Turn on the lights-- from bed! : inventions, contraptions, and gadgets kids can build /
Experiments and activities for middle school students using electronics and physics concepts to produce practical, often zany gadgets. Includes directions for remote-controlled fan, mousetrap alarm, canned laughter, wireless magic tricks.
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New York :
Learning Triangle Press,
c1997.
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Table of Contents:
- Tips, icons, and advice for getting the most out of Turn on the lights--from bed!
- 1. Wired vs. wireless - A quick project
- 2. No knock...who's there? - Detect unwanted snoopers outside your bedroom door
- 3. Everybody's a comedian - Make'em laugh every time with a remote-control laugh track
- 4. Cool Wheels - Turn an old remote-control car into a cool fan
- 5. Who needs a cat? - Build a better mousetrap-one that will tell you when the bait's been snatched
- 6. Weight right there - Stop the family car in the same location every time with a weight-activated parking-spot alarm
- 7. Out with intruders - Sound your own alarm with a variety of security systems
- 8. Stay out of my stuff! - No more worry about pesky tampering with these hands-off ideas
- 9. Turn on the lights--and everything else--from bed - Your bedside multifunction control station.