SCIENCE
Greenberg, Dan

Amusement Park Science

(4) K-3 Science Links series. Greenberg uses five amusement park rides--bumper cars, carousels, Ferris wheels, pendulum rides, and roller coasters--to introduce a number of physical laws, including Newton's third law of motion, centripetal force, and potential and kinetic energy. Illustrations are color photos and diagrams; sidebars and captions pose questions and offer answers. Glos., ind.

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