Bernie Zubrowski
Winner! Hands-on Science Literature

Bernie Zubrowski has spent much of his professional life devising ways to educate young people about science, both while they're at school and when they are out in the world, away from the classroom. He has contributed to many of the Educations Development Center's landmark science curricula, including Elementary Science Study and the African Primary Science Program. He is currently directing several projects, including Explore It! Science Investigations in Out-of-School Programs and Video Resources for In-Depth Investigations of Pond Organisms. In his years with Boston's Children's Museum, Bernie designed exhibits that traveled to science centers across the United States. His 16 books-with titles like Siphons and Water Pumps and Blinkers and Buzzers-and 12 curriculum guides have influenced museum designers, educators, and parents throughout the world. Bernie is perhaps best known for designing hands-on learning activities that engage young people in scientific explorations with very simple materials. Under his guidance, children have made houses out of drinking straws, tops out of paper plates, and cars powered by balloons; they have concocted cakes and ice creams, invented sodas, and played with mirrors, shadows, and waves. Mr. Zubrowski is currently a senior scientist in the Center for Science Education at the Educational Development Center, Boston, MA.

Books by Bernie Zubrowski:

Balloons: Building and Experimenting With Inflatable Toys (1999)
Blinkers and Buzzers: Building and Experimenting With Electricity and Magnetism (1999)
Soda Science: Designing and Testing Soft Drinks (1999)
Shadow Play: Making Pictures With Light and Lenses (1995)
Ice Cream Making & Cake Baking (1994)
Making Waves: Finding Out About Rhythmic Motion (1994)
Inks, Food Colors, and Papers (1993)
Structures (1993)
Mobiles: Building and Experimenting With Balancing Toys (1993)
Mirrors: Finding Out About the Properties of Light (1992)
Tops: Building and Experimenting With Spinning Toys (1989)
Clocks: Building and Experimenting (1988)
Wheels at Work: Building and Experimenting With Models of Machines (1986)
Raceways: Having Fun With Balls and Tracks (1985)
Messing Around With Drinking Straw Construction (1982)
Messing Around With Baking Chemistry (1982)
Bubbles (1979)
Milk Carton Blocks (1979)

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