Experience all the fun of science and explore the science of fun Now you can discover. ∗ Why you don′t fly out of your seat when amusement park rides turn upside down ∗ Why a Frisbee flies ∗ What makes popcorn pop and hot dogs plump With dozens of fun, safe, and inexpensive experiments, Jim Wiese reveals the secrets behind these and lots of other awesome mysteries. Did you ever wonder what makes a curveball curve, how cotton candy is made, and why fun house mirrors make you look so weird? Here′s a wild way to learn the real reasons. Packed with amusing illustrations and easy–to–follow explanations, Roller Coaster Science is a great way to get into physics, chemistry, biology, and more.
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Experience all the fun of science and explore the science of fun Now you can discover… Why you don’t fly out of your seat when amusement park rides turn upside down Why a Frisbee flies What makes popcorn pop and hot dogs plump With dozens of fun, safe, and inexpensive experiments, Jim Wiese reveals the secrets behind these and lots of other awesome mysteries. Did you ever wonder what makes a curveball curve, how cotton candy is made, and why fun house mirrors make you look so weird? Here’s a wild way to learn the real reasons. Packed with amusing illustrations and easy–to–follow explanations, Roller Coaster Science is a great way to get into physics, chemistry, biology, and more.
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JIM WIESE is an elementary school science teacher in British Columbia, Canada, who has written several science schoolbooks and who loves leading field trips to his favorite amusement parks.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book is one of the best ways that anyone can have to help them start to design a roller coaster. When I bought this book I designed 4 roller coasters but most of the drawing are rubbish. Anyway back to the book. When you first start to read it all of the equations can get a bit to much, but if you try them out you will soon get the hang of it. All in all it is a brill book for all those budding designers out there.
By Pegs
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This book is okay but it seems to be aimed at teachers wanting ideas for exciting experiments around the theme of rollercoasters and it does not really offer any really new ideas or in my opinion any particularly exciting ones.
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Resource for Elementary School Teachers and Parents
3 July 2000
By Nathan A. Unterman
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This book was referenced by several others, so I thought I would give it a try. The author has written the Amusement Park Physics manual for a kit produced by CENCO Scientific, and I was curious what might be in store. The book contains a number of activities appropriate to 3rd through 7th grade, or even a curious adult. The activities are fun, but without some sort of supporting instruction, they become randomized fun things to do with little meaningful learning going on. This might be a good resource for a teacher to use for some laboratory experiment ideas that can be supported by coherent instruction. I am happy that I have it as a reference on my shelf.
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