Fairground Physics

Angie Smibert

Description

Head to the fair to learn about physics with cool trivia facts, hands-on science activities, and lots of accessible science!Where can you experience the laws of motion, the fun of physics, and the chemistry of cotton candy? The fair! In Fairground Physics: Motion, Momentum, and Magnets with Hands-On Science Activities, readers ages 9 to 12 learn about the forces that rule our world and everything in it by examining the rides, games, and even food you might find at a county fair. Ride the carousel and discover centripetal force. Throw darts at a balloon and learn about projectile science. Hop on a roller coaster and name the types of energy involved in whizzing you around the track and upside down!Fun at the fair extends into real-life, hands-on learning that kids will keep front of mind even as they swing through the air and guzzle down some funnel cakes. This book is full of text-to-self and text-to-world connections! Real world science is a great way to engage kids with learning about science, and it doesn't get much more real than at a fairground. By using examples that most kids have experienced, Fairground Physics both captures the imagination and provides a foundation of reality on which to base explanations of complex scientific concepts. Force, motion, and gravity affect everyone whether we take notice or not, and understanding how the laws of physics work is an essential part of understanding the physical underpinnings of our very existence. Fairground Physics engages readers through hands-on activities, such as designing a roller coaster and making ice cream, along with interesting trivia, fascinating sidebars, and links to online material that supports and supplements learning. About the Build It Science set and Nomad PressFairground Physics is part of a set of four Build It Science books that explore accessible science. The other titles in this set are Climate Change, Backyard Biology, and Kitchen Chemistry. Nomad Press books in the Build It series integrate content with participation. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.

Informations

• Publié par: Nomad Press
• Date de parution: 20 mars 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781619308909
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 74 Mo

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Fairground PHYSICS

Motion, Momentum, and Magnets with HandsOn Science Activities

Angie Smibert Illustrated by Micah Rauch

Fairground PHYSICS

Motion, Momentum, and Magnets with Hands-On Science Activities

Angie Smibert Illustrated by Micah Rauch

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CONTENTS

What Science Can You Find at the Fair? . . . iv Introduction Welcome to the Fair! . . . 1

Chapter 1 A Little History . . . 10

Chapter 2 Make Some Motion . . . 23

Chapter 3 Feel the Force . . . 40

Chapter 4 Got Energy? . . . 60

Chapter 5 Have Some Heat . . . 77

Chapter 6 Ride the Waves . . . 95

Glossary  Metric Conversions Resources  Essential Questions  Index

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FAIRGROUND PHYSICS WHAT SCIENCE CAN YOU FIND AT THE FAIR?

HEAT

WAVES

FORCES

WHAT SCIENCE CAN YOU FIND AT THE FAIR?

MOTION

ENERGY

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WELCOME TO THE FAIR!

Introduction

Every year, mîîons o peope Lock to aîrgrounds and amusement parks seekîng trîs, adventure, and maybe even some tasty ood. And every year, engineers try to make taer, aster, and twîstîer rîdes—a în te name o un! ESSENTIAL QUESTION ïmagîne you’re strapped înto a new rîde—te What makes Maxx Force. Compressed air aunces te roer fairgrounds fun? coaster orward, sammîng you back înto te padded restraînts. ïn two seconds, you rocket up te Irst oop at 78 mîes per our. For a moment, you ee weîgtess— and ten your stomac drops. he cars (and rîders!) Lîp around—twîce—at a gut- WORDS TO KNOW wrencîng 60 mîes per our. engineer:someone who uses science, math, and creativity to design and build things. compressed air:air under more pressure than the outside air.

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WORDS TO KNOW

FAIRGROUND PHYSICS

invert:to turn upside down. physics:the study of physical forces, including matter, energy, and motion, and how these forces interact with each other. force:a push or pull that changes an object’s motion. gravity:a force that pulls all objects toward the earth. microgravity:when something acts as though there is no gravity because it is in free fall or in orbit around the earth. free fall:the motion of an object being acted upon only by the force of gravity, as if it were falling from the sky. energy:the ability to do work or cause change. universe:everything that exists, everywhere. matter:what an object is made of. Anything that has weight and takes up space. atom:the smallest particle of a substance that can exist by itself or be combined with other atoms to form a molecule. BCE:put after a date, BCE stands for Before Common Era and counts years down to zero. CE stands for Common Era and counts years up from zero. This book was published in 2020 CE. vacuum:a space with nothing in it, not even air.

The roller coaster is the FASTEST FORMULA ROSSA at Ferrari World in the United Arab Emirates. The coaster can reach speeds of 149 MILES PER HOUR .

Beore ît gîdes ome, te roer coaster inverts tree more tîmes—and breaks as many records. he newest roer coaster at Sîx Fags Great Amerîca în Gurnee, ïînoîs, set te records or astest aunc, taest doube înversîon, and astest înversîon. Coaster ans are înîng up to try te Maxx Force!

Wat makes a rîde suc as tîs un—and even a îtte bît scary? Physics ! ïn one roer coaster rîde, you’ve taken a master cass în pysîcs. You’ve experîenced te force o gravity . You even et microgravity în free fall , muc as astronauts do! You’ve created and expended energy . You’ve moved în straîgt înes, oops, and twîsts.

ïn act, a te rîdes at te aîrground or amusement park depend on pysîcs. So do te oods, îgts, musîc, and games! Want to see what To desîgn rîdes, it’s like to ride engîneers ave Maxx Force? to understand This animation motîon, orces, puts you in the front and energy în seat of the coaster! order to make te Coasterforce rîdes sae and un. Maxx Force

WelCOme tO tHe FAIR!

WHAT IS PHYSICS?

Pysîcs îs te study o ow te universe works. We umans ave been ponderîng tîs or tousands o years. Ancîent Greek pîosopers trîed to expaîn wat makes up matter , as we as ow ît moves. hey observed te word around tem and ofered reasoned The tallest roller coaster expanatîons. One eary pîosoper even correcty is the descrîbed matter as beîng made up o atoms . KINGDA KA at Six Flags New However, a more amous tînker, named Jersey. The coaster is Arîstote (384–322 BCE ) rejected tîs îdea. He . 456 FEET TALL dîdn’t tînk a vacuum —suc as te empty spaces between te atoms—coud exîst. He proposed tat objects needed a orce beînd tem to move—and keep movîng. For exampe, î someone trew a ba, ît kept movîng, Arîstote reasoned, because aîr rused în beînd te ba to keep a vacuum rom ormîng. Hîs înaccurate îdeas about motîon rued pysîcs untî te sîxteent century.

Does this ride look fun to you?

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