Science Activity 3. Forces and Motion

Author: (USA) Arthur Tracy / Zhou Xiaowei
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: This series of science experiment activities gives children the opportunity to use the problem-solving methods employed by professional scientists to explore fascinating aspects of the scientific world. The series emphasizes planning experiments, requiring strict procedures to ensure successful completion, and introduces future scientists to the scientific method through documenting the stages of experiments and organizing and analyzing experimental data to draw conclusions. Readers will have the chance to personally conduct these novel and exciting experiments, learning various methods to record and analyze their own experiments and results. Each book in this series of science experiment activities contains 10 main experiments, with additional activities for each experiment to encourage readers to discover more about the topic. These activities are explained and developed through detailed guides and analyses. Each activity is accompanied by colorful demonstration photos and numerous images and illustrations that provide details about each topic. Through these fun and educational experiments conducted under the guidance of the scientific method, readers of this series will gain a sense of how professional scientists approach their work, but most importantly, the joy they experience.