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Everything STEM Handbook: Help Your Child Learn and Succeed in the Fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 320 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 235x203x15 mm, kaal: 469 g
  • Sari: Everything® Series
  • Ilmumisaeg: 09-Aug-2015
  • Kirjastus: Everything
  • ISBN-10: 1440589798
  • ISBN-13: 9781440589799
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 320 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 235x203x15 mm, kaal: 469 g
  • Sari: Everything® Series
  • Ilmumisaeg: 09-Aug-2015
  • Kirjastus: Everything
  • ISBN-10: 1440589798
  • ISBN-13: 9781440589799
"A guide for parents hoping to teach their kids the basics of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)"--

"Projects and experiments to inspire and challenge your kids! The STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) are top education priorities in the United States--and they are growing fields with a high demand for jobs. If you want to make sure your children are prepared for the future in these fields, here's how you can help: Make it fun! Expose them to hands-on, real-world, and fun activities so they'll become engaged, motivated, and successful students later on. Look inside for ideas and activities to stimulate your child's interest in these fascinating subjects, including: Racing juice cans Setting up a circuit Observing potato osmosis Building a mousetrap race car Creating a Cartesian treasure map Going on a geometry scavenger huntBuilding a bridge Exploring food chemistry With easy-to-understand examples, problem-solving tips, and hands-on projects your family can create together, this guide gives you the tools you need to help your kids excel and foster a lifetime love of learning"--

Projects and experiments to inspire and challenge your kids!

The STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) are top education priorities in the United States--and they are growing fields with a high demand for jobs. If you want to make sure your children are prepared for the future in these fields, here's how you can help: Make it fun! Expose them to hands-on, real-world, and fun activities so they'll become engaged, motivated, and successful students later on.

Look inside for ideas and activities to stimulate your child's interest in these fascinating subjects, including:

  • Racing juice cans
  • Setting up a circuit
  • Observing potato osmosis
  • Building a mousetrap race car
  • Creating a Cartesian treasure map
  • Going on a geometry scavenger hunt
  • Building a bridge
  • Exploring food chemistry
With easy-to-understand examples, problem-solving tips, and hands-on projects your family can create together, this guide gives you the tools you need to help your kids excel and foster a lifetime love of learning.
Introduction 9(2)
01 Thinking Like a Scientist
11(16)
What Is Science?
12(1)
Fields of Science
13(4)
The Scientific Method
17(5)
The Limits of Science
22(5)
02 Everyday Physics
27(16)
Pressure, Temperature, and the Weather
28(2)
Why Do Some Things Float?
30(3)
How a Magnifying Glass Works
33(3)
Balloons, Spoons, and Density
36(3)
Searching for Newton
39(4)
03 The Physics of Moving Objects
43(15)
Racing Juice Cans
44(2)
The Physics of Floating Feathers
46(4)
Follow the Bouncing Ball
50(4)
The Inertia of Ice Cubes
54(1)
The Velocity of Bowling Balls
55(3)
04 Electricity
58(22)
Static Electricity
59(4)
Building a Circuit
63(4)
Insulator versus Conductor
67(4)
What's Inside a Light Bulb?
71(4)
Another Kind of Electric Circuit
75(5)
05 Magnetism
80(17)
Magnetizing (and Demagnetizing) a Sewing Needle
81(3)
North versus South Pole
84(5)
What Are Magnets Made Of?
89(3)
Electricity and Magnetism: The Two Sisters
92(5)
06 Building Stuff
97(18)
Building a Motor
98(4)
Building a Truss
102(6)
Building a Bridge
108(4)
Building a Tower
112(3)
07 Making It Go
115(13)
Balloon-Powered Car
116(2)
Powering a Boat with Soap
118(3)
Mousetrap Car Race
121(4)
Water Rocket Launch
125(3)
08 Naked Eye Astronomy
128(17)
Keeping a Moon-Phase Journal
129(3)
Moon Navigation
132(6)
Does the Sun Always Rise in the East?
138(4)
The Easiest Constellations to Recognize
142(3)
09 Household Chemistry
145(15)
How Batteries Work
146(3)
Alkaline or Acidic?
149(3)
More Food Chemistry
152(3)
Separating Salt from Water
155(2)
Ice versus Dry Ice
157(3)
10 Biology Basics
160(17)
How Plants Make Food: Photosynthesis
161(2)
Deciduous versus Coniferous Trees
163(4)
Fermentation: Making Sourdough Starter
167(3)
Potato, Carrot, and Cell Osmosis
170(4)
Dominant versus Recessive Traits
174(3)
11 Making Math Matter
177(14)
Designing Wallpaper Using Percentages
178(1)
Tic-Tac-Toe Math Review
179(3)
Bingo Math Review
182(2)
Card Math Review
184(4)
Algebra Dice
188(3)
12 Geometry All Around You
191(17)
Creating a Geometry Monster
192(2)
The Angle Guessing Game
194(3)
Mini Pyramids---Many Triangles
197(2)
Calculating the Circumference of a Pie, Bike Wheel, Car Tire, Etc.
199(3)
The Cartesian Treasure Map
202(3)
The Geometry Scavenger Hunt
205(3)
13 Statistically Speaking
208(21)
Mean, Median, and Mode
209(4)
Making a Pie Chart from Scratch
213(5)
Pie Chart versus Bar Chart
218(3)
Learning Probability with Playing Cards
221(4)
Learning Probability with Dice
225(4)
14 Money Math
229(17)
How Many Zeros Are in a Quadrillion?
230(3)
Decimals and Money
233(3)
Calculating Percentage Change
236(3)
Money's Value over Time
239(4)
The Rule of 72
243(3)
15 STEM Kits, Games, Apps, and Magazines
246(14)
STEM-Related Kits
247(3)
STEM Board Games and Card Games
250(3)
STEM Apps
253(2)
Other Online Learning Resources
255(2)
STEM-Related Magazines
257(3)
16 STEM Summer Camps, Enrichment Classes, Online Classes, and Job Shadowing
260(11)
STEM Summer Camps and Enrichment Classes
261(3)
Online STEM Classes
264(2)
Job Shadowing
266(5)
17 STEM Activities for the Car
271(9)
Math Rock, Paper, Scissors
272(1)
Science Connections
272(1)
Science Categories
272(1)
Geometry Scavenger Hunt---Travel Version
273(1)
License Plate Game---Math Version
273(2)
First to Reach 100
275(1)
Finish the Sequence
276(1)
The Birthday Problem
277(1)
Science Fiction or Science Fact?
278(2)
Appendix A Additional Resources
280(25)
Science Museums by State
280(19)
STEM Career Websites for Kids
299(2)
Other Useful STEM Websites
301(4)
Appendix B Bibliography
305(10)
Index 315
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