About This Book:
- Science is All Around You: Explore the hidden science in your city’s concert venues, amusement parks, playgrounds, pools, restaurants, buildings, and beyond with this engaging book.
- Hands-on Activities: Fun, safe experiments that bring physics to life in familiar city settings.
- Perfect for Young Scientists: Sparks curiosity and makes learning physics easy and exciting.
- Part of a Trusted Series: Sequel to The Awesome Physics in Your Home from the Science All Around Us series.
- Boost Science Learning: Bridges classroom concepts with real-world urban examples.
*Review Contributed By Rachel Feeck, Staff Reviewer*
The Science of Everyday Things
How do instruments make sound? Why is it cold when we get out of the pool? What’s different about throwing a ball or a frisbee? This book answers all that and more, presenting a colorful guide to the science behind the day-to-day tools and phenomena we encounter on the city streets, at a construction site, and in other neighborhood locations.
This book is absolutely stuffed with information. Between the illustrations (some scientific, some just for fun) and the post-it note style sections explaining different topics, there’s no space left unused. I really like the diversity of topics, which ranges from traditional city infrastructure topics like underground utilities and driving safety to amusement parks to heat transfer and buoyancy in the kitchen.
All the fun facts are sure to please curious minds. And while various science topics are present throughout, I wouldn’t be intimidated by physics being front and center in the title. The book focuses on describing an item or experience first (example, roller coaster speeds) and then how that relates to physics (acceleration/deceleration).
