gravity

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gravity

Are bowling balls bullies?

learning about forces and motion with the Garbage Gang
2016
Humorous text and characters help teach kids about forces and motion.

The science of roller coasters

understanding energy
2016
Explains the energy behind roller coasters.

You wouldn't want to live without gravity!

2016
"Learn how gravity was discovered and why it helps us to understand everything from how toothpaste comes out of the tube to the movements of the planets."--Provided by publisher.

Oscar and the amazing gravity repellent

2016
Third-grader Oscar Schmidt is a klutz, totally lacking in self-confidence, and gravity is his nemesis, all of which makes him a target for the school bullies--until he and his friend Asha find an abandoned train caboose and discover a bottle of Dr. Oopsie's Amazing Gravity Repellent, and suddenly everything changes.

Bill Nye the Science Guy. Gravity

2005
Have you ever wondered what holds the ocean on the Earth? Or what makws the Earth round? Perhaps you've thought about what holds humans to the ground? Host Bill Nye provides explanations for these and other questions about the Earth's gravity.

All about forces & gravity

2004
Presents an introduction to gravity and force, explaining how they impact and shape everything that happens, and showing how the work of Sir Isacc Newton changed the way people look at the world, making concepts like friction and magnetism easy to understand.

Gravity

2004
Introduces students in grades five through eight to key concepts in physics, focusing on gravity, using visuals and experiments to discuss mass, weight, distance, Galileo, air resistance, parachutes, terminal velocity, and G-force. Includes review segments.

Motion, force, and gravity

2006
Examines the contributions of early scientists in the field of physics, discussing Galileo's observations of falling objects, Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion and gravity, and Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and the idea of a space-time continuum; and looks at the loss of the space shuttle "Columbia" and its crew, and the physics of space shuttle design.

Explore gravity!

Presents lessons on learning how gravity works, including twenty-five hands-on activities illustrating the effects of gravity on a variety of objects.

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