Science Magic with Light

by Chris Oxlade

Published November 1993
Mix the fun of a magician's performance with fundamentals of science, and you get Science Magic! The "magic tricks" also make great classroom activities in elementary science. Illustrations on every page combine "how-to" full-color photos with handsome artwork. Books also lists props -- all inexpensive materials.

Tricks with light are all optical illusions that show principles of light refraction, reflection, and color.


Mix the fun of a magician's performance with fundamentals of science, and you get Science Magic! The "magic tricks" also make great classroom activities in elementary science. Illustrations on every page combine "how-to" full-color photos with handsome artwork. Books also lists props -- all inexpensive materials.

Make a magic bottle that never empties -- or a magic glass that never fills. These and other tricks teach about water's properties and how it reacts with air pressure.


Science Magic with Sound

by Chris Oxlade

Published November 1993

Science Magic with Air

by Chris Oxlade

Published July 1993
Mix the fun of a magician's performance with fundamentals of science, and you get Science Magic! The "magic tricks" also make great classroom activities in elementary science. Illustrations on every page combine "how-to" full-color photos with handsome artwork. Books also lists props -- all inexpensive materials.

Tricks with air include a self-inflating balloon, a coin that jumps from the mouth of a bottle, and others that illustrate uses of air pressure.



Science Magic with Machines

by Chris Oxlade

Published 1 January 1995

Science Magic with Forces

by Chris Oxlade

Published 1 January 1995