{"product_id":"explore-forces-and-motion-with-25-great-projects-9781619303553","title":"Explore Forces and Motion!: With 25 Great Projects","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverything moves! Kids run around the playground, cars drive on the road, and balls fly through the air. What causes all this motion? Physics! Forces and motion rule the way everything moves through space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eExplore Forces and Motion! With 25 Great Projects\u003c\/i\u003e, readers ages 7 through 10 discover that the push and pull of every object on the planet and in space depends on how a force acts upon it. Things float because of a force called buoyancy, we stick to the ground because of a force called gravity, and we make footprints in sand because of a force called pressure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhysics becomes accessible and interactive through activities such as a experimenting with a water cup drop, building a bridge, and spotting magnetic field lines. Simple machines such as levers, pulleys, and wedges are used as vehicles for discovery and comprehension of the foundational concepts of physical science. Using a theme familiar to everyone?motion?this book captures the imagination and encourages young readers to push, pull, twist, turn, and spin their way to learning about forces and motion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author of more than 20 nonfiction and fiction books for children. Her books in the \u003ci\u003eHow Things Work\u003c\/i\u003e series by The Child's World were named to the 2012 Booklist's Top 10 Books for Youth: Series Nonfiction. She has received awards from the Pennsylvania TriState Young Adult Review Committee, The Moms Choice Awards, and The Dove Foundation. Jennifer has a B.S. in chemistry from the U.S. Naval Academy and her M.S. Ed. (K-8) in science from Walden University. She lives in Jacksonville, FL. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan Stone\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and the illustrator of several books for Nomad Press including \u003ci\u003eExplore Night Science!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Flight!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Rivers and Ponds!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Rocks and Minerals!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Electricity!\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eExplore Honey Bees!\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in West Fairlee, VT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nomad Press (VT)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567232291090,"sku":"9781619303553","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8ab88f4-c1b6-4cab-b7f0-9d347d777178.jpg?v=1731915513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/explore-forces-and-motion-with-25-great-projects-9781619303553","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}