TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walker,Pam
AU  - Wood,Elaine
TI  - Computer science experiments
T2  - Facts on File science experiments
SN  - 9780816078066
AV  - QA76.27 .W34 2010
U1  - 004.07/W151 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Facts On File
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Experiments
KW  - Study and teaching (Middle school)
KW  - Activity programs
KW  - Study and teaching (Secondary)
KW  - Science
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Computer network resources
KW  - Internet in education
KW  - Science projects
N1  - 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; HS; 6-12
N2  - 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
ER  -