Leonardo's Science Workshop

Table of contents

1. Introduction: Leonardo’s Genius
2. Chapter 1: Take Wing
   1. You Are in a Soup of Air Molecules
   2. Leonardo and Flight
   3. Grounded and Skyward
   4. Drag Is a Force of Flight
   5. Lift Up, Drop Down: Go Fly a Kite
   6. Grasp the Four Forces of Flight
3. Chapter 2: Moving Along: The Science of Motion
   1. Clarifying Problems and Discovering Solutions
   2. Are We There Yet?
   3. How Motion Happens
   4. Water-Balloon Math
   5. Buoyant Force
4. Chapter 3: One Energy Source Flows to the Next: Light, Wind, and Electro-Magnetic Fields
   1. The World Comes in Waves
   2. Electromagnetic Field
   3. Telling Electricity What to Do
5. Chapter 4: Designing Technologies
   1. The Real Meaning of Technology
   2. Renaissance Technology is Still Important Today
   3. Plastics and Problem Solving
   4. Scientific Perspective
   5. Blend Chemistry and Art
6. Chapter 5: Rocks and Stars
   1. Earth and Its Moon: Inseparable from One Another
   2. Explore the Moon and Keep Asking Why
   3. Imagine the Unimaginable: Impactors and Near-Earth Objects
   4. You Are a Model of the Universe
7. Chapter 6: Write a Letter to Leonardo
   1. Describe the Experience You Have Gained
8. Resources
9. Photo Credits
10. Acknowledgments
11. About the Author
12. Index