The Quest for Personal Best: Individual Sports

Download or read book The Quest for Personal Best: Individual Sports written by Lisa Greathouse and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True or False: The only reason to play sports is to have fun. False! They also offer opportunities for readers to learn and apply concepts and principles related to force and motion. Readers learn how science plays a critical factor in any athlete's quest to be the best at his or her sport. They read how mass is related to acceleration and velocity. Physics and aerodynamics affect many sports and help athletes strategize their next moves against their opponents. This book covers a variety of interesting sports suitable for the casual to the most fanatic sporting enthusiast.