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Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More
By Bobby Mercer
Science in Motion
JUVENILE NONFICTION
208 Pages, 8 x 8
Formats: Trade Paper, PDF, EPUB, Mobipocket
PDF, $11.99 (US $11.99) (EU $9.99) (CA $13.99) (AU $13.99)
ISBN 9781613740880
Rights: WOR
Chicago Review Press (May 2012)
Overview
With 35 easy-to-build and fun-to-fly contraptions that can be used indoors or out, this project book contains instructions for building rockets, gliders, boomerangs, launchers, and helicopters for little or no cost using recycled materials. Kids will learn how to turn a drinking straw, rubber band, and index card into a straw rocket and convert a paper towel tube into a grape bazooka. Each project contains a materials list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos, as well as explanations of the science behind each flyer, including concepts such as lift, thrust, drag, the Bernoulli effect, and more. Readers can use this information to modify and improve their flyers or explain to their teachers why throwing a paper airplane is a mini science lesson.Reviews
"Hands-on activities that encourage imaginations to soar." —Kirkus ReviewsAuthor Biography
Bobby Mercer is a high school physics teacher and the author of several books, including How Do You Light a Fart?, Quarterback Dad, and Smash It! Crash It! Launch It! He lives outside of Asheville, North Carolina.May we also suggest...
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