This book grew out of a smaller volume called Suggestions for Science Teachers in Devastated Areas whose production was sponsored by UNESCO right after World WarⅡ.
It was meant for use in schools whose buildings and labs had been destroyed and soon found its way into the hands of people who had never had these things to begin with. Thus it solves the problem of schools, communities－people－who want to do ‘live’ science without money or equipment. There isn’t any experiment in it which would be too costly for any of us to do. The book tells you how to put together the equipment you need: real clever ways of making glass cutters, balances, burners, telescopes, microscopes, etc. A lot of what you need to do the experiments is just stuff you’d have around the house. The rest can be gotten [very low cost stuff] at the drugstore, hardware, junk yard, etc. Also the book is unusually well written. There’s no bullshit in it and it doesn’t talk down to the reader. Just very straightforward instructions with illustrations that are highly readable. In most cases you aren’t told the outcome of the experiment, an aspect which makes you much more interested in doing it.
[Jane Burton, The Last Whole Earth Catalog p.388]

【コンテンツ】
1. Some suggestions about the teaching of general science
2. How to make some general pieces of equipment
3. Plant study
4. Animal study
5. Rocks, soils, minerals and fossils
6. Astronomy
7. Air and air pressure
8. Weather
9. Water
10. Machines
etc...

出版：1962年
言語：英語
ページ数：252ページ
サイズ：16.5m×24cm×2.5cm

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