Science Fair Report: Flight of the Split-Fingered Fastball.

Mitchell, Richard J.

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ERIC Number: EJ449243

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Science Fair Report: Flight of the Split-Fingered Fastball.

Mitchell, Richard J.

Science Probe, v1 n3 p102-05 Jul 1991

Reports on the results of an eighth grade student's experiments, conducted with a moving car, concerning the aerodynamics of a baseball in flight. Describes the peculiar diving ability of the split-fingered fastball, as well as the dancing and weaving effect of the knuckleball. (JJK)

Descriptors: Baseball, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Force, Grade 8, Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Science Education, Science Fairs, Science Projects

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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