Gizmos & Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions That Work (& Knowing Why)

by Jill Frankel Hauser

Book Overview

Provides instructions for making 75 contraptions that demonstrate friction, gravity, energy, motion, and other principles of physics and explains how to think like an inventor This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885593260
• ISBN13: 9781885593269
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Worthy Kids
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Great Intro to Physics!

My nine year old son loves this book! It has some great projects to do (using easy-to-find materials) while also introducing famous scientists and scientific principles like the laws of motion. We were following the The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Revised and Updated Edition and found this book to be much better than the books it recommended for Physics.

great book for scout leaders

gizmos and gadgets contains easy, readable information on scientific principles along with appropriate, fun, hands-on experiements. Makes for great reading for scout leaders, teachers or those who like to mess around at home with their kids. Good addition to any library.