Science Reference Guides
Chemistry
and Physics Experiments:Selected Resources for Science Teachers
and Students
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS
Bonnet, Robert L., and Dan Keen. Science fair
projects: physics.New York, Sterling Pub., 1999. 95 p.
Presents projects and experiments that use easy-to-find materials
to explore the world of physics, covering such topics as temperature, energy
flow, acceleration, sound, pendulums, momentum, magnetism, and solar heat.
Burns, George. Exploring the world of chemistry.New
York, Franklin Watts, c1995. 48 p.
Suggests simple activities for exploring chemistry, the study
of the substances that make up our world.
Ealy, Julie B., and James L. Ealy, Jr. Visualizing
chemistry: investigations for teachers.Washington, American
Chemical Society, 1995. 434 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Ehrlich, Robert. Why toast lands jelly-side
down: zen and the art of physics demonstrations.Princeton,
N.J., Princeton University Press, c1997. 196 p.
Bibliography: p. 193-194.
Friedhoffer, Robert. Physics lab in a hardware
store.New York, Franklin Watts, c1996. 112 p.
Bibliography: p. 107.
Examines such topics in physics as mass, weight, gravity, buoyancy,
and pressure with experiments using common household tools.
Friedhoffer, Robert. Physics lab in a housewares
store.New York, Franklin Watts, c1996. 95 p.
Bibliography: p. 91.
Explores such topics in physics as levers, friction, heat transmission,
and density with experiments using common household utensils.
Friedhoffer, Robert. Physics lab in the home.New
York, Franklin Watts, c1997. 80 p.
Bibliography: p. 75-76.
Explores such topics in physics as the properties of water,
transmission of heat, evaporation, and air pressure as seen in home plumbing,
refrigerators, and other common items.
Friedhoffer, Robert. Science lab in a supermarket.New
York, Franklin Watts, c1998. 95 p.
Bibliography: p. 91.
Presents a variety of experiments using items you can buy in
the supermarket. Also explains the scientific basis for such things as the flexible
plastic strips that cover doorways leading into the meat departments in many
large markets.
Gardner, Robert. Science projects about kitchen
chemistry.Springfield, N.J., Enslow Publishers, c1999.
128 p.
Bibliography: p. 123-124.
Presents experiments suitable for science fair projects, dealing
with the chemistry involved with foods and activities related to the kitchen.
Gardner, Robert. Science projects about physics
in the home.Springfield, N.J., Enslow Publishers, c1999.
112 p.
Bibliography: p. 109-110.
Presents instructions for physics projects and experiments
that can be done at home and exhibited at science fairs.
Hauser, Jill Frankel. Gizmos & gadgets: creating
science contraptions that work (& knowing why).Charlotte,
Vt., Williamson Pub., c1999. 144 p.
Provides instructions for making seventy-five contraptions
that demonstrate friction, gravity, energy, motion, and other principles of physics
and explains how to think like an inventor.
Herr, Norman, and James Cunningham. Hands-on
chemistry activities with real-life applications.West
Nyack, N.Y., Center for Applied Research in Education, c1999.
638 p. (Physical science curriculum library, v. 2)
Moje, Steven W. Cool chemistry: great experiments
with simple stuff. New York, Sterling Pub. Co., c1999.
96 p.
Fifty-five experiments with readily available materials explore
basic concepts of chemistry and physics, including the properties of matter,
acids and bases, and food chemistry.
Physics projects for young scientists.Rev.
ed. Richard C. Adams and Peter H. Goodwin. New York, Franklin Watts,
c2000. 128 p.
Rev. ed. of: Physics projects for young scientists. Peter H.
Goodwin, c1991.
Bibliography: p. 120-121.
Gives instructions for and explains the principles behind a
variety of simple physics experiments.
Rohrig, Brian. 150 captivating chemistry experiments
using household substances.Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, B. Rohrig,
c1997. 184 p.
Teaching chemistry with TOYS : activities for grades K-9.Jerry
L. Sarquis, Mickey Sarquis, John P. Williams. New York, TAB Books, c1995.
296 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIMENTS
Bonnet, Robert L., and Dan Keen. Science fair
projects with electricity & electronics.New York, Sterling
Pub., c1996. 95 p.
Nearly fifty projects on electricity and electronics, designed
for science fair competition.
DiSpezio, Michael A. Awesome experiments in
electricity & magnetism.New York, Sterling Pub., c1998.
160 p.
Provides instructions for over fifty experiments demonstrating
the properties of electricity and magnetism.
DiSpezio, Michael A. Awesome experiments in
light & sound.New York, Sterling Pub. Co., c1999. 160
p.
Presents over seventy experiments designed to demonstrate the
properties of light and sound and explain the science behind them, covering such
topics as wavelengths, color spectrums, vibration, and air particles.
Doherty, Paul, Don Rathjen, and the Exploratorium
Teacher Institute. The cool hot rod and other electrifying experiments
on energy and matter. New York, John Wiley, c1996. 100 p.
Presents over twenty experiments exploring energy transformations
and how they affect the everyday world. The experiments are miniature versions
of some of the exhibits at the Exploratorium, San Francisco's famed museum of
science, art, and human perception.
Doherty, Paul, Don Rathjen, and the Exploratorium
Teacher Institute. The magic wand and other bright experiments
on light and color.New York, Wiley, c1995. 125 p.
Doherty, Paul, Don Rathjen, and the Exploratorium
Teacher Institute. The magic wand and other bright experiments
on light and color.New York, Wiley, c1995. 125 p.
