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Computer science experiments / Pamela Walker, Elaine Wood.

by Walker, Pam, 1958-

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New York, NY : Facts On File, c2010.

Computer science -- Experiments.

Computer science -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- Activity programs.

Computer science -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Activity programs.

Science -- Study and teaching -- Computer network resources.

Internet in education.

Science projects.

xx, 153 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.

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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