Bridges and tunnels : investigate feats of engineering

Title
Bridges and tunnels : investigate feats of engineering

Personal Author EPSB
Donna, Latham

Summary
"Exploring the innovation and physical science behind bridges and tunnels, the activities and projects in this book encourage children to learn about the design and construction of these amazing passageways. This fun and educational reference uses hands-on projects to explain complex concepts, such as Newton's Third Law of Motion, while trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements. The activities engage kids in the important skills involved in engineering,including designing, building, and modeling and teach the value of trial and error as they create several bridge models"--Amazon.

Year Published
2012

Series
"Build it yourself" series

Physical Description
122 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm

Note
"With 25 projects."

Reading Grade level
8.6

Grade Interest level
3-6

Subject
Tunnels.
 
Bridges.

Added Author
Vaughn, Jen,

Summary
"Exploring the innovation and physical science behind bridges and tunnels, the activities and projects in this book encourage children to learn about the design and construction of these amazing passageways. This fun and educational reference uses hands-on projects to explain complex concepts, such as Newton's Third Law of Motion, while trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements. The activities engage kids in the important skills involved in engineering,including designing, building, and modeling and teach the value of trial and error as they create several bridge models"--Amazon.

ISBN
9781936749515

Publisher
White River Junction, Vermont : Nomad Press, [2012]
 
©2012


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Kameyosek624 LATBook30239000115954Non-Fiction