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Let magic be the gateway to spark your class' motivation and imagination. The sheer fun of magic can be the perfect motivator for young people to explore the scientific principles at play, using the Scientific Method as a framework for investigation. The payoff of discovering the science behind each and every magic trick makes the process of forming an hypothesis, collecting data and arriving at a conclusion entertaining and fun.
The Science of Magic Lab Activity Manual with ten teacher lesson plans is the perfect source for ten class sessions of entertaining, eye-opening scientific exploration. This is a series written by a teacher, for teachers. Everything is neatly packaged into one guide: suggested activities, worksheets, materials required, and follow-up and assessment tools. It is designed to be user-friendly from the at-a-glance activity listings to the detailed instructions -- a complete plan with fun-to-learn lessons.
At Five Star Educational we feel that there is no better springboard for scientific exploration than to start off with mind-boggling observations; namely, the most entertaining magic tricks and illusions! We want young people to discover how magicians rely on the power of optical illusions that fool the eye, the manipulation of space that misdirects us about the size and shape of things, and other scientific principles such as chemistry, magnetism, air pressure, gravity, infrared light and absorption that make the magic happen.
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