{"id":1192,"date":"2022-01-14T06:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2022-01-13T14:47:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T22:47:53","slug":"the-physics-of-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/the-physics-of-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"The Physics of Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Physics of Fun<\/em>
\nby Carla Mooney (Author) and Alexis Cornell (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> What do skateboarding, snowboarding, trampolining, singing in a band, and playing video games all have in common, besides being fun? They are all made possible with physics! Learn physics on the fly with this activity-based book for ages 12 to 15 that explores the connections between science, sports, and entertainment. <\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

The author, Carla Mooney, is one of my former students<\/a>.<\/em>
\nCopyright \u00a9 2022 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Physics of Fun by Carla Mooney (Author) and Alexis Cornell (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound Booktalk: What do skateboarding, snowboarding, trampolining, singing in a band, and playing video games all have in common, besides being fun? They are all made possible with physics! Learn physics on the fly with this activity-based book … <\/p>\n

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