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Computer science experiments / Pamela Walker, Elaine Wood.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Facts on File science experimentsNew York, NY : Facts On File, c2010Description: xx, 153 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780816078066
  • 0816078068
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 004.07/W151
LOC classification:
  • QA76.27 .W34 2010
Other classification:
  • GRef./HS
Contents:
Introduction -- Safety precautions -- Bioethics video production -- Coral reef conservation -- Carbon footprint -- Virtual fetal pig dissection -- Conservation of mass -- Astronaut trading cards -- Simple machines -- Hydrolysis and dehydration synthesis -- Using cloud patterns to predict weather -- Create a climatogram -- Mapping lightning strikes -- Human parasites -- Rocks and minerals -- Breathing demonstration -- Nanoscale science -- How are caves formed? -- Sunspots and the solar cycle -- Types of chemical bond -- The history of DDT -- The power of a tsunami --Scope and sequence chart -- Grade level -- Setting -- Our findings.
Summary: Presents 20 new, tested experiments related to the intriguing field of computer science. Most of the experiments utilize Internet-based computer research to teach key science concepts. The experiments are designed to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom, and to improve critical-thinking skills.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
General Reference General Reference High School Library General Reference Section GC GRef./HS 004.07/W151 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 32656HS

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Safety precautions -- Bioethics video production -- Coral reef conservation -- Carbon footprint -- Virtual fetal pig dissection -- Conservation of mass -- Astronaut trading cards -- Simple machines -- Hydrolysis and dehydration synthesis -- Using cloud patterns to predict weather -- Create a climatogram -- Mapping lightning strikes -- Human parasites -- Rocks and minerals -- Breathing demonstration -- Nanoscale science -- How are caves formed? -- Sunspots and the solar cycle -- Types of chemical bond -- The history of DDT -- The power of a tsunami --Scope and sequence chart -- Grade level -- Setting -- Our findings.

Presents 20 new, tested experiments related to the intriguing field of computer science. Most of the experiments utilize Internet-based computer research to teach key science concepts. The experiments are designed to promote interest in science in and out of the classroom, and to improve critical-thinking skills.

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