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1) Paper clips
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Struggling to grasp the concept of 6 million Holocaust victims, the students at Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee decide to collect 6 million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. Because Norwegians invented the paper clip and used it as a symbol of solidarity against the Nazis, students started collecting them to help visualize such vast numbers of victims. As word spread online and in the media, paper...
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Kids will discover some of the many ways they can get creative with 3 primary materials, newspaper, buttons, and paper clips. They will be inspired by example projects featuring these materials then construct their own toys, gifts, and more. In doing so, young makers will develop their essential makerspace tools of imagination, inspiration, collaboration, and problem-solving.
9) Off-limits
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Dad's office is off-limits--which only makes it more intriguing to his curious young daughter. As soon as she sees an opening, she sneaks in to have a look around. After all, there's no harm in just looking, right? What she discovers is a magical wonderland of sticky tape, paper clips that make glorious strands, and a kaleidoscopic array of sticky notes. Who could possibly resist playing with those? In a joyful ode to office supplies, Helen Yoon leads...
12) Metal
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Step-by-step instructions for twelve craft projects, including glasses, a magnetic butterfly, and a thumbtack mosaic, using various common metal objects such as bottle caps, scrub pads, aluminum foil and trays, cans, and paper clips.
13) The flying machine book: build and launch 35 rockets, gliders, helicopters, boomerangs, and more
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"Shows readers how to turn rubber bands, paper clips, straws, plastic bottles, and index cards into amazing, gravity-defying flyers. Each project contains a material list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos. Mercer also includes explanations of the science behind each flyer, including concepts such as lift, thrust, and drag, the Bernoulli effect, and more"-- Provided by publisher.
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Provides step-by-step instructions for building a variety of rockets and planes using everyday materials such as paper clips, balloons, popsicles sticks, and cardboard. Includes explanations about the science behind how each model moves, color photographs, and a glossary.
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"Each book in the My Science Fun series includes a simple experiment for the earliest readers. This book features step by step instructions on floating a paperclip while encouraging further exploration on surface tension. Simple sentence structure and word usage help children develop word recognition and reading skills."--Provided by publisher.