washers, pennies, vinegar, and scrap cardboard.
Here are more than 50 great hands-on...

There's no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills--you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Each hands-on project in this book will challenge you to come up with a unique solution to a specific design problem. Construct a Pasta Bridge strong enough to support a heavy load, using only dry linguini and glue. Build a Marble Roller Coaster from recycled cardboard tubes, in which the marble -car- jumps a track to land safely at its final destination. Or design an Egg Catch device to safely capture a free-falling egg. Test yourself or use them for...