Doc Fizzix Mousetrap Racers: The Complete Builder's Manual

Author:   Alden Balmer
Publisher:   Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN:  

9781565233591


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   10 September 2008
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 17 years
Format:   Paperback
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Doc Fizzix Mousetrap Racers: The Complete Builder's Manual


Overview

In this guide written by a Teacher-of-the-Year winner, your kids will learn how to construct race cars from ordinary, affordable household materials, while learning the science behind how they work, in language easy enough for a 7th grader to understand.

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Author:   Alden Balmer
Publisher:   Fox Chapel Publishing
Imprint:   Fox Chapel Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9781565233591


ISBN 10:   156523359
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   10 September 2008
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 17 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Mousetraps Racers 8 Chapter 1- Getting Started 12 Chapter 2- Understanding Mousetraps Racers 24 Chapter 3- Mousetrap Racer Projects 48 Chapter 4- Advanced Models and Contruction Techniques 92 Chapter 5- Just in case Techniques 110 Chapter 6- Advanced Science Labs 116

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Will capture the interest of both students and teachers who want to find fun in learning and achieve recognition that is not refutable. -- Science Scope, National Science Teacher's Association


Kids are naturally curious. They love to build stuff and projects that involve cars will entertain children for hours. In this guide written by a Teacher-of-the-Year winner, your kids will learn how to construct race cars from ordinary, affordable household materials, while learning the science behind how they work, in language easy enough for a 7th grader to understand. With color photos, diagrams, fun illustrations, and four complete projects, your family will be racing vehicles that go the distance and go for the gold!


Author Information

Doc Fizzix-Alden J. Balmer-is an award-winning physics teacher from McNeil High School in Round Rock Independent School District and the 1996 Texas Science Teacher of the Year. Doc Fizzix has appeared on several nationally aired television programs and has been featured in many magazines including: ""The Science Teacher,"" ""Boys' Life,"" ""Web Page Design,"" ""Physics Today,"" and more.

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