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Author:

Vanstone, Emma, (Science writer) author.

Title:

This is rocket science : an activity guide : 70 fun and easy experiments for kids to learn more about our solar system / Emma Vanstone ; photography by Charlotte Dart.

Publisher:

Page Street Publishing Co.,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

160 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Astronomy--Experiments--Juvenile literature.
Celestial mechanics--Experiments--Juvenile literature.
Science--Experiments--Juvenile literature.
Astronomy projects--Juvenile literature.
Solar system--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Dart, Charlotte, (Photographer) photographer.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Glorious gravity -- Fantastic friction -- Marvelous laws of motion: Newton's first law -- Marvelous laws of motion: Newton's second law -- Marvelous laws of motion: Newton's third law -- Amazing air resistance -- Let's launch -- Crazy combustion and chemical reactions -- Tricky trajectory -- Living in space -- Landscaped landing -- Super solar system.

Summary:

Presents experiments for kids and adults, each designed to show how mechanical science and astrophysics work from the inside out. Kids learn to make scientific observations, ask questions, identify and classify and find answers to their questions, all while investigating space.

ISBN:

1624145248
9781624145247

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1031419592

LCCN:

2017961189

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

BGPE251 -- Perry Public Library (Perry)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)