Spilsbury, Richard
Summary: Provides an introduction to how forces and motion work in space, including why astronauts feel heavy after take-off, why rockets are long and thin, and how spacecraft orbit Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Raintree 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.4 SPISummary: Super-engaging set challenges kids to build ramps, pendulums, hammers, and more - then drop a ball onto the tracks and set off a chain reaction. Perfect for exploring STEM concepts such as gravity, motion, momentum and force.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore 2016
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 163Spiro, Ruth
Summary: "The next two books in the Baby Loves series tackle the first law of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change forms) and Schrödinger's Cat, the famous thought experiment involving quantum theory (quantum physics states that a particle can exist in multiple places at once). Accurate enough to satisfy an expert and simple enough for the rest of us to comprehend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017