Physics investigate the mechanics of nature
Provides an introduction to physics, explaining how skateboarders use force and motion to perform tricks, how gravity determines the path of a baseball throw, and how electricity is used to power toasters and put on rock shows.
| Main Author: | Gardner, Jane P. (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Carbaugh, Samuel (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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White River Junction, VT :
Nomad Press,
[2014]
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| Series: |
Inquire and investigate.
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| Subjects: |
Series: Inquire and investigate
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Music: investigate the evolution of American sound
Genetics: breaking the code of your DNA
Physics: investigate the forces of nature
The roaring Twenties: discover the era of prohibition, flappers, and jazz
The brain: journey through the universe inside your head
Civic unrest: investigate the struggle for social change
Comparative religion: investigate the world through religious tradition
Chemistry: investigate the matter that makes up your world
The Great Depression: experience the 1930s from the Dust Bowl to the New Deal
Human migration: investigate the global journey of humankind
Shakespeare: investigate the Bard's influence on today's world
Cells: experience life at its tiniest
The Holocaust: racism and genocide in World War II
Human movement: how the body walks, runs, jumps, and kicks
The science of science fiction
The human genome: mapping the blueprint of human life
Psychology: why we smile, strive, and sing