Washoe County Library System

Experiments and projects explore the earth's structure, features, and changing landscape.

This step-by-step guide enables ordinary folks to construct 13 awesome ballistic devices using inexpensive household or hardware store materials. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple, a match-powered rocket, to the more complex, a tabletop catapult, to the classic, the infamous potato cannon, to the offbeat, a Cincinnati fire kite. With a strong emphasis on safety, Backyard Ballistics also...

Introduces the characteristics and actions of the wind through simple hands-on activities.

Renowned science author Vicki Cobb has concocted just the right formula for making scientific principles easy for even the youngest kids to understand.

Introduces "the study of stuff in space," providing statistics, quizzes, activities, and experiments about the stars and planets.

"There's no place like home to start inspiring young scientists. The 52 labs in Kitchen Science Lab for Kids require no specialized equipment of dangerous chemicals. Instead they use materials most of us keep in our pantries--milk, aluminum foil, laundry detergent--to introduce fundamental principles of physics, chemistry, and biology. Calling on her experience in research labs and as a mom, author Liz Lee Heinecke has developed experiments that are...

Text and simple experiments introduce electrical, magnetic, and gravitational force fields.

Simple experiments illustrate mechanical principles.