A Boston Children's Museum activity book

Instructions for using readily available materials to make models of machines such as pulleys, windlasses, and water wheels, with suggested experiments to demonstrate their capabilities.

Constructions and experiments with different toys and mobiles introduce the basic principles of balancing.

Presents experiments and projects designed to reveal various aspects of electricity and magnetism.

Contains step-by-step directions for constructing wave making models and more than fifty experiments using these models to discover the world of waves.

Instructions for designing and building tops and yo-yos in different shapes and with various materials.

Instructions for using readily available materials to make working models of different kinds of clocks with suggested experiments to discover how they work.

Explores how soft drinks are made, with experiments and activities that demonstrate the scientific principles involved.