Bibliograph

Wheels! science projects with bicycles, skateboards, and skates, Madeline Goodstein

Type

Label

Wheels! science projects with bicycles, skateboards, and skates, Madeline Goodstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wheels! science projects with bicycles, skateboards, and skates

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

870647305

Responsibility statement

Madeline Goodstein

Series statement

Score! sports science projects

Summary

"Presents several science experiments and science project ideas using physics and bicycles, skateboards, and roller skates"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Wheels: Inventing the wheel ; Galileo and Newton's First Law ; Friction ; Bearings -- Skating on wheels: Center of gravity and the leaning tower of Pisa ; Low center of gravity helps ; How to fall on skates and get up again ; Third law of motion applied with roller skates ; Why us in-line skates? ; Muscular energy ; Law of conservation of angular momentum -- Skateboard: Law of conservation of energy ; Unweighting ; Ollie ; Turning in midair -- Bicycle: How to balance a bicycle ; Turning a bicycle compared to turning a tricycle ; How do bicycle gears work? ; Air is everywhere around us ; Drafting

Target audience

juvenile

Classification