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by Penny Norman (Author), Ann Einstein (Editor)
ScienceWiz(R) Energy: Join the Race to Save the Planet is a multi-award winning science book and kit. Discover what energy IS, how we make it NOW and our choices for the future.
The 22 projects in this 48 page book include:- Building a solar racer
- Launching an electric car
- Zooming a supercapacitor car
- Constructing a battery to light an LED
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Generating enough electrical current to spin a motor
(no battery required) - Triggering a kinetic chain reaction
- Splitting water into hydrogen fuel
- Solving the energy conversion puzzles
- Balancing potential energy on your head
Climate change is with us. Learn about fossil fuels and the greenhouse effect. Explore the challenges and possible solutions.
Author Biography
EDITOR: Ann Einstein, M.A.T. from George Washington University in Washington D.C., was a teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District. She has been involved with the education of children for most of her adult career as a director of early childhood education programs, as a teacher in gifted and talented programs and most recently as an elementary education teacher. She has been an editor of the ScienceWiz(TM) Books since 1994 when she edited the ElectroWiz(TM) Electricity book. Ann brings a clarity of mind and the capacity to see things through a child's eyes to the editing process.
To quote an Einstein of an earlier generation:"We never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into which we were born." - Albert Einstein
