What Makes Sports Gear Safer?
From the Series Engineering Keeps Us Safe
If you pay attention to the news, you’ve probably seen some scary headlines: fiery NASCAR crashes, career-ending sports injuries, and more. But the truth is, these kinds of accidents are rare. Engineers have designed sports gear to keep athletes as safe as possible. Carbon-fiber helmets, smart pads, and avalanche air bags are just a few of the improvements that help people play sports more safely. Learn more about how the technology in sports gear works to keep us safe.
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978-1-4677-8650-8
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$29.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | STEM, STEM: Engineering |
| Copyright | 2016 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2015-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 5.4 |
| Text Type | Informational/Explanatory |
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| BISACS | JNF061000, JNF061010, JNF024080 |
| Dewey | 796.028'4 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
| Lexile | 830 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.3 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 175351 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource |
Author: Kevin Kurtz
Kevin Kurtz has loved books, science, and nature since he was a kid. His first children’s book, A Day in the Salt Marsh, was published in 2007. He lives in Rochester, New York and continues to write books and do live and remote visits with schools around the country.
Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!
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“By focusing on the myriad ways young readers experience the useful application of STEM concepts every day, this title . . . will likely pique interest in the scientific method and expand the scope of readers’ career aspirations.”—Booklist