Engineering combines applied science, math, and technology for the purpose of designing a wide variety of items, including structures, materials, processes, and machines. Engineers may choose to specialize in aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, computer engineering, genetic engineering, software engineering, nanotechnology, and molecular engineering, with new fields emerging as technology advances. Engineering Science Experiments explores the different fields of engineering through experiments that allow students to build, explore, test, question, and design. From constructing a suspension bridge to creating a hovercraft, these easy-to-follow activities allow young engineers to discover this scientific discipline in a hands-on way.

Experiments include:

Investigating What Engineers Do
Building and Testing a Suspension Bridge
Using Arches to Design and Construct a Tunnel
Building an Earthquake-Proof Structure
Designing a Parachute
Creating a Full-Size Hovercraft
Building an Igloo
Building a Skyscraper
Testing the Durability of Different Building Materials
Testing the Effectiveness of Sound Barriers
And more.

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Aviva Ebner, Ph.D., holds a B.S. in biology from UCLA, an M.A. in educational administration, and a Ph.D. in educational leadership, K-12. She has presented numerous workshops on instruction at regional educators' conferences. Dr. Ebner is currently a school administrator and educational consultant in California, as well as a graduate school instructor in teacher education programs. She is also the author of Facts On File's Junior Science Experiments On File(TM), a multivolume set of experiments for grades 4-9, and the acclaimed Science Activities for All Students, a two-volume set of experiments for grades 4-9.

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