Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms, and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science

by N.A. Downie

Book Overview

How do you make a clock out of an ice cube? Send messages using bubbles? Make money using a tube that waltzes? This collection of curious and offbeat science experiments provides the answers to these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801874106
• ISBN13: 9780801874109
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

PHYSICS TODAY magazine liked the book, says author

This is what the world's leading physics magazine said about Ink Sandwiches (abbreviated). "At the University of British Columbia, we are always on the lookout for suitable projects that are eye-catching, inexpensive, and yet pedagogically solid. Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms, and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science by Neil Downie has many good ideas. The projects are pitched at a level such that a physicist can reproduce them in a few hours' work at home with commonly available materials. Alternatively, with some supervision, a student could also build the projects for a science fair or undergraduate course. The science will appeal to a broad age range. Fairly young audiences (elementary and middle school students) will like the demonstrations, with the addition of numerical analysis, they are also appropriate for grades 11 and 12 and for first-year undergraduates. Occasionally, the science and math section provides a note of uncertainty as to exactly why we see what we see - something I quite like. Knowing something of the often exhausting business of scientific outreach and how long it takes to produce a five-minute demonstration, I recognize the huge effort that must have gone into this book. The book is a job well done and I recommend it for anyone trying to get physics across to non-specialist audiences." Chris Waltham THE AUTHOR, Neil A. Downie

Excellent!

Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms, and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science is a great book. Good experiments with detailed explantions. One downfall might be a little complicated for grades 1-8.