Engineering Projects to Build On: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience (Take Making to the Next Level 4D)

Enz, Tammy

ISBN 10: 154352849X ISBN 13: 9781543528497

Publisher: Capstone Pr Inc, 2019

Synopsis

If you let them build, they will come -- to your makerspace! These projects will teach kids science and engineering basics, and then build on them. Learn what shapes are best for building, how they work together, and then and how to think creatively to take your projects to the next level.

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About the Author

Tammy Enz holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in journalism and mass communications. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and has written dozens of books on science and engineering topics for young people.

Reviews

Gr 4-6-It's nice to have a little built-in flexibility for a club or classroom activity. The four projects in each of these books are presented in levels-if you've completed one level and still have time, you can try the next, or if a step took longer than expected, you can pause your project without having to backtrack to square one. Clean design with neatly laid out instructions helps ensure success, and readily available materials reduce planning time. Chemistry stands out, with reaction projects that work despite errors; yeast will eat sugar regardless of how your balloon is aligned. By contrast, many of the built objects in Motion and Electronics will fail if construction is fumbled. Engineering is particularly suited to the incremental nature of these books. Triangles can become a truss bridge and then a geodesic dome as materials are multiplied and combined. VERDICT Great for club or classroom use.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Capstone Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 154352849X
• ISBN 13: 9781543528497
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48