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The Racecar Book
Bobby Mercer
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Description for The Racecar Book
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illus. BIC Classification: YBG; YNTR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 204 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 422.
You may not be old enough to drive, but that doesn’t mean you can’t satisfy your need for speed. Author and physics teacher Bobby Mercer shows how to use mousetraps, rubber bands, chemical reactions, gravity, and air pressure to power fast-moving vehicles. Each of the 25 easy-to-build racecars is constructed for little or no cost using recycled and repurposed materials. Retrofit a toy car with a model plane propeller to make an air-powered Prop Car. Turn a potato chip can, a rubber band, and weights into a Chip-Can Dancer. Or use an effervescent tablet in a small canister as an ... Read more
You may not be old enough to drive, but that doesn’t mean you can’t satisfy your need for speed. Author and physics teacher Bobby Mercer shows how to use mousetraps, rubber bands, chemical reactions, gravity, and air pressure to power fast-moving vehicles. Each of the 25 easy-to-build racecars is constructed for little or no cost using recycled and repurposed materials. Retrofit a toy car with a model plane propeller to make an air-powered Prop Car. Turn a potato chip can, a rubber band, and weights into a Chip-Can Dancer. Or use an effervescent tablet in a small canister as an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781613747148
SKU
V9781613747148
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Bobby Mercer
BobbyMercer has been sharing the fun of science for more than two decades as a high school physics teacher. He is the author of the Junk Drawer series, including Junk Drawer Biology, Junk Drawer Chemistry, and Junk Drawer Geometry. He lives with his family outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
Reviews for The Racecar Book
"Highly recommended."
Midwest Book Review "Edible racers would be a smash hit at learning co-ops classes, science competitions and birthday parties. Who will win the main event: Chocolate Thunder, Spud Racer, Mallow Magic, Bun Fun, or Rice Car? Start your engines!"
Practical Homeschooling
Midwest Book Review "Edible racers would be a smash hit at learning co-ops classes, science competitions and birthday parties. Who will win the main event: Chocolate Thunder, Spud Racer, Mallow Magic, Bun Fun, or Rice Car? Start your engines!"
Practical Homeschooling