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Teaches the laws of motion through amusement park rides, discussing force, kinetic energy, and weightlessness.
Provides an introduction to how forces and motion work in an amusement park, including how a roller coaster works, why someone doesn't fly off a scrambler or octopus ride, and how bumper cars work.
This book will be a hit with both thrill seekers and with those who prefer to stay safely on the ground.
Appli- Students now have a variety of ways of cations for the amusement park will usually looking at energy : narratives , diagrams , bar be restricted to kinetic energy , gravitational charts , and mathematical formulas .
Kenney, Karen Latchana. Science of Roller Coasters: Understanding Energy. Abdo Publishing, 2016. Marquardt, Meg. Physics in the Real World. Abdo Publishing, 2016. INDEX Avatar: Flight of Passage, 41 kinetic energy, 16 Kingda.
There's more to the amusement park than rides and cotton candy. Fascinating scientific principles are at play, and this book is bursting with a wealth of carnival attractions related to physics and gravity.
Amusement Park Physics gives teachers a gamut of subjects ranging from ways to incorporate amusement parks in classroom work to practical suggestions for taking a class to Physics Day.
It's time to go to the amusement park!
A special section at the back of the book includes Common Core–vetted extras on subjects like geography and math, and there’s even a fun quiz so readers can test themselves to see what they’ve learned!
Surprisingly, our biggest entertainment attraction wasn't the pageants or even recognizable performers like Chuck Berry, who made periodic visits. It was Jimmy Sturr. One year, my father invited Sturr and his polka band to come and ...