Exploding Disk Cannons, Slimemobiles, and 32 Other Projects for Saturday ScienceJHU Press, 2006 - 295 pages These curious and offbeat science experiments provide Saturday scientists of all ages with new ways to mess up the basement and gross out mom - all in the name of education! Accomplished physicist and science writer Neil A. Downie presents a wide variety of creative and innovative projects, from whacky motors to designer demolition; from the skidmobile to the human-body posture meter; from the rice-grain ski jump to laser light shows. Each experiment comes with historical background, a list of equipment, detailed instructions, and a full explanation of the science behind it. For those intrigued by any particular experiment, Downie includes follow-up suggestions, which describe ways to tinker with the initial recipe. Whether printing with invisible ink or marveling at the power of an exploding soda bottle, high school science teachers, inveterate tinkerers, and amateur scientists will find in this book a full range of projects guaranteed to banish the boredom of a long Saturday afternoon. |
Contents
DESIGNER DEMOLITION | 15 |
PUSHING STRING | 61 |
Land Jiggers | 70 |
PECULIAR VEHICULARS | 85 |
Slimemobile | 101 |
Ball River Bobsled | 107 |
Skidmobile | 113 |
CURIOUS CONTROLS | 119 |
LASER LIGHT SHOWS | 185 |
Exploding Laser Spots | 187 |
OF MORSE AND MEN | 197 |
Helidoodle | 207 |
Calculator Communicator | 214 |
INSTRUMENTS | 221 |
No Smoke without Gas | 228 |
Spongy Gas | 236 |
Electrolytic Gas Pedal | 126 |
A Victorian Amplifier | 133 |
GRANULES AND PARTICULES | 141 |
Niagara Meter | 149 |
Magical Magnetic Valveless Valves | 155 |
A Balance of Air Blasts | 164 |
Hovering Images | 171 |
Moiré Microscope | 177 |
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