The Secret Science of Sports
The Math, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering Behind Every Grand Slam, Triple Axel, and Penalty Kick
$53.88
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
12 October 2021
Summary
Why does a football spiral? How do some athletes jump so high? The answer is science! The Secret Science of Sports helps kids better understand concepts of science, technology, engineering, and math through the sports they love to play and watch.
Every sport – from baseball to basketball, to football and soccer, to wrestling, tennis, and lacrosse – involves a bit of science, technology, engineering, and math. You can’t throw a ball without Newton’s Law of Motion, and you can’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780762473038 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0762473037 |
| Author: | Jennifer Swanson |
| Publisher: | Running Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Running Press Adult |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 176mm x 16mm |
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This is now officially one of my favorite books. Surprising, enlightening and brimming with fun, The Secret Science of Sports invites us all to kick, run, throw…and be scientists while doing it. Somebody pass me a basketball! –Candace Fleming, Sibert Award winning and acclaimed children’s and YA author, This is now officially one of my favorite books. Surprising, enlightening and brimming with fun, The Secret Science of Sports invites us all to kick, run, throw…and be scientists while doing it. Somebody pass me a basketball!
About The Author
Jennifer Swanson
Jennifer Swanson is an award winning children’s author of more than 40 nonfiction and fiction books, including National Geographic Kids Brain Games, Super Gear: Nanotechnology and Sports Team Up, which was named a National Science Teaching Association’s Best STEM Book of 2017, and Save the Crash-test Dummies which received a Parent’s Choice Gold Award.
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