Let's Fly a Plane!: Launching into the Science of Flight with Aerospace Engineering

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Chris Ferrie

Let's Fly a Plane!

Launching into the Science of Flight with Aerospace Engineering

Chris Ferrie

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02 June 2020

Children's & Educational; Space (Children's&YA); Mysteries & the supernatural (Children's&YA); UFOs & extraterrestrial beings (Children's&YA); Witches & ghosts (Children's&YA); Educational: Physics; Bargains

Series: Everyday Science Academy

"It's time to take #1 science author Chris Ferrie's unique brand of learning to the next level- your little scientist will soar with aerospace engineering-the science of flight!

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids! How do airplanes stay up in the sky? That's the question Red Kangaroo needs answered and she knows exactly who can help her-Dr. Chris! Explore the four forces of flight-drag, lift, thrust and weight-and get ready to take off with this introduction to aerospace engineering.

Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to the science of flight in this first installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. With real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their ""why"" questions.

Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Backmatter includes a glossary, comprehension questions aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy and experiments kids can easily do at school or at home!"

By: Chris Ferrie
Imprint: Sourcebooks
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 235mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781492680574
ISBN 10: 1492680575
Series: Everyday Science Academy
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 02 June 2020
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Ferrie is an award-winning physicist and Senior Lecturer for Quantum Software and Information at the University of Technology Sydney. He has a Masters in Applied Mathematics, BMath in Mathematical Physics and a PhD in Applied Mathematics. He lives in Australia with his wife and children.