This title shows children how to tell the time using the sun, moon and stars; make their own hourglass and candle timekeeper; and more. It is aimed at children age 8 to 12 years old. What makes time tick? With these dozens of experiments, budding scientists will happily pass the hours investigating all its wonders. They'll learn how to tell time using the sun, moon and stars; make their own hourglass and candle timekeeper; and, learn how clocks and watches operate. Fun-filled activities include creating a model of the International Date Line and constructing a cereal box planetarium, plus there are intriguing answers to such questions as whether we'll ever be able to travel through time.

 

This book features in the following series: No Sweat Science, No-Sweat Science .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Sterling Juvenile .

E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loeschnig, and Muriel Mandell are authors of books in the No-Sweat Science series, published by Sterling Publishers. They each have written several other science-related books for children and young adults. E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loeschnig, and Muriel Mandell are authors of books in the No-Sweat Science series, published by Sterling Publishers. They each have written several other science-related books for children and young adults. E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loeschnig, and Muriel Mandell are authors of books in the No-Sweat Science series, published by Sterling Publishers. They each have written several other science-related books for children and young adults.