"Originally published as It's about time science projects: How Long Does It Take? in 2003."
Summary
"Simple science experiments about measurement of time using everyday items with many experiments that can be turned into science fair projects."-- Provided by publisher.
Audience
K to grade 3
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Safety first -- Time before clocks -- Measuring time with the sun -- A water clock -- A problem with water clocks -- A sand clock -- A candle clock -- Heart time -- From heart clock to pendulum clock -- A pendulum clock -- Running time -- Time to breathe -- Quick as a wink or a squeeze -- Time to fall -- How fast can you react? -- Decay time -- Estimating time -- Using time to stop motion -- A year of change.
