Author: Michael Dutton
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048678035X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Discover some fascinating scientific principles when you take a log ride and encounter inertia and velocity, experience centripetal force on the Ferris wheel, and develop momentum on the roller coaster.
Amusement Park Science
Author: Daniel A. Greenberg
Publisher: Chelsea Clubhouse
ISBN: 9780791074169
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Teaches the laws of motion through amusement park rides, discussing force, kinetic energy, and weightlessness.
Publisher: Chelsea Clubhouse
ISBN: 9780791074169
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Teaches the laws of motion through amusement park rides, discussing force, kinetic energy, and weightlessness.
Simple Machines at the Amusement Park
Author: Tammy Enz
Publisher: Amusement Park Science
ISBN: 1543572820
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
It's time to go to the amusement park! Giant rides loom around you, and countless parts are in motion. But many simple machines are at work too. See the Ferris wheel? That's a wheel and axle. Try your luck at skee-ball. You're using an inclined plane. Find out more about the simple machines behind the excitement.
Publisher: Amusement Park Science
ISBN: 1543572820
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
It's time to go to the amusement park! Giant rides loom around you, and countless parts are in motion. But many simple machines are at work too. See the Ferris wheel? That's a wheel and axle. Try your luck at skee-ball. You're using an inclined plane. Find out more about the simple machines behind the excitement.
Energy at the Theme Park
Author: Karen Latchana Kenney
Publisher:
ISBN: 1474785115
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
It's time to go to the amusement park You're pumped up for a fun day But there's more than just your own energy buzzing. Waiting for your cotton candy to be made? Heat energy helps make that gooey goodness happen. Chugging up the roller coaster hill? Potential energy is with you. Speeding down it? Now you have kinetic energy Find out more about the energies behind the excitement.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1474785115
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
It's time to go to the amusement park You're pumped up for a fun day But there's more than just your own energy buzzing. Waiting for your cotton candy to be made? Heat energy helps make that gooey goodness happen. Chugging up the roller coaster hill? Potential energy is with you. Speeding down it? Now you have kinetic energy Find out more about the energies behind the excitement.
The Thrills and Chills of Amusement Parks
Author: Jordan D. Brown
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481428608
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Learn the science behind the fun of amusement parks in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the science of fun stuff! Did you know that a rollercoaster does not need an engine or power source of its own? And how exactly does a bumper car go without gas? Young science lovers will flip when they learn about the science behind amusement parks in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read! 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!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481428608
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Learn the science behind the fun of amusement parks in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the science of fun stuff! Did you know that a rollercoaster does not need an engine or power source of its own? And how exactly does a bumper car go without gas? Young science lovers will flip when they learn about the science behind amusement parks in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read! 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!
Motion at the Theme Park
Author: Tammy Enz
Publisher:
ISBN: 1474785131
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 1474785131
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Forces at the Theme Park
Author: Tammy Enz
Publisher:
ISBN: 1474785123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 1474785123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
The Science of Amusement Parks
Author: Douglas Hustad
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 109821546X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Riders plummet toward the ground on drop towers. Motion simulators trick the brain into thinking the body is on a thrilling ride. From pendulum rides to roller coasters, science explains how it all works. The Science of Amusement Parks reveals the fascinating ways that science is at work in popular amusement park rides. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 109821546X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Riders plummet toward the ground on drop towers. Motion simulators trick the brain into thinking the body is on a thrilling ride. From pendulum rides to roller coasters, science explains how it all works. The Science of Amusement Parks reveals the fascinating ways that science is at work in popular amusement park rides. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Amusement Park Physics
Author: Nathan A. Unterman
Publisher: Walch Publishing
ISBN: 9780825142642
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
How many physics texts have a chapter titled â Spin and Barf Ridesâ ? But then, how many physics texts calculate the average acceleration during roller coaster rides? Or establish the maximum velocity of a Tilt-a-Whirl? Amusement Park Physics is a unique and immensely popular book that investigates force, acceleration, friction, and Newton's Laws, through labs that use popular amusement park rides. Includes a detailed field trip planner, formulas, answer key, and more.
Publisher: Walch Publishing
ISBN: 9780825142642
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
How many physics texts have a chapter titled â Spin and Barf Ridesâ ? But then, how many physics texts calculate the average acceleration during roller coaster rides? Or establish the maximum velocity of a Tilt-a-Whirl? Amusement Park Physics is a unique and immensely popular book that investigates force, acceleration, friction, and Newton's Laws, through labs that use popular amusement park rides. Includes a detailed field trip planner, formulas, answer key, and more.
How Amusement Parks Work
Author: Lisa Greathouse
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 9781433303081
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Explains scientific concepts related to speed, such as motion, gravity, and velocity, and discusses the history of transportation.
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 9781433303081
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Explains scientific concepts related to speed, such as motion, gravity, and velocity, and discusses the history of transportation.
The Experience Science
Author: Gerhard Frank
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643801114
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Philosopher, natural scientist, and dramaturge to theme parks, museums, zoos, and other types of venues, Frank has been in the global attraction business for 25 years. He draws on that background and on his education in zoology and human biology (U. of Vienna) to study human experience with the same scientific vigor that human cognition has been studied for three decades. He discusses what human experience consists of, the making of reality, how to design attractions and experiences, a system-related classification, a process-related classification, and on the verge of a new attraction era. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643801114
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Philosopher, natural scientist, and dramaturge to theme parks, museums, zoos, and other types of venues, Frank has been in the global attraction business for 25 years. He draws on that background and on his education in zoology and human biology (U. of Vienna) to study human experience with the same scientific vigor that human cognition has been studied for three decades. He discusses what human experience consists of, the making of reality, how to design attractions and experiences, a system-related classification, a process-related classification, and on the verge of a new attraction era. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).