There\'s no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills--you probably have all you need in your home Junk drawer.
Educators and parents will find this title a handy resource to teach children problem-solving skills and applied physics, all while having a lot of fun..
Each project has a suggested materials list, step-by-step instructions with illustrations for one possible solution, and suggestions on how to adapt each challenge for different ages and skill levels. or less. . .
Test yourself or use them for friendly competitions--who can come up with the best solution? These 25 open-ended design Challenges can be performed for just pennies .
Or design an Egg Catch device to safely capture a free-falling egg.
Build a Marble Roller Coaster from recycled cardboard tubes, in which the marble car jumps a track to land safely at its final destination.
Construct a Pasta Bridge strong enough to support a heavy load, using only dry linguini and glue.
Each hands-on project in this book will challenge you to come up with a unique solution to a specific design problem.
There\'s no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills--you probably have all you need in your home Junk drawer
