Physics You Never Noticed: 50 Amazing Questions About the Science Hiding in Everyday Life

Why does a skateboard slow down? Why does metal feel colder than wood? Your child is about to find out. Physics You Never Noticed is a full-color physics book for kids ages 8-12 that turns 50 everyday moments into 50 amazing science lessons. No formulas. No homework. Just the questions curious kids already ask - answered in language they actually understand. Skateboards, roller coasters, snowshoes, toasters, soap bubbles, cargo ships, magnets, rainbows, rockets and orbiting astronauts: every page shows a real scene from real life, then peels it apart with a clear illustrated science diagram that makes invisible forces visible. What's inside this STEM book for kids - 50 fascinating everyday questions across 8 chapters - a complete beginner physics course disguised as a book of curiosities - Motion, forces, energy, heat, pressure, sound, light, electricity, magnetism and space - the full sweep of school physics, grades 3-7 - Comic-style scenes with Zara, Max and ATOM, a robot that shows kids what their eyes can't see - Full-color model diagrams on every question - force arrows, energy transfers, wave patterns, light rays and field lines, all labeled in plain English - "The One Thing to Remember" on every single question, plus "Wait... What?!" and "Go Deeper" boxes throughout for readers who want more - A Physics Connection Map that ties all 50 answers into one picture of how the world works Perfect for Curious kids ages 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 - reluctant readers who love pictures - homeschool science and classroom enrichment - STEM gifts for boys and girls - birthdays, Christmas stockings, summer reading and screen-free evenings - grandparents looking for a science book that actually gets opened. Why kids finish this one Most children's science books explain physics. This one shows it. Every answer starts with something a child has already seen with their own eyes - a ball bouncing lower, ears popping on a plane, a straw that looks broken in a glass of water - so the science lands before it ever feels like schoolwork. Written for children who ask "but why?" and for the adults who run out of answers. Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to give your young scientist 50 reasons to look twice at the world.