Getting Started with Engineering : Think Like an Engineer! Paperback - 2016
by McCue, Camille
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- Title Getting Started with Engineering : Think Like an Engineer!
- Author McCue, Camille
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Publication date 2016-06-27
- Bookseller's Inventory # 18368109-6
- ISBN 9781119291220 / 1119291224
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 1.02 cm)
- Age range 07 to 11 years
- Grade levels 2 - 6
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science
- Library of Congress subjects Science projects, Engineering - Experiments
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2016943219
- Dewey Decimal Code 620.100
- Quantity available 1
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From the publisher
From the rear cover
An engineering book for kids!
Engineers are experts on how things work. This book is your first step to developing the skills you need to design and build like an engineer. Tinker with fun projects that apply the Engineering Cycle to solve real-world problems.
- Load the bridge--design a virtual bridge then build and test a fun pasta model
- Alien invasion--design and craft a wearable toy using an electronic circuit and 3D printing
- Ride the coaster--construct a tiny roller coaster with drops, twists, and loops
Technology Requirements:
Hardware - PC or tablet with Internet connection running Windows 7 or higher or Mac with Internet connection running Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
Other materials - Common household materials including scissors, a trash bag, a marble, cotton balls, marshmallows, canola oil, foam tubing, and a kitchen scale (full materials list in the Introduction).