Janice Vancleave

Janice Vancleave's Engineering for Every Kid

Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun

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Produktbeschreibung

How does a roller coaster car stayon the track when hurtling upside-downon a gigantic loop? Why does folding a piece of paper inan accordion shape make it stronger? What wing shape givesairplanes their lift? How do rockets blast off into space? Now you can discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions about engineering for yourself with this fun-filled resource. Janice VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kid presents entertaining, challenging experiments and activities to help you understand the different types of engineering there are--including structural, solar, electrical, and chemical--and how each is applied to real world everyday situations. Each of the activities is broken down into its purpose, a list of easy-to-find materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and a simple scientific explanation. Plus, the book's 25 projects can easily be used in the classroom, as the basis of a science fair project, or at home just for fun! Also available in Janice VanCleave'sScience for Every Kid series: ASTRONOMY BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY CONSTELLATIONS DINOSAURS EARTH SCIENCE ECOLOGY ENERGY FOOD AND NUTRITION GEOGRAPHY GEOMETRY THE HUMAN BODY MATH OCEANS PHYSICS

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 335g
• ISBN-13: 9780471471820
• ISBN-10: 0471471828
• Artikelnr.: 22052151

Autorenporträt

Janice VanCleave is a former science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than fifty children's science books with sales totaling over two million copies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
1. Push and Pull 5
Structural Engineering
2. Blast Off 11
Aerospace Engineering
3. Up and Away 19
Aeronautical Engineering
4. Up and Down 27
Roller-Coaster Engineering
5. Coming Through 35
Solar Engineering
6. Easy Listening 43
Acoustical Engineering
7. Stop and Go 51
Electrical Engineering
8. Directors 59
Optical Engineering
9. Recover 67
Petroleum Engineering
10. Break Out 73
Nuclear Engineering
11. New Stuff 81
Chemical Engineering
12. Hot Stuff 87
Fire Protection Engineering
13. Brighter 95
Product Development Engineering
14. Primary 101
Biological Engineering
15. Shiny 107
Metallurgical Engineering
16. The Limit 113
Stress Engineering
17. Weakened 119
Product Durability Engineering
18. Discarded 125
Environmental Engineering
19. Less Is More 133
Geotechnical Engineering
20. Flowing Through 139
Hydraulic Engineering
21. Shake Up 145
Earthquake Engineering
22. Changes 151
Meteorological Engineering
23. Around and Around 159
Hydrology Engineering
24. Neighbors 165
Agricultural Engineering
25. Stringy 171
Textile Engineering Glossary 177
Index 197