Science of the gym class: more than just dodgeball and sweatpants

In this book, children learn about the science of sports. They learn that science is at work when you balance on a beam, whack a baseball, sprint across a field, or slam dunk a basketball. Children discover how they couldn’t move a muscle without science.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Darlene Stille
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2012
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Shelf reference372.35 EVE
ISN/ISBN9780756545048
Direct URLhttps://www-dev.stem.org.uk/x8koh

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