Title: Extreme science : from nano to galactic : investigations for grades 6-12 /
Authors: Jones, M. Gail, 1955-; Taylor, Amy R.; Falvo, Michael R.
Publisher: NSTA Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Science Methodology Study and teaching (Middle school); Science Methodology Study and teaching (Secondary); Science Study and teaching (Middle school) Activity programs; Science Study and teaching (Secondary) Activity programs.; Estimation theory.
Contents: What is scale? -- Types of scale -- Oops, I did it again : errors in measurement -- Sort it out -- It's not all relative : relative versus absolute -- Scaling the solar system -- Time flies when you're learning about scale! -- Billions of us : scale & population -- Scale it! -- Mega virus -- Your world or mine? : different perspectives -- Eye in the sky : an introduction to GIS & scale -- Drops to the ocean : a GIS study of river basins -- Zoom zoom : magnification -- That's hot! : the effect of size on rate of heat loss -- Sweet! : exploring surface area of sugar molecules -- Captivating cubes : investigating surface area-to-volume ratio -- Eggsactly -- Attack of the giant bug? -- Flying foam : the scale of forces -- Stick with it -- Fractals : self-similar at different scales -- Screening my calls : scale & the electromagnetic spectrum -- Stringy chemistry & states of matter -- Our amazing senses -- Beetlemice multitude!!! : power law & exponential scaling.