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Ace your space science project : great science fair ideas / Robert Gardner and Madeline Goodstein.

Gardner, Robert, 1929- (Author). Goodstein, Madeline P. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Presents several science experiments and project ideas about space."

Record details

ISBN: 9780766032309
ISBN: 0766032302
Physical Description: 128 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Berkeley Heights, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Building an astrolabe to determine latitude -- Building a sundial to find the path of the sun -- What causes seasonal changes? -- Making a model of the moon's path -- A look at some planets -- Making a model of the solar system -- How to make a sky clock -- Building and using a spectroscope -- What is parallax? -- The diameter and volume of the sun and earth -- A model of a solar eclipse -- A model of a lunar eclipse -- Sun and direction -- Making a shadow clock -- Moving charges and magnetic fields -- Moon observations -- A model of the moon, earth, and sun -- Determining the size of the moon -- Using binoculars to get a closer look -- How does air resistance affect moving objects? -- Why doesn't the moon fall down to earth? -- Launching a balloon rocket -- Simulating weightlessness -- Finding your weight in space.