Temperature
Websites:
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/thermometer.html
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-temperature.htm
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-temperature.htm
Books:
Really hot science projects with temperature : how hot is it? how cold is it?
by Robert Gardner. 536 GAR
Weather and climate by David Flint 551.6 FLI
Temperature by Kay Manolis E 536.5 MANOLIS
Hot and Cold by Melinda Lilly J 536.5028 LILLY
Easy genius science projects with temperature and heat :great experiments and ideas by Robert Gardner and Eric Kemer J 536.078 GARDNER
Experiments with heat and energy / by Lisa Magloff J 536 MAGLOFF
What is touch? / Jennifer Boothroyd E 612.88 BOOTHRO
What is touch? / Jennifer Boothroyd E 612.88 BOOTHRO
Experiments with heat / Trevor Cook J 536.078 COOK
What is a thermometer? / by Lisa Trumbauer E 681.2 TRUMBAU
Super simple things to do with temperature : fun and easy science for kids /by Kelly Doudna J536.5078 DOU
The science book of hot & cold /by Neil Ardley J536.078
Speaking of the temperature in Seattle, it is still cold outside...so here are some fun things to do with science in our area:
Enter the Seattle Science Festival Contest to design a Martian Habitat. Entries are due by April 6th, Seattle Science Festival Expo Day will be Saturday, June 2nd! http://seattlesciencefestival.org/Science-Festival/martian-habitat-contest
Check out Dino Day at the Burke Museum on Saturday, March 3rd http://www.burkemuseum.org/events/category/family_event
Explore the Polar Science Weekend at the Pacfic Science Center March 1st-4th http://pacificsciencecenter.org/Research-Weekends/polar-science-weekend.html or attend one of their Scientist Spotlights on the first Saturday of each month http://pacificsciencecenter.org/scientist-spotlight or if you really eat, sleep and breathe science try one of their camp-ins, many are open to family groups http://pacificsciencecenter.org/Camp-In/camp-in#camp-in-dates-and-groups
Attend an STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) event:
Northwest Regional Science Olympiad held at Highline Community College on Saturday, March 17th http://www.washingtonscienceolympiad.com/tournaments.html#regional
Seattle FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition on Saturday, March 24th
BioExpo at Meydenbauer Center on May 24th http://nwabr.org/teachers/student-bio-expo-teachers/about-expo
Sign up for the UW Engineering Discovery Days on April 20th and 21st, family groups are welcome http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/openhouse.html
or curl up with a science fiction book or watch a science program (parents, please check for age appropriate themes)
Science programs: Magic Schoolbus, Sid the Science Kid, CyberChase, Nova (PG) , How It's Made, Wild Kratts, DragonFly TV, Through the Wormhole (PG), The Universe (PG), MythBusters (PG)
Science Fiction: (various ages and themes)
One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Life of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Lasky
Eager by Helen Fox
Aliens Stole My Body by Bruce Colville
Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper by Michael Reisman
Flight of the Phoenix (Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist bk. 1) by R. L. LaFevers
Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander
George's Secret Key to the Universe by Stephen and Lucy Hawking
Neo Leo: the Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci by Gene Barretta
Of Numbers and Stars: the Story of Hypatia by D. Anne Love
Ortega by Maureen Fergus
Science Fair: a story of mystery, danger, international suspense and a very nervous frog by Dave Barry
11 Experiments that Failed by Jenny Offill
Science Fair Bunnies by Kathryn Lasky
Ready, Set, Oops! by Fran Manushkin
No Fair Science Fair by Nancy Poydar
Amelia's Science Fair Disaster by Marissa Moss
Big Science Fair by Dan Yaccarino
Science Fair from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
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