Fifty dangerous things (you should let your children do)
By: by Gever Tulley with Julie Spiegler
Contributors: Spiegler, Julie, aut
Publisher: Tinkering Unlimited
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Montara, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
ISBN-13: 9780984296101
Subjects: Safety education; Science projects; Creative thinking; Experiential learning
Description: Activities, skills, projects and experiences containing an element of danger that offer real ways for children to encounter phenomena first-hand and encourage them to become better questioners, tinkerers, experimenters, and thinkers.
Notes: "For ages: 9 to 99"--Page 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Lick a 9-volt battery; title: Play in a hailstorm; title: Master the perfect somersault; title: Kiss hello like the French; title: Stick your hand out the window; title: Drive a nail; title: Throw a spear; title: Make a bomb in a bag; title: Play with the vacuum cleaner; title: Throw rocks; title: Play with dry ice; title: Boil water in a paper cup; title: Put strange stuff in the microwave; title: Throw things from a moving car; title: Drop from high places; title: Burn things with a magnifying glass; title: Walk home from school; title: Stand on the roof; title: Squash pennies on a railroad track; title: Spend an hour blindfolded; title: Bend steel; title: Break glass; title: Construct your own flying machine; title: Look at the sun; title: Learn dramatic sword fighting; title: Make a slingshot; title: Climb a tree; title: Perform on the street; title: Dam up a creek; title: Go underground; title: Change a tire; title: Dive in a dumpster; title: Deconstruct an appliance; title: Go to the dump; title: Poison your friends; title: Fly your homemade kite in a gale; title: Learn tightrope walking; title: Cook something in the dishwasher; title: Find a beehive; title: Cross town on public transit; title: Break the recipe rule book; title: Whittle; title: Make a rope swing; title: Play with fire; title: Super glue your fingers together; title: Melt glass; title: Explode a bottle in the freezer; title: Sleep in the wild; title: Your project.