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Index
Cover
About this Book
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
The Scientific Method
Science Fair Project Ideas
Science Fairs
Safety First
Chapter 1: Physical Conditioning: Are You Ready for Action?
STRETCHING HEAD AND NECK
STRETCHING SHOULDERS AND ARMS
STRETCHING WAIST
STRETCHING LEGS
STRETCHING BACK
STRETCHING THE WHOLE BODY
EXERCISE AND CONDITIONING
Experiment 1.1: Testing Your Physical Condition
Materials
ABILITY TESTS
AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC EXERCISE
Experiment 1.2: Aerobic Exercise, Heart Rate, and Performance
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Experiment 1.3: Anaerobic Exercise and Performance
Materials
Experiment 1.4: Tired Muscles
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Chapter 2: What Makes a Good Athlete?
Experiment 2.1: Speed on the Base Paths
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Experiment 2.2: Throwing Speed From the Outfield
Materials
Experiment 2.3: Are Passes Really Faster?
Materials
BASKETBALL
SOCCER
HOCKEY
Experiment 2.4: How to Kick a Football the Maximum Distance
Materials
Experiment 2.5: Sports and Center of Gravity
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Experiment 2.6: A Football's Center of Gravity and Passing
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Experiment 2.7: Where Is a Bat's Sweet Spot?
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Experiment 2.8: Shooting Positions: Angle and Distance
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
Chapter 3: Sports and Physics
Experiment 3.1: What Is the Importance of Follow-through?
Materials
FOLLOW-THROUGH AND SOCCER
FOLLOW-THROUGH AND HOCKEY
FOLLOW-THROUGH AND FOOTBALL
Science Fair Project Idea
Experiment 3.2: How to Catch a Ball With "Soft Hands"
Materials
CATCHING AND BASEBALL
CATCHING, TRAPPING, AND SOCCER
RECEIVING A PASS IN HOCKEY
COLLISIONS IN SPORTS
Experiment 3.3: How to Determine the Rebound Rating of a Ball
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Experiment 3.4: Rules for Game Balls
Materials
Experiment 3.5: Protection From Collisions
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Experiment 3.6: What Is the Magnus Effect?
Materials
Experiment 3.7: Observation of Bernoulli's Principle
Materials
Science Fair Project Ideas
Chapter 4: Tennis and Golf
Experiment 4.1: How Spin Affects the Flight of a Tennis Ball
Materials
Experiment 4.2: The Bounce: Rebound Angle Without Spin
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
Experiment 4.3: Rebound Angle With Spin
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
Experiment 4.4: What Is the Air Resistance of a Golf Ball?
Materials
THE GOLF CLUB
Science Fair Project Idea
Experiment 4.5: Why Do Golfers Use So Many Different Clubs?
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
Chapter 5: Baseball, Basketball, and Football
BASEBALL
HOW BASEBALL WAS STARTED
Experiment 5.1: What Is a Baseball?
Materials
Experiment 5.2: Best Angle of Launch
Materials
REBOUND RATING
BASKETBALL
Experiment 5.3: Controlling the Bounciness of a Basketball
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
Experiment 5.4: Topspin and Backspin
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
Experiment 5.5: Getting the Basketball Into the Basket
Materials
Experiment 5.6: What Is the Effect of Spin on a Basketball?
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
FOOTBALL
AIR DRAG ON A FOOTBALL
Experiment 5.7: The Football Is an Odd Ball
Materials
Experiment 5.8: The Football Pass With and Without Spin
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
Experiment 5.9: Punting a Football
Materials
Science Fair Project Idea
Appendix 1: Ball Sizes and Rebound Ratings
Further Reading
Internet Addresses
Index
Note to Our Readers
Copyright
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