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Sports Technology
Contributor(s): Fridell, Ron (Author)

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 ISBN: 0822575876     ISBN-13: 9780822575870
Publisher: Lerner Publications
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Binding Type: Library Binding - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2008
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Annotation: After leaping from a plane, a skydiver opens a pair of carbon fiber wings and shoots through the sky at 200 miles per hour, in perfect control. Down on the ground, an Olympic pole vaulter soars to a world record on a state-of-the-art pole. A runner, born without feet, runs on space-age artificial limbs at speeds almost as fast as Olympic winners. Meanwhile, a swimmer slices through the water in a bodysuit modeled after sharkskin and shaves vital seconds off her time. How have these athletes managed such amazing feats? The answer is sports technology. Learn how science helps athletes stay safer, perform better, and have more fun.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - General
Dewey: 688.76
LCCN: 2007050905
Age Level: 9-14
Grade Level: 4-9
Lexile Measure: 950(Not Available)
Guided Reading: Y (Grade 6)
Series: Cool Science (Library)
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.2" W x 10" L (0.70 lbs) 48 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 124556
Reading Level: 6.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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After leaping from a plane, a skydiver opens a pair of carbon fiber wings and shoots through the sky at 200 miles per hour, in perfect control. Down on the ground, an Olympic pole vaulter soars to a world record on a state-of-the-art pole. A runner, born without feet, runs on space-age artificial limbs at speeds almost as fast as Olympic winners. Meanwhile, a swimmer slices through the water in a bodysuit modeled after sharkskin and shaves vital seconds off her time. How have these athletes managed such amazing feats? The answer is sports technology. Learn how science helps athletes stay safer, perform better, and have more fun.
 
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