The Everything STEM Handbook: Help Your Child Learn and Succeed in the Fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (Everything®)

"Projects and experiments to inspire and challenge your kids! The STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) are top education priorities in the United States--and they are growing fields with a high demand for jobs. If you want to make sure your children are prepared for the future in these fields, here's how you can help: Make it fun! Expose them to hands-on, real-world, and fun activities so they'll become engaged, motivated, and successful students later on. Look inside for ideas and activities to stimulate your child's interest in these fascinating subjects, including: Racing juice cans Setting up a circuit Observing potato osmosis Building a mousetrap race car Creating a Cartesian treasure map Going on a geometry scavenger hunt Building a bridge Exploring food chemistry With easy-to-understand examples, problem-solving tips, and hands-on projects your family can create together, this guide gives you the tools you need to help your kids excel and foster a lifetime love of learning"-- "A guide for parents hoping to teach their kids the basics of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)"-- Contents Introduction Thinking Like a Scientist What Is Science? Fields of Science The Scientific Method The Limits of Science Everyday Physics Pressure, Temperature, and the Weather Why Do Some Things Float? How a Magnifying Glass Works Balloons, Spoons, and Density Searching for Newton The Physics of Moving Objects Racing Juice Cans The Physics of Floating Feathers Follow the Bouncing Ball The Inertia of Ice Cubes The Velocity of Bowling Balls Electricity Static Electricity Building a Circuit Insulator versus Conductor What's Inside a Light Bulb? Another Kind of Electric Circuit Magnetism Magnetizing (and Demagnetizing) a Sewing Needle North versus South Pol What Are Magnets Made Of? Electricity and Magnetism: The Two Sisters Building Stuff Building a Motor Building a Truss Building a Bridge Building a Tower Making It Go Balloon-Powered Car Powering a Boat with Soap Mousetrap Car Race Water Rocket Launch Naked Eye Astronomy Keeping a Moon-Phase Journal Moon Navigation Does the Sun Always Rise in the East? The Easiest Constellations to Recognize Household Chemistry How Batteries Work Alkaline or Acidic? More Food Chemistry Separating Salt from Water Ice versus Dry Ice Biology Basics How Plants Make Food: Photosynthesis Deciduous versus Coniferous Trees Fermentation: Making Sourdough Starter Potato, Carrot, and Cell Osmosis Dominant versus Recessive Traits Making Math Matter Designing Wallpaper Using Percentages Tic-Tac-Toe Math Review Bingo Math Review Card Math Review Algebra Dice Geometry All Around You Creating a Geometry Monster The Angle Guessing Game Mini Pyramids—Many Triangles Calculating the Circumference of a Pie, Bike Wheel, Car Tire, Etc The Cartesian Treasure Map The Geometry Scavenger Hunt Statistically Speaking Mean, Median, and Mode Making a Pie Chart from Scratch Pie Chart versus Bar Chart Learning Probability with Playing Cards Learning Probability with Dice Money Math How Many Zeros Are in a Quadrillion? Decimals and Money Calculating Percentage Change Money's Value over Time The Rule of 72 STEM Kits, Games, Apps, and Magazines STEM-Related Kits STEM Board Games and Card Games STEM Apps Other Online Learning Resources STEM-Related Magazines STEM Summer Camps, Enrichment Classes, Online Classes, and Job Shadowing STEM Summer Camps and Enrichment Classes Online STEM Classes Job Shadowing STEM Activities for the Car Math Rock, Paper, Scissors Science Connections Science Categories Geometry Scavenger Hunt -- Travel Version License Plate Game -- Math Version First to Reach 100 Finish the Sequence The Birthday Problem Science Fiction or Science Fact? Appendix A: Additional Resources Science Museums by State STEM Career Websites for Kids Other Useful STEM Websites Appendix B: Bibliography Index "Projects and experiments to inspire and challenge your kids! The STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) are top education priorities in the United States--and they are growing fields with a high demand for jobs. If you want to make sure your children are prepared for the future in these fields, here's how you can help: Make it fun! Expose them to hands-on, real-world, and fun activities so they'll become engaged, motivated, and successful students later on. Look inside for ideas and activities to stimulate your child's interest in these fascinating subjects, including: Racing juice cans Setting up a circuit Observing potato osmosis Building a mousetrap race car Creating a Cartesian treasure map Going on a geometry scavenger hunt Building a bridge Exploring food chemistry With easy-to-understand examples, problem-solving tips, and hands-on projects your family can create together, this guide gives you the tools you need to help your kids excel and foster a lifetime love of learning"-- Provided by publisher "A guide for parents hoping to teach their kids the basics of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)"-- Provided by publisher