Learn about the amazing world of engineering for kids and how it works together with science, technology, art, and math. Whether you're experimenting with structures, materials, mechanics, or electrons, this book offers step-by-step instructions and full-color pictures that help you answer questions like "what can we use magnetism for?" and "how do catapults work?" This guide to engineering for kids features: Engineering explained--Dive deep into what it means to be an engineer as you learn about the different types of engineers and how they approach challenges. Amazing experiments--Build a robot, make your own battery, clean polluted water, create a wind-powered car, and more using basic items you might already have at home. Beginner guidance--Find explanations for why each experiment works, as well as suggestions for taking them even further. Explore the amazing world of engineering for kids with these fun experiments that will get kids excited about learning. Ages 8-12, 106 pages, 8 1/2" x 9". Engineering basics Learn all about what it means to be an engineer, including the different things they do and how they approach problems. Super fun experiments Find out how the world works as you use household ingredients to build a battery, create slime, assemble a wind-powered car, and more. Hows and whys Discover exactly what makes each experiment turn out the way it does and how it all connects back to STEAM.
