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	Chapter I. Energy Conservation	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
	Introduction
1.	How Does Insulation Work?	5	3-8
2.	How Does Weatherstripping Work?	5	4-8
3.	How Do Storm Windows Work?	5	4-8
4.	Build A "Draftometer"	5	3-9
5.	Let The Sun Help Heat Your House	5	3-9
6.	Should You Shower Or Take A Bath?	4	3-8
7.	A Little Drip Means A Big Energy Waste	5	3-8
8.	Does Your Clothes Dryer Waste Energy?	5	4-8
9.	Helping Your Refrigerator Work Efficiently	5	4-8
10.	Checklist For Energy Efficient Lighting	5	4-8
11.	A Sun-Powered Hot Dog Cooker	8	6-12

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	Chapter II. Alternative Energy Sources	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
	Introduction
1.	A Model Solar Hot Water Heater	7	6-8
2.	Electricity Directly From Sunlight	8	6-10
3.	Converting Wind Energy Into Electricity	8	6-10
4.	The Idea Behind Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion	6	4-8
5.	Turning Trash Into Useable Energy	5	2-8
6.	Getting Methane From Coal Gas	7	6-12
7.	A Model Geothermal Steam Engine	8	6-12
8.	Making a "Fuel Cell"	8	6-12

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	Chapter III. Environmental Experiments	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
	Introduction
1.	Solids In The Air	5	3-8
2.	Effect Of Air Pollution On Nylon	6	4-9
3.	Measuring Lung Capacity	6	5-8
4.	An Electrical Smoke Trap	9	7-12
5.	Oxygen From Plants -- Photosynthesis	7	5-10
6.	Water From Plants -- Transpiration	4	3-8
7.	A Model Water Filter	5	4-12
8.	Water-Holding Capacity Of Soils	5	4-8
9.	Which Solids Decompose In Soil?	5	3-8
10.	Building A Can Crusher	7	4-9
11.	Making New Paper From Old	4	3-8
12.	Recycling Paint Solvent At Home	5	3-8

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	Chapter IV.Energy For The Future	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
	Introduction
1.	Your Home And The Forces Of Nature	6	5-10
2.	A Basic Home Energy Audit Quickie Experiment "A" Quickie Experiment "B"	5	4-10 3-8 3-8
3.	Can You Use Electricity More Wisely? Quickie Experiment "C"	5	4-9 3-8
4.	Building And Weatherizing A Model Home Quickie Experiment "D" Quickie Experiment "E"	8 8 7	7-12 5-10 5-10
5.	Converting To A Solar Garden Quickie Experiment "F"	8 6	7-12 3-8

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	Chapter V. Selected Experiments	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
	Introduction
1.	A Phonograph Pick-Up	6	4-9
2.	The Relay In Action	7	6-12
3.	A Secret Drawer Lock	7	7-12
4.	Rejecting Counterfeit Coins	7	6-12
5.	The Spirit of 1776	5	3-8
6.	A Pinhole Camera	5	4-9
7.	Edison's Electric Light	6	5-10
8.	A Light-Bulb Indicator	5	4-9
9.	A Portable Burglar Alarm	7	5-9
10.	A Speedy Electric Motor	8	6-12

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	Chapter VI. Useful Science Projects	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
1.	Writing With Sparks	8	7-12
2.	Coded Messages With A Buzzer	8	7-12
3.	Light From A "Frankenstein" Battery	8	7-12
4.	A Radio That Plays For Free	8	7-12
5.	A Supersensitive Cigar-Box Microphone	8	7-12

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	Chapter VII. Lewis Howard Latimer: A Black Inventor	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
	A Biography of Lewis Howard Latimer
	Introduction
1.	Build A Switch	6	4-9
2.	A Series Circuit	6	4-9
3.	A Parallel Circuit	6	5-10
4.	Build A Burglar Alarm	6	5-10
5.	Build A "Teaching Machine"	7	5-10
6.	Build A Simple Chapter Support	7	5-10
7.	Build An Air Cooler	7	5-9

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	Chapter VIII. Nuclear Experiments	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
	Introduction
1.	An Oil-Drop Model Of A Splitting Atom	6	4-10
2.	A Domino Model Of A Chain Reaction	6	4-10
3.	Observing Radioactivity With An Electroscope	7	7-12
4.	Observing Radioactivity By Radiography	8	7-12
5.	Observing Radioactivity With A Cloud Chamber	8	7-12
6.	A Model Nuclear Power Plant Steam Turbine	8	7-12
7.	Demonstrate How Radioactivity Can Be Shielded	8	7-12
8.	Build A Geiger Counter -- A Class Project	9	7-12

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	Chapter IX. Static Electricity	Best Grade Level	Range of Use
	Introduction
1.	How The Electroscope Works	5	4-8
2.	So How Does Neutral Hair Get Charged?	5	4-8
3.	Building An Electroscope	5	4-8
4.	Detective Work With Your Electroscope	5	4-8
5.	Which Materials Conduct? Which Don't?	5	4-8
6.	An "Attractive" Discovery	5	4-8
7.	A New Question Pops Up	5	4-8
8.	Thinking It Through	5	4-8
9.	Need More Proof? Give These A Try	5	4-8
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	Chapter X. Teachers Notes
	Chapter XI. Teachers Science Experiments

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