How fast is fast?
Subtitle: science projects with speed
By: Robert Gardner
Series: Hot science experiments
Publisher: Enslow Elementary, an imprint of Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766066151
Subjects: Speed; Juvenile literature; Experiments; Kinematics; Science projects
Work titles: Split-second science project with speed
Description: "Simple science experiments about measurement of speed using everyday items with many experiments that can be turned into science fair projects."--
Notes: "Originally published as Spilt-Second Science Projects with Speed: How Fast Does It Go? in 2003."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

K to grade 3.
Table of contents: title: Speedometer readings; title: An odometer and a clock; title: Walking speeds; title: Running speeds; title: Animals: fast and slow; title: Wind speeds by observation; title: Wind speeds by meter; title: Wind direction and velocity; title: The speed of falling leaves; title: Speed and parachutes; title: Growth speed; title: How fast do your fingernails grow?; title: How fast do you read?; title: Speed of melting; title: Speed of dissolving; title: Speed while falling; title: Speed of a chemical reaction.