The Science of Basketball

The science of basketball is a fascinating topic that combines one of today's most popular sports with the principles that make it possible. As readers explore this high-interest approach to curriculum concepts such as physics, they learn that science is at work all around them--and that it can even be used to perfect their jump shot! With each turn of the page, they encounter annotated quotes from experts, fact boxes, sidebars, and captivating visual elements such as graphs, diagrams, and photographs, making this learning experience a slam dunk!