| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 224 pages :) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Science in Motion |
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Science in motion (Chicago Review Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
There's more than one way to power a toy boat. Electric motors, balloons, gears, water jets, belt drives, chemical reactions, steam, and even gravity can be used to propel a small ship across a pool. Also, the boats' propellers and paddles can be side-mounted or at the stern, or even sit above the waterline, like a fan-powered swamp boat. The Motorboat Book will show children how to build more than 20 different models through step-by-step instructions with clear photographs And if they'd rather travel under the water than over it, the book has 6 different submarine projects.<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal> In addition to the boatbuilding activities, author Ed Sobey includes instructions on how to build an ocean to test the boats, as well as accessories such as four different water pumps, waterproof battery and motor cases, and a working foghorn. Most of the boats are built from recycled and easy-to-find materials, but an appendix lists local and online sources for wire, plastic propellers, small motors, and more. Educators will appreciate the Meeting Science Standards summary at the end of the book. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Ahoy!; 1. Start with an Ocean; Large Oceans; Smaller Oceans; Tiny Seas; 2. Build a Hull; Free and Easy Hulls; Aluminum Hulls; Two-Minute Boats; Extruded Aluminum Boat Hulls; Other Hull Materials; 3. Propel That Boat; Sails; Gravity-Powered Boat; Gravity-Powered Boat with Electric Pump; Balloon-Powered Boat; Rubber Band-Powered Boats; Nose Hook Boat; Stern Wheeler or Paddle-Wheeler; Side Wheeler or Side Paddle-Wheeler; Electric Boats; Swamp Boat; Even Easier Swamp Boat; Motor Duck DUKW; Motorboat; Belt Drive Boat; Gear Drive Boat. |
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Water Jet BoatSolar-Powered Boat; Rainy Day Solar-Powered Boat; Steamboat; Pneumatic Jet Boat; Chemically Powered Boats; Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz Skiff; Baking Soda Semisubmersible; Adjustable Rudder; 4. Pump It Up: Move Some Water; Take Apart a Pump; Water Pistol; Hand Pump; Electric Pump; Make a Pump; Baster Pump; Diaphragm Pump; Electric Pump; Siphon Pump; 5. Going Down: Submarines; Medusa Submarine; Organic Submarine; Waterproof a Motor; Sub Duck; Bathyscaphe; Electric Submarine; Waterproof a Battery Case; Submersible ROV; 6. Projects for a Tiny Sea; Amazing Holdup; Mustard Submarine; Foghorn. |
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Make Steel FloatMake Some Waves; Make Some More Waves; References; Appendix A: Sources for Materials; Appendix B: Meeting Science Standards; Glossary of Nautical Terms; Back Cover. |
| Subject |
Ship models -- Juvenile literature.
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Motorboats -- Juvenile literature.
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Handicraft -- Juvenile literature.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Experiments & Projects.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Transportation -- Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft.
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Handicraft. (OCoLC)fst00950959
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Motorboats. (OCoLC)fst01027988
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Ship models. (OCoLC)fst01116172
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sobey, Ed. Motorboat Book : Build & Launch 20 Jet Boats, Paddle-Wheelers, Electric Submarines & More. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, ©2013 9781613744475 |
| ISBN |
9781613744482 (electronic bk.) |
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161374448X (electronic bk.) |
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9781613744512 (electronic bk.) |
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161374451X (electronic bk.) |
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9780856833830 (electronic bk.) |
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0856833835 (electronic bk.) |
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1306012457 (electronic bk.) |
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9781306012454 (electronic bk.) |
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