Gravity: Mass, Energy, and the Force that Holds Things Together with Hands-On Science

Gravity: Mass, Energy, and the Force that Holds Things Together with Hands-On Science

Gravity: Mass, Energy, and the Force that Holds Things Together with Hands-On Science

Gravity: Mass, Energy, and the Force that Holds Things Together with Hands-On Science

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Overview

Discover the natural force of gravity in this colorful exploration of the phenomenon that affects us all!

What’s up? What’s down? What’s keeping you steady?

In Gravity: Mass, Energy, and the Force that Holds Things Together with Hands-On Science Activities, scientists ages 8 to 12 explore the invisible but powerful force that is responsible for keeping the entire universe in place—including you! Gravity is the natural phenomenon that makes everything in the universe attracted to everything else. On Earth, that means gravity is why we fall down toward the ground, the reason we have tides, and why we weigh a certain number of pounds.

Hands-on STEM activities, entertaining illustrations, essential questions, text-to-world connections, fascinating sidebars, and links to online resources and videos in this book are as forceful as gravity itself! Additional materials include a glossary, a list of media for further learning, a selected bibliography, and index. Aligns with Common Core state standards and Next Generation Science Standards.

All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781647410070
Publisher: Nomad Press
Publication date: 03/15/2023
Series: Nomad Press Build It Yourself Series
Pages: 112
Sales rank: 680,124
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Lexile: 840L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Cindy Blobaum is the author of many nonfiction books for children, including Skulls and Skeeltons! and Explore the Ice Age! for Nomad Press. She is a contributor to Highlights, Hopscotch for Girls, and Plays magazines and has designed science-based programs and teacher workshops for nature organizations throughout the United States. Cindy lives in Iowa.

Micah Rauch is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator from the beautiful state of Montana. He received a BFA in graphic design from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including Kitchen Chemistry, Fairground Physics, and Crazy Contraptions.

Table of Contents

Timeline
Introduction: Finding Down
Chapter One: Getting to Know Gravity
On the Straight and Level!
Pushing Up!
Personal Anti-Gravity Machine
Chapter Two: Gravity Basics: Matter and Mass
Set the Bottle
Find Your Center of Gravity
Balance + Sculpture = Mobile
Fingertip Balance
Chapter Three: Discovering Gravity
Gravity Going Up?
Elevator Experiments
Free Fall vs Foot Fall Race
See the Pull of Gravity
Measuring Air
Chapter Four: Gravity in Space
Floating or Falling?
Mock Earth Orbit
Track the Tides
Test Centripetal Force
How to Spin a Basketball
Chapter Five: Putting Gravity to Work
Liquid Gravity
Design a Cantilever
Make a Water Tower
Create a Counterweight
Glossary
Metric Conversions
Resources
Essential Questions
Index

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