Doherty, Paul, Don Rathjen, and the Exploratorium
Teacher Institute. The spinning blackboard and other dynamic
experiments on force and motion.New York, John Wiley & Sons,
c1996. 112 p.
Presents over twenty experiments exploring the principles of
mechanics. The experiments are miniature versions of some of the exhibits at
the Exploratorium, San Francisco's famed museum of science, art, and human perception.
Gardner, Robert. Experiments with bubbles.Springfield,
N.J., Enslow Publishers, 1995. 104 p.
Bibliography: p. 101.
A collection of experiments that use bubbles to illustrate
scientific principles and properties.
Gardner, Robert. Experiments with light and
mirrors.Springfield, N.J., Enslow Publishers, c1995. 112
p.
Bibliography: p. 110.
Gardner, Robert. Science projects about the
physics of sports.Springfield, N.J., Enslow Publishers,
c2000. 128 p.
Bibliography: p. 124-125.
Presents science projects and experiments related to sports,
covering such topics as speed, Newton's Laws, force and motion, gravity, friction,
and collisions.
Gardner, Robert, and David Webster. Experiments
with balloons.Springfield, N.J., Enslow Publishers, c1995.
104 p.
Bibliography: p. 99.
Goodstein, Madeline P. Sports science projects:
the physics of balls in motion.Berkeley Heights, N.J.,
Enslow Publishers, 1999. 128 p.
Bibliography: p. 125.
Presents experiments and science fair projects that demonstrate
the differences between kinds of sports balls and the relationship between their
design and performance.
Levine, Shar, and Leslie Johnstone. The magnet
book.New York, Sterling Pub., c1997. 80 p.
Provides instructions for about thirty simple experiments exploring
magnetism and electricity.
Mebane, Robert C., and Thomas R. Rybolt. Air & other
gases. New York, Twenty-First Century Books, 1995. 63
p.
Bibliography: p. 61.
Mebane, Robert C., and Thomas R. Rybolt. Water & other
liquids.New York, Twenty-first Century Books, 1995. 64
p.
Bibliography: p. 61.
Moje, Steven W. 100 science experiments with
paper.New York, Sterling Pub., c1998. 128 p.
Describes how to perform 100 experiments with paper and other
materials easily found in the home, exploring such topics as air, chemistry,
electricity, magnetism, heat, light, inertia, sound, and water.
Moje, Steven W. Paper clip science: simple & fun
experiments.New York, Sterling Pub., c1996. 96 p.
Describes sixty-five experiments using paper clips and other
inexpensive supplies, demonstrating such basic physics and chemistry phenomena
as weight, balance, flight, and surface tension.
Wood, Robert W. Light fundamentals.New
York, McGraw-Hill, c1997. 140 p.
Provides instructions for a variety of experiments introducing
the study of light, its characteristics, sources, and uses.
GENERAL EXPERIMENTS
The Ben Franklin book of easy and incredible
experiments.Edited by Lisa Jo Rudy. New York, Wiley, c1995.
131 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Cobb, Vicki, and Kathy Darling. You gotta
try this!: absolutely irresistible science.New York, Morrow
Junior Books, 1999. 144 p.
A collection of science experiments and activities, arranged
in such categories as "Physical Attractions," "Curious Chemistry," and "Freaky
Fluids."
Coffin, Marilyn. Team science: organizing classroom
experiments that develop group skills. Tucson, Ariz., Zephyr Press,
c1996. 101 p.
Melton, Lisa Taylor, and Eric Ladizinsky. 50
nifty super science experiments.Additional material by
Michelle Ghaffari. Los Angeles, Lowell House Juvenile; Chicago,
Contemporary Books, c1997. 80 p.
Provides instructions for science experiments involving such
topics as gravity, color, and light dispersion.
Pearce, Q. L. (Querida Lee). Super science
experiments.Los Angeles, Lowell House Juvenile, c1999.
90 p.
Pilger, Mary Anne. Science experiments index
for young people.2nd ed. Englewood, Colo., Libraries Unlimited,
1996. 504 p.
VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Janice VanCleave's
science experiment sourcebook.New York, Wiley, c1997.
308 p.
Presents 300 science experiments, grouped under the topics
of astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science and physics.
VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Janice VanCleave's
203 icy, freezing, frosty, cool & wild experiments.New
York, J. Wiley, c1999. 122 p.
VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Janice VanCleave's
202 oozing, bubbling, dripping & bouncing experiments.New
York, J. Wiley, 1996. 120 p.
Provides instructions for over 200 short experiments in astronomy,
biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics.
Wiese, Jim. Rocket science: 50 flying, floating,
flipping, spinning gadgets kids create themselves.New
York, Wiley, c1995. 115 p.
Wood, Robert W. When?: experiments for the
young scientist. New York, TAB Books, c1995. 133 p.
Wood, Robert W. Where?: experiments for the
young scientist.New York, TAB Books, c1995. 133 p.
Wood, Robert W. Who?: famous experiments for
the young scientist.Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books,
c1995. 127 p.
World Book's young scientist.Chicago,
World Book, c1997. 10 v.
See especially v. 2. Light & electricity. Magnetic power and
v. 3. Atoms & molecules. Gases.
Contents: v. 1. Space technology. Computers -- v. 2. Light & electricity.
Magnetic power -- v. 3. Atoms & molecules. Gases -- v. 4. Planet Earth. Water
-- v. 5. Living world. Plants -- v. 6. Animals -- v. 7. Human body. Communications
-- v. 8. Energy. Conservation -- v. 9. Construction. Machines -- v. 10. Student
guide. Index.
Compiled by Denise P. Dempsey
June 2000
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