"GADGETS & GIZMOS" -- TWO NEW PHYSICS BOOKS ABOUT JUST HAVING FUN

GADGETS & GIZMOS   Here are two books I just found from NSTA (National Science Teachers Association). I just discovered that you can't access these links from my blog, but I checked and found that both books are available on amazon.com.

Use Toys and Gadgets to Teach Physics
 

What student or teacher can resist the chance to experiment with Rocket Launchers, Sound Pipes, Boomwhackers, and Flying Pigs? Authors Matthew Bobrowsky, Mikko Korhonen, and Jukka Kohtamäki believe lessons centered on physics gadgets and gizmos like these engage students' curiosity while helping them learn broader concepts, useful critical-thinking skills, and science and engineering practices. 

GRADES 6-8
 

The 35 experiments in Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6–8: Phenomenon-Based Learning cover topics including pressure and force, thermodynamics, energy, light and color, resonance, and buoyancy. Download the chapter "Air Pressure," which leads students on explorations and hands-on activities such as "Water Rocket" and "Pressure Globe." 

GRADES 9-12
 
The 54 experiments in Using Physics Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 9–12: Phenomenon-Based Learning focus on topics that include pressure and force, thermodynamics, energy, angular momentum, and magnetism. Download the free chapter "Two-Dimensional Motion" to engage your students in exploring motion in Earth's gravitational field through ballistics cars, air-powered projectiles, and car tracks. 

Find out with this new series how explorations in physics can be combined with serious fun for you and your students.