Easy Science Demos & Labs For Physics (Easy Science Demos and Labs Series Ser)

Science can be difficult to teach even for teachers---never mind for some homeschoolers! This easy-to-implement book features demonstrations to help your students understand some tricky scientific concepts that are hard to explain in the abstract. Perfect for helping your middle school students move towards an inquiry-based methodology, Easy Science Demos and Labs provides an interactive way to review, broaden, and deepen understanding about science. Each demo has a short explanation of the principle; materials needed; introduction; and instructions that integrate both the teacher instructions, as well as the lesson being taught. 10 lab activities are included which add a deeper level of understanding to the demonstrations; they're designed for middle school students to be able to perform independently. This physics book provides a helpful way to supplement your lessons on the properties of matter; energy waves; heat; air pressure; light and mirrors; wavelength; refraction; Motion; magnets; electricity; circuits; force; gravity; the second law of thermodynamics; simple machines; sound; and more. 146 reproducible pages, softcover, with glossary and appendix. Grades 8-12.