| Description |
127 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
A+ ace your science project |
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Gardner, Robert, 1929-2017.
A+ ace your science project.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124) and index. |
| Summary |
"Presents several science experiments and project ideas about space"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Building an astrolabe to determine latitude -- Building a sundial to find the path of the sun -- What causes seasonal changes? -- Making a model of the moon's path -- A look at some planets -- Making a model of the solar system -- How to make a sky clock -- Building and using a spectroscope -- What is parallax? -- The diameter and volume of the sun and earth -- A model of a solar eclipse -- A model of a lunar eclipse -- Sun and direction -- Making a shadow clock -- Moving charges and magnetic fields -- Moon observations -- A model of the moon, earth, and sun -- Determining the size of the moon -- Using binoculars to get a closer look -- How does air resistance affect moving objects? -- Why doesn't the moon fall down to earth? -- Launching a balloon rocket -- Simulating weightlessness -- Finding your weight in space. |
| Subject |
Space sciences -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
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Science projects -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Goodstein, Madeline P.
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| ISBN |
9780766032309 |
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0766032302 |
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