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Gizmos & Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions That Work (& Knowing Why) (Williamson Kids Can Books)

2 reviews
Jill Frankel Hauser

Topeka Bindery, 1999

Great Intro to Physics!
My nine year old son loves this book! It has some great projects to do (using easy-to-find materials) while also introducing famous scientists and scientific principles like the laws of motion. We were following the The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Revised and Updated Edition and found this book to be much better than the books it recommended for Physics.

Snowball Launchers, Giant-Pumpkin Growers, and Other Cool Contraptions

4 reviews
Tom Fox

Sterling, 2006

Amazed!!
I will enjoy doing these projects with my kids!! There is so much neat stuff in here. I read the entire book in one sitting and found some great information in it. I wanted to get started right away! I was really impressed by the moth-bot project. Kids will have so much fun doing these!

Lego Crazy Action Contraptions (Klutz)

1 review

Klutz, 2008

My 9 year old loves it.
Scott loved the vehicles and the making things that sail on a pulley accross our family room.

The Grand Contraption: The World as Myth, Number, and Chance

4 reviews
David Park

Princeton University Press, 2007

David Park Hits a Cosmic and Historical Homerun
The Grand Contraption is easy to read. Professor Park never spends too much time on any of the subparts of his story of how we humnan beings have conceived of the universe's structure, beginning, and future. The concepts of time and space are addressed throughout. The best part is that he doesn't come to any grand conclusion himself. Except to suggest our grand speculations, founded on ...

Ingenious Gadgets: Guess the Obscure Purpose of Over 100 Eccentric Contraptions

1 review
Maurice Collins

David & Charles, 2005

A Fun Look at Some Really Weird Contraptions!
Originally published in England, this book showcases 100+ weird and wacky - and sometimes, really nifty - gadgets from the last 100 years. Nuts-and-bolts fans and antiquers will love this book; it's a hoot! Paging through this book is like stepping back into history. You marvel at the inventiveness of those nameless not-always-crackpot inventors who came up with... a Clockwork Fly Scarer ...

Kid Concoctions & Contraptions

9 reviews
John E. Thomas, Danita Thomas

Kid Concoctions Company, 2001

Great Science Projects!
Great science projects. We made the hover craft and had hover craft races with my sons 4th grade class. The kids learned about science and had a wonderful time. This is my sons favorite book....and mine too.

Eccentric Contraptions: and Amazing Gadgets, Gizmos and Thingamabobs

1 review
Maurice Collins, Ian Kearey

David & Charles Publishers, 2004

A good coffee table book
Actually I bought this book as a gift to my brother. After flipping through the pages, I decided to read it cover to cover. It's a very interesting and easy read. You can finish it in a couple hours. What I did was I looked at the picture and tried to guess what the gadget was before reading the description. That added more fun to the book. If you enjoy this book, you might also like ...

Analytical Anthology of Music

1 review
Ralph Turek

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1992

Analytical Anthology of Music by Ralph Turek
This is a great overview of printed scores from all the periods of music history beginning with the Medieval Chant to 1979. Each score is in its entirety or is an important section of a piece. The pieces contained within are quintessential pieces by each composer, thus making this workbook a must have for any college music student.

Lego Crazy Action Contraptions: A Lego Contraptions Book (Klutz): A Lego Contraptions Book (Klutz)

30 reviews
Don Rathjen

Klutz Press Inc.,U.S., 1999

The best addition to any Lego collection
My son has a HUGE bin of Legos and enjoys building and rebuilding. This box/kit really challenges him. The best part is most of the contraptions have a function. He loves the candy dispenser made with Legos and rubber bands. I highly recommend this for any Lego lover!

Easy to Make Contraptions

1 review
Roland Berry

Harvey House, 1978

THE BOOK THAT MAKES YOU THINK WITH YOUR HANDS.
This book was one of my favorite books as a kid I could make anything from a Kite to a self propelled boat from match sticks and the box of matches. I would spend hours upon hours making the projects in it. Now I purchased it for my son.

Turn on the Lights - From Bed!: Inventions, Contraptions, and Gadgets Kids Can Build

2 reviews

Mcgraw-Hill, 1996

Learning and Fun!
This book manages to combine the best of both learning and fun with lots of kid friendly (and family friendly) projects. Along the way the book sneaks in lots of useful facts on the hows and whys of the gadgets and general electronic principals. It also teaches the young inventor all the steps along the way from planning to implementation, using kid friendly pictures and language. Even I, not ...

Making Marble-Action Games, Gadgets, Mazes & Contraptions: Designs for 10 Outlandish, Ingenious and Intricate ...

6 reviews
Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater

Stackpole Books, 1999

OK for ideas, but not for projects
I was disappointed as well. I expected projects I could build, but nothing struck me as worth the time. The basic ideas are OK, marble rollers, and so on. But I would only use this stuff as a departure point for my own designs.

Action Contraptions: Easy-To-Make Toys That Really Move
Mary Blocksma, Dewey Blocksma, ...

Prentice Hall, 1988

Presents instructions for making cars, trucks, and other toys out of materials found around the house.

Antique Phonograph: Accessories & Contraptions (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Timothy C. Fabrizio, George F. Paul

Schiffer Publishing, 2003

The antique phonograph is the center of a beautiful, brilliant, and sometimes bizarre universe of accessories. The commercial development of the phonograph, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, inspired a host of adjunct technology, from fancifully-painted flower horns to record storage disguised as furniture. Here are gadgets any snake oil salesman would be proud of - objects that claimed to make the phonograph louder, ...

Make 50 Wild and Wacky (but Useful!) Contraptions

1 review
Robert Brandt, Eric Chaline

Collins, 2008

Should be called - Make 10 Wild and Wacky (but useless) ...
I really wanted to like this book because I have always been fascinated by Rube Goldberg type contraptions. But sadly, this book falls far short in many ways. First, the title is misleading. There are basically 10 contraptions with 5 variations of each. For example, here are some of the titles: "Gravity Domino Righter", "Son of Domino Righter", "Return of the Domino Righter", you get the idea. ...

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