Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes: 30+ Amazing Science Projects You Can Build for Less than $1

Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes: 30+ Amazing Science Projects You Can Build for Less than $1 — page 3
A Note to Adults The projects in this book do not include laboratory exercises structured discov ery lessons or experiments in the formal sense of the word Students learn from firsthand experience in the process of trying to build the projects and make them work Each project demonstrates several science or math concepts that can be found in most curricula and lists of standards Each project has been tested in between 10 and 30 classes over the course of four years I can be confi dent when I say the projects work You can have great times with your kid while building stuff Here are some pointers to make the process work Don't take over your kid's project If you get so excited about it that you grab it from them to do the next step you’ve overstepped your mandate There are safety issues to be sure but don't let the off chance of a small cut or scrape stand in the way of your youngster's learning to use a new tool or build a great