Motion at the Amusement Park

by Tammy Enz

Overview

It's time to go to the amusement park! What's at the center of this fun-filled place? Motion! Feel like you were floating for a second on the roller coaster? You can thank g-forces! Did you send the bottles flying after a game-winning throw? That's Newton's first law of motion. Find out more about the science involved in making things go.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543572858
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2019
Series:	Amusement Park Science
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)
Lexile:	730L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Tammy Enz holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and has written dozens of books on science and engineering topics for young people.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Motion Rules! 4

Chapter 2 Inertia at Work 8

Chapter 3 The Force of Motion 16

Chapter 4 Equal and Opposite 24

Chapter 5 All Together Now! 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Critical Thinking Questions 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Meets NGSS Structure and Properties of Matter standards; Uses a high-interest topic to illustrate science concepts; Includes numerous examples of how Newton’s three laws of motion come into play at the amusement park, from the bumper cars to the milk jug toss game and more.