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Aspiring young physicists will discover an amazing group of inspiring scientists and memorable experiments in Physics for Kids, the third book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series.

Make a water rocket and engineer the perfect paper airplane. Play with mirror images. Use atmospheric pressure to push an egg into a bottle. Crush a mint to create a flash of light.

This engaging guide offers a series of snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with physics, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the illustrated story of a scientist along with some background about the importance of their work, and a description of where it is still being used or reflected in today’s world.

A step-by-step experiment paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today. Experiments range from very simple projects using materials you p

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"Recommended for classroom or at-home exploration."
-- Angela Leeper * Booklist *

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
LAB 1 William Gilbert b. 1544 ELECTRICITY
LAB 2 Galileo Galilei b. 1564 PENDULUMS
LAB 3 Sir Isaac Newton b. 1643 GRAVITY AND PRISMS
LAB 4 Laura Bassi b. 1711 AIR AND ELECTRICITY
LAB 5 Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) b. 1753 THERMODYNAMICS
LAB 6 Thomas Young b. 1773 WAVE THEORY
LAB 7 Augustin-Jean Fresnel b. 1788 LIGHT AND COLOR
LAB 8 Michael Faraday b. 1791 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
LAB 9 Pierre Curie b. 1859 PIEZOELECTRICITY
LAB 10 Lise Meitner b. 1878 NUCLEAR FISSION
LAB 11 Albert Einstein b. 1879 RELATIVITY
LAB 12 Katharine Burr Blodgett b. 1898 FILMS
LAB 13 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin b. 1900 STAR MATERIAL
LAB 14 Mary Golda Ross b. 1908 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
LAB 15 Luis Walter Alvarez b. 1911 BUBBLE CHAMBER
LAB 16 Ruby Payne-Scott b. 1912 SUNSPOTS
LAB 17 Chien-Shiung Wu b. 1912 SYMMETRY
LAB 18 Warren M. Washington b. 1936 ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
LAB 19 Stephen Hawking b. 1942 BLACK HOLES
LAB 20 Christine Darden b. 1942 AIRCRAFT WING DESIGN
LAB 21 Jocelyn Bell Burnell b. 1943 PULSARS
LAB 22 Valerie L. Thomas b. 1943 ILLUSION TRANSMITTER
LAB 23 Nadya Mason b. 1972 CONDUCTIVITY/CARBON
LAB 24 Chanda Prescod-Weinstein b. 1982 COSMOLOGY
LAB 25 Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil b. 1986 GALAXIES
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
INDEX

The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Physics for Kids

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    A Paperback / softback by Liz Lee Heinecke, Kelly Anne Dalton

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      Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
      Publication Date: 18/01/2022
      ISBN13: 9780760372432, 978-0760372432
      ISBN10: 0760372438

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Aspiring young physicists will discover an amazing group of inspiring scientists and memorable experiments in Physics for Kids, the third book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series.

      Make a water rocket and engineer the perfect paper airplane. Play with mirror images. Use atmospheric pressure to push an egg into a bottle. Crush a mint to create a flash of light.

      This engaging guide offers a series of snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with physics, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the illustrated story of a scientist along with some background about the importance of their work, and a description of where it is still being used or reflected in today’s world.

      A step-by-step experiment paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today. Experiments range from very simple projects using materials you p

      Trade Review
      "Recommended for classroom or at-home exploration."
      -- Angela Leeper * Booklist *

      Table of Contents
      INTRODUCTION
      LAB 1 William Gilbert b. 1544 ELECTRICITY
      LAB 2 Galileo Galilei b. 1564 PENDULUMS
      LAB 3 Sir Isaac Newton b. 1643 GRAVITY AND PRISMS
      LAB 4 Laura Bassi b. 1711 AIR AND ELECTRICITY
      LAB 5 Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) b. 1753 THERMODYNAMICS
      LAB 6 Thomas Young b. 1773 WAVE THEORY
      LAB 7 Augustin-Jean Fresnel b. 1788 LIGHT AND COLOR
      LAB 8 Michael Faraday b. 1791 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
      LAB 9 Pierre Curie b. 1859 PIEZOELECTRICITY
      LAB 10 Lise Meitner b. 1878 NUCLEAR FISSION
      LAB 11 Albert Einstein b. 1879 RELATIVITY
      LAB 12 Katharine Burr Blodgett b. 1898 FILMS
      LAB 13 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin b. 1900 STAR MATERIAL
      LAB 14 Mary Golda Ross b. 1908 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
      LAB 15 Luis Walter Alvarez b. 1911 BUBBLE CHAMBER
      LAB 16 Ruby Payne-Scott b. 1912 SUNSPOTS
      LAB 17 Chien-Shiung Wu b. 1912 SYMMETRY
      LAB 18 Warren M. Washington b. 1936 ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
      LAB 19 Stephen Hawking b. 1942 BLACK HOLES
      LAB 20 Christine Darden b. 1942 AIRCRAFT WING DESIGN
      LAB 21 Jocelyn Bell Burnell b. 1943 PULSARS
      LAB 22 Valerie L. Thomas b. 1943 ILLUSION TRANSMITTER
      LAB 23 Nadya Mason b. 1972 CONDUCTIVITY/CARBON
      LAB 24 Chanda Prescod-Weinstein b. 1982 COSMOLOGY
      LAB 25 Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil b. 1986 GALAXIES
      GLOSSARY
      REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      ABOUT THE AUTHOR
      ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
      ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
      INDEX

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