Discovering Light

Discovering Light
Author: Sara Aissati
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Light
ISBN: 9781510639355

What is light? Where are optics and photonics present in our lives and in nature? What lies behind different optical phenomena? What is an optical instrument? How does the eye resemble an optical instrument? How can we explain human vision? This book, written by a group of young scientists, answers these questions and many more.

Fun Experiments with Light

Fun Experiments with Light
Author: Rob Ives
Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512468258

Make a camera from cardboard, create stereographic images, and start a campfire with ice! These amazing science projects use readily available items and have simple step-by-step instructions. Discover the science behind each experiment. They're quick to make and fun to show your friends and family. It lets you see in color, in 3D, close up, and far away—it's light!

Make Waves

Make Waves
Author: Nick Arnold
Publisher:
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2019-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0711242259

"Quick and easy step-by-step experiments"--Cover.

Light and Sound

Light and Sound
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978520468

Light and sound both travel in waves, but sound waves travel significantly slower than light. Theories like this are difficult to grasp in words, but there are easy ways to see them in action. With this book's simple experiments, young scientists will test out how light can bend and how even invisible sounds can make things move, helping them understand how even the most complex theories work. Through step-by-step instructions, young readers will learn the right way to set up their experiments and expand on concepts they already know.

A Project Guide to Light and Optics

A Project Guide to Light and Optics
Author: Colleen Kessler
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1612281117

What do CDs, lamps, lasers, and microwave ovens all have in common? They all use the power of light and optics! From ancient times when scientists puzzled over the effects of the Sun on Earth to today, where scientists and engineers use lasers to make precise cuts in metal, people have been fascinated by light and optics. In this book, you’ll delve into this incredible subject and learn how light can bend and bounce. You’ll understand how scientists use light to send data from one side of the world to the other. And, you’ll have fun discovering new things to do with flashlights and mirrors. These experiments and activities can be used as a starting point for science fair projects, or you can do them just for fun. Either way, you’ll find out a lot about the properties of light!

Exploring the Science of Light

Exploring the Science of Light
Author: The Exploratorium
Publisher: Weldon Owen
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-01-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781616287993

Ever look at the sky and wonder what makes it so blue? Or watch shadows shrink and grow as the day goes on? Find out the answers to these questions (plus 38 more!) with a book that explores color and light. Shine a Light on Light Itself! From mesmerizing colored shadows to groovy glow-stick dissections, from totally cool laser play to DIY kaleidoscopic reflections, Exploring the Science of Light is a kid-friendly, hands-on discovery guide for investigating light, color, and optics. Brought to you by the world’s most beloved and fun-filled laboratory of all, the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

Sound and Light

Sound and Light
Author: David Glover
Publisher: Kingfisher
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1993
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781856979351

Uses activities and experiments to introduce the properties of light and sound.

TheDadLab

TheDadLab
Author: Sergei Urban
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0525542701

The ultimate collection of DIY activities to do with your kids to teach STEM basics and beyond, from a wildly popular online dad. With more than 3 million fans, TheDadLab has become an online sensation, with weekly videos of fun and easy science experiments that parents can do with their kids. These simple projects use materials found around the house, making it easier than ever for busy moms and dads to not only spend more quality time with their children but also get them interested in science and technology. In this mind-blowing book, Sergei Urban takes the challenge off-screen with fifty step-by-step projects, including some that he has never shared online before. Each activity will go beyond the videos, featuring detailed explanations to simplify scientific concepts for parents and help answer the hows and whys of their curious children. Learn how to: explore new fun ways to paint; make slime with only two ingredients; defy gravity with a ping-pong ball; produce your own electricity, and more! With TheDadLab, parents everywhere will have an easy solution to the dreaded "I'm bored" complaint right at their fingertips!

Fun Experiments with Matter

Fun Experiments with Matter
Author: Rob Ives
Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512468282

Make a giant fountain from a soda pop bottle, write messages in invisible ink, and blow monster bubbles! Use readily available items and simple step-by-step instructions to create these amazing science projects. Discover the science behind each experiment, and have fun sharing with your friends and family. It squeezes, it stretches, it flows, it makes crystals—it's matter!

40 Simple Science Experiments

40 Simple Science Experiments
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2018
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781786174529

This big book introduces children to the basics of science in a fun, appealing way. Each experiment is accompanied by an introduction to a scientific concept, clear photographic step-by-step instructions, a list of materials needed, and a Q&A explanation. At the end, children can test what they've learnt with Quiztime. Also includes a glossary.