roller coasters

Fox siblings Fritz and Franny, and their patient dog Fred, are at the amusement park squabbling about which ride is fastest and loudest--but when they are confronted by the biggest, tallest, and loudest roller coaster they decide that maybe Fred would prefer something not quite so scary.

Alexander's class is going on a field trip to an amusement park called Safety Land with really slow, boring rides--but this is Stermont, and when a weird magician tells Alexander and his friends that the roller coaster is haunted things start to get a lot more interesting.

Young makers learn how to imagine, inspire, collaborate and problem-solve while constructing a roller coaster for a marble. Includes three additional projects.

"Blaming herself when the cousin she dragged onto a roller coaster falls into a coma, Nora struggles with unendurable guilt and tries to help when her cousin awakens with challenging disabilities"--OCLC.

Examines the history of roller coasters and the physics that make them work. Includes a picture glossary, a website for further resources, and color photographs.

How does a rollercoaster work? Why don't I fly off a scrambler or octopus ride? How do bumper cars work? Covering lots of different rides, including traditional, more tame rides such as rollercoasters, helter-skelters and bumper cars, to more white-knuckle screamers such as scramblers, loop-the-loops, gondolas and corkscrews, Race that Bike! takes a fun look at forces in an amusement park. While learning about forces you will find that you also find out the answers to many questions that you have asked yourself about how amusement park rides work, 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.

Shows how STEAM skills can be used in Minecraft to build a roller coaster.

Fox siblings Fritz and Franny, and their patient dog Fred, are at the amusement park squabbling about which ride is fastest and loudest--but when they are confronted by the biggest, tallest, and loudest roller coaster they decide that maybe Fred would prefer something not quite so scary.

"This book for elementary readers highlights the sequence of events from idea to a finished roller coaster. Full-color photographs and a timeline support each step of the project's process, from the design and preparations to the construction and finishing details"--Provided by publisher.

"Seb, Princess, and Snowy are the three horses who call themselves the Tres Caballos Incognito, and they like to break out of the barn at night and go on adventures--and tonight's adventure is a trip to an amusement park where Seb the draft horse is looking forward to riding the roller coaster, and gathering more material for the book he is writing"--OCLC.