Comments on: 2016 Science Books for Kids

By: Im The Story

Im The Story — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:32:48 +0000

Lots of people say that science books are boring, but for me, science is one of the keys to learning anything and everything. In this way, our children can build up their imagination and it can help them learn and experiment with things. They can also have fun and enjoy while learning their science activities. It’s good also to add science curriculum for your children’s learning books.

By: Derek Colanduno

Derek Colanduno — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:47:24 +0000

You should add ‘Grandmother Fish’ to this list! 🙂

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 20:55:05 +0000

http://www.radiolaguy.com/Batteries/Vintage_Batteries.htm

Apparently you could for a while, but just the labels now.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 20:42:30 +0000

That’s the one! It also taught me how to read a circuit diagram. You can’t get the old dry cells anymore I don’t think, but big 12-volts are pretty common still for flashlights and the like.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 20:35:03 +0000

Jesse, I don't know that book, but it sounds great. Possibly available here, used. . Back in the day I built a lot of radios and phones using old parts.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 20:15:19 +0000

When I was a kid I had a book — oh heck, I still have it — called Morse, Marconi and You.

It relies on technologies that predate arduino by decades, of course. But what I like about it even now is that by using that kind of tech it can get into the real theories and workings of stuff like radios. The fancier, more recent electronics tend to mask that.

So you get to build an actual radio with copper wire, some wood, and a few resistors and diodes that you can get for a few cents.

Among the projects in M, M& You : building a light-beam communications device, building a radio, simple induction coils. Eventually it works its way up to a transmitter.

And you can still build a foxhole radio with a diode and an old rotary phone 🙂

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 15:59:42 +0000

Nice, thanks for that link.

By: Eddie Janssen

Eddie Janssen — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 13:42:42 +0000

I used Electronics for Kids in a class on electricity for 15 children age 9-12 years. We did four of the projects: how to light a lightbulb, the electromotor, the electromagnet and the lemonbattery.
The kids loved it! But they were a bit surprised that reality is harsh and difficult. Most children live in a cartoon-world were the forces of nature are taken very l (bind two feathers on your arm and off you fly).
One thing. Building the electromotor learned us that theisolated wire used in the book doesnot work. Either your coil is to heavy or it is to weak if you create less windings.
Ihope adding a link will not disturb anything, so here goes (click on the picture for an mp4):
http://www.pendinghe.nl/index.php/kinderen/groep-5-8