Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids

His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities

Kerrie Logan Hollihan

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Year: 2009
• eBook ISBN:
  9781613742129
• Edition: 1

Featuring 21 hands-on projects that explore the scientific concepts Isaac Newton developed, this illuminating guide paints a rich portrait of the brilliant and complex man and provides young readers with a hands-on understanding of astronomy, physics, and mathematics. The activity-packed resource allows children to experiment with swinging pendulums, build a simple waterwheel, create a 17th-century plague mask, track the phases of the moon, bake an "apple pye in a coffin," and test Newton's three laws of motion using coins, a skateboard, and a model boat they construct themselves. A time line, excerpts from Newton's own writings, online resources, and a reading list for further exploration ensure that kids will gravitate to this unique activity book.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• TIME LINE
• PREFACE: THE BRILLIANT AND BIZARRE ISAAC NEWTON
• 1. A BOY LIKE NO OTHER
• 2. STUDY AT CAMBRIDGE
• 3. NEWTON THE MISFIT
• 4. ASKING QUESTIONS
• 5. THE LIGHT SHINES ON ISAAC NEWTON
• 6. THE SECRET YEARS
• 7. SCIENCE’S MOST IMPORTANT BOOK
• 8. LOOKING FOR CHANGE
• 9. A MAN OF LONDON TOWN
• 10. THE LION’S ROAR FADES AWAY
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• RESOURCES
• INDEX