Race that Bike!: Forces in Vehicles

by Angela Royston

Overview

What makes racing bikes extra-fast? How do boats float? What makes an aircraft take off? Covering lots of different vehicles, including land vehicles such as bikes, cars and scooters, water vehicles such as large boats and speedboats, and airborne vehicles such as helicopters and aeroplanes, Race that Bike! takes a fun look at forces in vehicles. While learning about forces you will find that you also find out the answers to many questions that you have asked yourself about how vehicles work, and more. This Feel the Force series shows how forces and motion work in the world around us, in a set of high-interest situations. Each book includes three simple activities or investigations for readers to try. Overlays over large photos, plus diagrams, show how forces are acting in a given situation. Topics covered in the series include basic pushes, pulls and friction, air resistance, gravity, mass, weight and springs. Curriculum-related information on forces is delivered in a fun, high-interest way Overlays over large photos, plus diagrams, show how forces are acting in a given situation A quiz at the back consolidates learning

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484625996
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Feel the Force Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	1020L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Angela Royston has written many books for young people, including books about people at work, animals, health and the environment.

Table of Contents

What Makes a Vehicle More? 4

Why Is a Scooter Easy to Ride? 8

Why Can Bicycles Go faster than Scooters? 8

Why Do Tires Have Treads? 12

Activity: Measuring Friction 14

How Does a Car Engine Work? 18

What Makes a Suspension Bridge Special? 20

Bo Sails Help Trains Go Taster? 22

Activity: Floating Magnets 28

Haw Do Boats Float? 28

What Drives Boats? 30

Haw Bo Aircraft Take Off? 34

Activity: Testing Air Resistance 36

Battle of the Forces? 40

Quiz 42

Glossary 44

Find Out More 46

Index 48

Interviews

Curriculum-related information on forces is delivered in a fun, high-interest way Many non fiction text features are used throughout the book including diagrams A quiz at the back consolidates learning