The Secret Science of Sports av Jennifer Swanson

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<DIV><DIV><B>Why does a football spiral? How do some athletes jump so high? The answer is science! <I>The Secret Science of Sports</I> helps kids better understand concepts of science, technology, engineering, and math through the sports they love to play and watch. </B></DIV><DIV><br></DIV><DIV>Every sport -- from baseball to basketball, to football and soccer, to wrestling, tennis, and lacrosse -- involves a bit of science, technology, engineering, and math. You can''t throw a ball without Newton''s Law of Motion, and you can''t calculate a player''s stats without math. And every type of sports equipment -- a helmet, cleats, shoulder or knee pads -- were designed with the latest engineering and technology. </DIV><DIV><br></DIV><DIV><I>The Secret Science of Sports</I> breaks down normally difficult STEM concepts like forces of motion, gravity, algebra, and even neuroscience, in a language kids can -- and will want to -- understand. Divided into sections like chemistry, biology, physic