force and energy

Many forces of nature are at work all the time around us, without us even considering them. Friction slows down moving objects. Gravity fixes our feet to the ground. Magnetism sticks our objects to the fridge and keeps our computers working. This dynamic book, styled like a colorful comic, sheds light on these unseen forces surrounding us. Key scientific concepts are explained in a comprehensible way and accompanied by appealing graphics and diagrams. Questions featured throughout the text quiz readers and help them evaluate their understanding.

Experiments teaching readers about forces and motion.

Discusses what mechanical energy is and how it can be created.

Text and illustrations provide an introduction to forces, discussing what they are and how they make things move.

Discusses sources of energy, how it is stored, how it is transferred, and how it is used.

Explores the various forms of energy used at an amusement park, including heat, potential and kinetic energy, electricity, and more.

Explores the various forms of motion used at an amusement park, including inertia, equal and opposite reaction, the force of motion, and more.

Explores the various forces used at an amusement park, including contact force, gravity force, friction, and more.

"Introduces the reader to push and pull"--Provided by publisher.

"Build a model hovercraft like engineer Christopher Cockerell did, or a sculpture that moves in the breeze like artist Lin Emery. This title gives readers both an understanding of the properties of forces and the skills to investigate . . . discoveries and works"--Provided by publisher.