Janice VanCleave - Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid

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2 Title Page Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun Janice VanCleave Second Edition

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4 Introduction The Activities General Instructions Measurements

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6 I: Energy Introduction 1 Energy Conservation See for Yourself What Happened? 2 Frequency See for Yourself What Happened? 3 Coupled Pendulums See for Yourself What Happened? 4 Sound Waves in Air See for Yourself What Happened? 5 Pressure Waves See for Yourself What Happened? 6 Pitch See for Yourself What Happened? 7 Sound Transmission See for Yourself What Happened? 8 The Effect of Mass on Sound See for Yourself What Happened? 9 Natural Frequency See for Yourself What Happened? 10 Neutral Atom See for Yourself What Happened? 11 Electric Current See for Yourself What Happened? 12 Conductors vs. Insulators See for Yourself What Happened? 13 LED See for Yourself What Happened? 14 Electrochemical Energy See for Yourself What Happened? 15 Polarizing an Insulator See for Yourself What Happened? 16 Polarizing a Conductor See for Yourself What Happened? 17 Electroscope See for Yourself What Happened? 18 Triboelectric Effect See for Yourself What Happened? 19 Adhesion: Charging by Contact See for Yourself What Happened? 20 Light Energy See for Yourself What Happened? 21 Light Transmission See for Yourself What Happened? 22 Light Waves See for Yourself What Happened? 23 Interference in Thin Films See for Yourself What Happened? 24 Concave Lens See for Yourself What Happened? 25 Convex Lens See for Yourself What Happened? 26 Plano-Convex Lens See for Yourself What Happened? 27 Polarized Light See for Yourself What Happened? 28 Filters See for Yourself What Happened? 29 Optical Density See for Yourself What Happened? 30 Refractive Index See for Yourself What Happened? 31 Shadows See for Yourself What Happened?

7 II: Force and Motion Introduction 32 Inertia: Newton's First Law of Motion See for Yourself What Happened? 33 Rotational Inertia See for Yourself What Happened? 34 Acceleration See for Yourself What Happened? 35 Impulse See for Yourself What Happened? 36 Gravity See for Yourself What Happened? 37 Friction See for Yourself What Happened? 38 Air Resistance See for Yourself What Happened? 39 Drag Force See for Yourself What Happened? 40 Air Pressure See for Yourself What Happened? 41 Torque See for Yourself What Happened? 42 Resultant Force of Gravity See for Yourself What Happened? 43 Center of Gravity See for Yourself What Happened? 44 Balance See for Yourself What Happened? 45 Shifting the Center of Gravity See for Yourself What Happened? 46 Action/Reaction See for Yourself What Happened? 47 Normal Force See for Yourself What Happened? 48 Balloon Rocket See for Yourself What Happened? 49 Bounce See for Yourself What Happened? 50 Coandă Effect See for Yourself What Happened? 51 Bernoulli's Principle See for Yourself What Happened? 52 Pressure Differences See for Yourself What Happened? 53 Balanced Forces See for Yourself What Happened? 54 Unbalanced Forces See for Yourself What Happened? 55 Lift Forces See for Yourself What Happened?

8 III: Simple Machines Introduction 56 First-Class Lever See for Yourself What Happened? 57 Equal-Arm Balance See for Yourself What Happened? 58 Second-Class Lever See for Yourself What Happened? 59 Third-Class Lever See for Yourself What Happened? 60 Just for Fun: Third-Class Lever See for Yourself What Happened? 61 Inclined Plane See for Yourself What Happened? 62 Screw See for Yourself What Happened? 63 Wedge See for Yourself What Happened? 64 Moveable Pulley See for Yourself What Happened? 65 Fixed Pulley See for Yourself What Happened? 66 Wheel and Axle See for Yourself What Happened?

9 IV: Magnets Introduction 67 Ferromagnetism See for Yourself What Happened? 68 Magnetic Field See for Yourself What Happened? 69 3-D Magnetic Field See for Yourself What Happened? 70 Mapping Magnetic Fields See for Yourself What Happened? 71 Temporary vs. Permanent Magnets See for Yourself What Happened? 72 Magnetic Permeability See for Yourself What Happened? 73 Compass Rose See for Yourself What Happened? 74 Floating Compass See for Yourself What Happened? 75 Magnetic Declination See for Yourself What Happened? 76 Electromagnet See for Yourself What Happened? 77 Right-Hand Rule See for Yourself What Happened? 78 Demagnetization See for Yourself What Happened? 79 Dipping Needle See for Yourself What Happened? 80 Magnetic Energy See for Yourself What Happened?

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12 End User License Agreement

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