Vicki V May
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English
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How did somebody come up with the idea for bridges, skyscrapers, helicopters, and nightlights? How did people figure out how to build them? In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes , young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids apply science and math skills to create prototypes for bridges, instruments, alarms, and more. Prototypes are preliminary models used by engineers -- and kids...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes, young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids apply science and math skills to create prototypes for bridges, instruments, alarms, and more. Prototypes are preliminary models used by engineers -- and kids--to evaluate ideas and to better understand how things work.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Presents twenty-five projects in which a structured engineering process can be used to build and test prototypes, including a truss bridge able to span ten inches, a parachute able to deliver a load precisely, and a device able to convert the wind to rotational motion.
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