Product Description

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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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #187558 in Books
• Published on: 1994-01-26
• Released on: 1994-01-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780471594048
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Publisher
This entertaining and educational book features simple experiments--all having to do with how people have fun--that kids can easily accomplish. Explains everything from the speed of a roller coaster through the physics of toys to the scientific principles behind popcorn. Covers a variety of disciplines including math, chemistry and physics in an intriguing way. Contains numerous activities which help to reinforce scientific principles.

From the Back Cover
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.

About the Author
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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Customer Reviews

Resource for Elementary School Teachers and Parents
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.