Win That Sprint
Win That Sprint by Angela Royston, published by Raintree Publishers on July 14, 2016, is a 48-page exploration of the physics behind various sports. This UK edition presents an engaging overview of how forces influence athletic performance, addressing questions about ice skating, sprinting, and the mechanics of ball games. The book is designed to make complex scientific concepts accessible to young readers, using high-interest scenarios to illustrate the principles of motion and force.
Readers will discover a range of topics related to sports and recreation, including athletics, ball games, and winter sports. The book features overlays on large photos and diagrams that visually explain how forces operate in different sporting contexts. Additionally, it includes three simple activities or investigations, encouraging hands-on learning about concepts such as gravity, friction, and air resistance. This informative title is part of the Feel the Force series, which aims to connect science with everyday experiences in an engaging manner.
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How does ice skating work? Why can some sprinters run faster than others? What makes a ball bounce? Covering lots of different sports, including athletics sports such as sprinting and long-distance running, ball games such as tennis and football, and winter sports such as ice-skating and bobsleigh, Win that Sprint takes a fun look at forces in sport. While learning about forces you will find that you also find out the answers to many questions that you have asked yourself about sport, and more. This Feel the Force series shows how forces and motion work in the world around us, in a set of high-interest situations. Each book includes three simple activities or investigations for readers to try. Overlays over large photos, plus diagrams, show how forces are acting in a given situation. Topics covered in the series include basic pushes, pulls and friction, air resistance, gravity, mass, weight and springs.
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