Sneaky Science Tricks: Perform Sneaky Mind-Over-Matter, Levitate Your Favorite Photos, Use Water to Detect Your Elevation, Navigate with Sneaky ... into a Collapsible Robot with Everyday Things

by Cy Tymony

Author and delightfully mad scientist Cy Tymony combines the fun of his Sneaky Uses series with a host of fascinating science facts and resourceful tricks in Sneaky Science Tricks , a uniquely entertaining and educational how-to guide for the sly and curious among us. This time, Tymony has concocted an ingenious bag of tricks that includes a helicopter, a hand-powered fan, a clever moon direction trick, and many, many other shrewd navigation tools and tons of sneaky trivia on plants and animals, geography, and physics. Each nifty project in the book comes complete with detailed, easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations that fully demonstrate the step-by-step process, making Sneaky Science Tricks an ideal guidebook for sneaky scientists of all ages.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Cy Tymony has created his homemade inventions since he was a kid. His imagination and innovative way at looking at the world continues today as a technical writer and computer network specialist in the Los Angeles area. He has appeared on CNN and NPR, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and U.S. News & World Report.

Reviews

[Lizzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought by Mom! Tricks that can be used in science club or as demonstrations/activities in the classroom. Intriguing that many of the "magic" tricks include magnets and static electricity. Lots of fun activities for kids on a Saturday. Loved the random trivia in the back. This also includes directions for making a paper air popper which was a all the rage with my students last week :(