Introduction |
|
9 | (2) |
|
01 Thinking Like a Scientist |
|
|
11 | (16) |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
|
13 | (4) |
|
|
17 | (5) |
|
|
22 | (5) |
|
|
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) |
|
|
39 | (4) |
|
03 The Physics of Moving Objects |
|
|
43 | (15) |
|
|
44 | (2) |
|
The Physics of Floating Feathers |
|
|
46 | (4) |
|
|
50 | (4) |
|
|
54 | (1) |
|
The Velocity of Bowling Balls |
|
|
55 | (3) |
|
|
58 | (22) |
|
|
59 | (4) |
|
|
63 | (4) |
|
Insulator versus Conductor |
|
|
67 | (4) |
|
What's Inside a Light Bulb? |
|
|
71 | (4) |
|
Another Kind of Electric Circuit |
|
|
75 | (5) |
|
|
80 | (17) |
|
Magnetizing (and Demagnetizing) a Sewing Needle |
|
|
81 | (3) |
|
|
84 | (5) |
|
What Are Magnets Made Of? |
|
|
89 | (3) |
|
Electricity and Magnetism: The Two Sisters |
|
|
92 | (5) |
|
|
97 | (18) |
|
|
98 | (4) |
|
|
102 | (6) |
|
|
108 | (4) |
|
|
112 | (3) |
|
|
115 | (13) |
|
|
116 | (2) |
|
Powering a Boat with Soap |
|
|
118 | (3) |
|
|
121 | (4) |
|
|
125 | (3) |
|
|
128 | (17) |
|
Keeping a Moon-Phase Journal |
|
|
129 | (3) |
|
|
132 | (6) |
|
Does the Sun Always Rise in the East? |
|
|
138 | (4) |
|
The Easiest Constellations to Recognize |
|
|
142 | (3) |
|
|
145 | (15) |
|
|
146 | (3) |
|
|
149 | (3) |
|
|
152 | (3) |
|
Separating Salt from Water |
|
|
155 | (2) |
|
|
157 | (3) |
|
|
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) |
|
|
177 | (14) |
|
Designing Wallpaper Using Percentages |
|
|
178 | (1) |
|
|
179 | (3) |
|
|
182 | (2) |
|
|
184 | (4) |
|
|
188 | (3) |
|
12 Geometry All Around You |
|
|
191 | (17) |
|
Creating a Geometry Monster |
|
|
192 | (2) |
|
|
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) |
|
|
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) |
|
|
229 | (17) |
|
How Many Zeros Are in a Quadrillion? |
|
|
230 | (3) |
|
|
233 | (3) |
|
Calculating Percentage Change |
|
|
236 | (3) |
|
|
239 | (4) |
|
|
243 | (3) |
|
15 STEM Kits, Games, Apps, and Magazines |
|
|
246 | (14) |
|
|
247 | (3) |
|
STEM Board Games and Card Games |
|
|
250 | (3) |
|
|
253 | (2) |
|
Other Online Learning Resources |
|
|
255 | (2) |
|
|
257 | (3) |
|
16 STEM Summer Camps, Enrichment Classes, Online Classes, and Job Shadowing |
|
|
260 | (11) |
|
STEM Summer Camps and Enrichment Classes |
|
|
261 | (3) |
|
|
264 | (2) |
|
|
266 | (5) |
|
17 STEM Activities for the Car |
|
|
271 | (9) |
|
Math Rock, Paper, Scissors |
|
|
272 | (1) |
|
|
272 | (1) |
|
|
272 | (1) |
|
Geometry Scavenger Hunt---Travel Version |
|
|
273 | (1) |
|
License Plate Game---Math Version |
|
|
273 | (2) |
|
|
275 | (1) |
|
|
276 | (1) |
|
|
277 | (1) |
|
Science Fiction or Science Fact? |
|
|
278 | (2) |
|
Appendix A Additional Resources |
|
|
280 | (25) |
|
|
280 | (19) |
|
STEM Career Websites for Kids |
|
|
299 | (2) |
|
Other Useful STEM Websites |
|
|
301 | (4) |
|
|
305 | (10) |
Index |
|
315 | |