The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light and Color
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 20. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-471-11515-1 (ISBN)
Description
Bring the fun of a world-famous science museum into your own classroom or home! THE EXPLORATORIUM SCIENCE SNACKBOOK SERIES "Clear, concise, and visual-the best assortment of wonder- filled ideas I have seen. A must-have." -Paul Hewitt, author of Conceptual Physics "Almost as much fun as exploring the Exploratorium, which, of course, is a googolplex of fun." -Jearl Walker, author of The Flying Circus of Physics, with Answers Now you can do your own version of 25 Exploratorium experiments on light and color. All you need is a little curiosity, a few simple materials ...and this book. Each experiment is easy to do, fully illustrated, and loaded with advice, ideas, helpful hints, and eye-popping discoveries. Learn why the sky is blue but sunsets are red. Make strange, beautiful shapes appear with mirrors, tape, and cardboard. Through these and other projects in The Magic Wand, learn the science behind the mystery of light and color. San Francisco's EXPLORATORIUM, source of the best-selling Explorabook, hosts half a million visitors each year. Also available in The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Series: The Cheshire Cat and Other Eye-Popping Experiments on How We See the World
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Illustrations
colour illustrations, photographs
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-11515-1 (9780471115151)
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Persons
PAUL DOHERTY is the Director of the Exploratorium Teacher Institute, which introduces and encourages inquiry--based science teaching. DON RATHJEN is a physics and resource teacher--in--residence at the Exploratorium Teacher Institute.
Content
Blue Sky. Bone Stress. Bridge Light. Colored Shadows. Color Table. Corner Reflector. Critical Angle. Cylindrical Mirror. Diffraction. Disappearing Glass Rods. Duck into Kaleidoscope. Giant Lens. Inverse Square Law. Look into Infinity. Magic Wand. Parabolas. Pinhole Magnifier. Polarized Light Mosaic. Polarized Sunglasses. Rotating Light. Soap Film Painting. Spectra. Spherical Reflections. Touch the Spring. Water Sphere Lens. Index.