Bonnet, Robert & Dan Keen. Home Run! Science Projects with Baseball and Softball .
Enslow 2009 104p 31.93 978-0-7660-3365-8 ms/hs
Score! Sports Science Projects (Enslow)
An outstanding little volume that clearly illustrates the physics involved in baseball and softball and includes science experiments that are doable as well as interesting. An outstanding little volume that clearly illustrates the physics involved in baseball and softball and includes science experiments that are doable as well as interesting. Chapters are loosely grouped thematically and include environmental factors (effects of wind and rain), transfer of energy (weight of bat, hardness of ball, distance of grip), friction and pressure (batting glove, bat weight), and statistics. Readers are given suggestions on what principles to test, materials and procedures. Excellent drawings illustrate scientific concepts throughout, as well as how to construct devices that simulate swing and pitch.
Perfect for grades 5 and up, especially for sports-minded kids who are required to do a science project. Libraries may need multiple copies! SG
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