Hands-on experiments for children ages 8 - 12 on topics related to energy This collection of fun and easy-to-do experiments and activities will help kids understand the different types of energy including heat, sound, electricity, and light using everyday materials you can find at home. The 25 chapters include information and activities about energy and work, the conservation of matter and energy, potential energy, kinetic energy, the conservation of mechanical energy, waves, energy movement in transverse waves, sound energy, photons, radiant energy, thermal energy, and more. Janice VanCleave's Energy for Every Kid is perfect for science projects, take-home projects, and in-class demonstrations. Janice VanCleave (Riesel, TX) is a former science teacher and the author of more than 40 children's science and math books that have sold over two million copies.

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Moving Stuff Energy and Work. 2. Constant The Law of Conservation of Mass and Energy. 3. Basic Kinetic and Potential Energy. 4. Stored Potential Energy. 5. On the Move Kinetic Energy. 6. Sum It Up The Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy. 7. Disturbances Mechanical Waves. 8. Up and Down Energy Movement in Transverse Waves. 9. Back and Forth Sound Energy. 10. Energy Bundles Photons. 11. Through Space Radiant Energy. 12. Hot to Cold Heat Transfer. 13. Currents Transfer by Convection. 14. Warm Up! Infrared Radiation. 15. Changes How Thermal Energy Is Measured. 16. Opposite Electric Charges. 17. Stop and Go Electricity. 18. Pushers Batteries. 19. Stick to It! Magnetic Potential Energy. 20. Changers Chemical Energy. 21. Equal Nuclear Energy. 22. Used Up Nonrenewable Energy Resources. 23. Recycle Renewable Energy Resources. 24. Collectors Direct Heating by Solar Energy. 25. Pass It On Energy Transfers within a Community. Glossary. Index.

About the Author

Janice VanCleave is a former science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than forty children's science books that have sold over two million copies and a resident science fair authority on discovery.com.