Galaxy Girl's Inquisitive Pioneer Adventures by Briana Andromeda Purcell
Ms Briana Andromeda Purcell - the one and only Galaxy Girl here! I go with you on this Awesome Science & Math Activity Book which is a journey and an adventure through many sciences, mostly Physics and Astronomy, touching upon Geology - Chemistry - Earth Science - Biology too - with many different topics that can take you across the spectrum of a year-long course. In these Activities you employ basic everyday materials found in low cost stores, hardware stores, and even at home in the kitchen - wow -
- such as rubber bands, measuring cups, paper clips, string, marbles, desk lamps, measuring tapes, rulers, protractors, bathroom scales, and so on. Each Activity is hands-on Activities ( 53 of them with a total of around 100 Labs ) and all require taking measurements and the analysis of the data. The book is rich in information on history - tales of Newton / Galileo / Archimedes, with talk of application of the ideas involved like Conservation of Energy - all the essential and basic key science ideas you need to know!
Imagine being able to use a Paper Calculator for the book which this book has as a template with directions, examples and all. It is a Slide Rule, you can make and use to solve the needed formulae in the book in an Activity.
For example you can find the Acceleration due to Gravity for the Earth with a superball, a stopwatch ( even an app on a phone ), and a measuring tape. Weigh your family car with a Ruler and a Tire Pressure Gage, Make an Electric Motor, Estimate the Number of Leaves on a Tree, the Number of Electrons on a charged piece of Styrofoam, Make a Battery with Tin Foil - pennies - and vinegar, Determine the Size of the Moon with a yardstick and an index card, determine the Speed of Light with a piece of cheese or chocolate - a microwave - a paper plate - and a ruler, Using a Thermometer, the clock on the wall, a measuring cup, a Styrofoam cup, and water you can determine the amount of energy given off by the Sun.
This can be used alongside any and all science textbooks since it can be done at home ( with proper permission and supervision when needed ) and is a great learning tool since it employs Reading, Writing, Visual, Measuring, Analyzing Data, and Tangible Skills in using the items and tools of science to investigate. Be the detective - the explorer - the mathematician - the scientist - in sum, the Inquisitive Pioneer along with Galaxy Girl here. As I note in the book ( going to be part of a book series btw with book 2 already on the go plus other Galaxy Girl books - Recipe and Kitchen Activities - plus Galaxy Girl Bracelets on the go too )
Explore & Enjoy! Be Brilliant!
Your cost is this : A Total of $100 and this is how it goes : $85 for the book and a Plastic Pickett 120 Slide Rule ( can email me if you want a yellow or white one note one per book and not for sale individually until sold out - very old and used condition on these - I will choose if no response in directions plus if I have run out will email on whether you want to wait or take the other color slide rule if available - these are here only as long as they last - also pictures are of the type of slide rule but I select them from my collection of them to send but all are in good working order though old ), $15 for shipping ( I only use USPS medium size flat rate boxes - best in this case )
Plus in your email tell me if you want it autographed - I am the author and it is sent directly by me - be sure to tell me the inscription you wish on it with my autograph.
If you need to return the item, it is at your shipping cost - I can replace it or refund your payment if it is intact if it is not what you wanted. To help you see it - look to my website here and note the activities I post - these come directly from the book.