Age
12-15
Grade
7-9
Emily Mahoney
Basketball: Science on the Court
Library Binding
(Lucent Books Aug. 15, 2017)
Science isnt just used in a laboratory or a classroomits necessary on the basketball court, too! Slam dunks, quick passes, and jump shots are only possible because of science, and readers discover why as they explore the ways physics, biology, and other areas of science are applied in the game of basketball. As readers take in details from fact boxes, sidebars, and diagrams, they see the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathalso known as STEMon the basketball court. They also find fun photographs of some of the sports biggest stars using science to score.
- Series
- Science Behind Sports
- ISBN
- 9781534561 / 9781534561083
- Pages
- 112
- Weight
- 15.7 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 0.5
in.