Construction comes alive with hands-on activities for kids ages 5 to 10Kids love construction! From bridges to buildings, this book is filled with incredible things that young engineers can design and build themselves. They'll learn how structures are built, what goes on at construction sites, and the ways simple materials like rocks and dirt helped create our modern world.This book keeps kids on track with step-by-step instructions for building paper cup t...

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—to evaluate ideas and to better...

Exam board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: Design and TechnologyFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Target success in AQA GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rel...

Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: D&TFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2019Build in-depth understanding and inspire your students to tackle design challenges both practically and creatively, with a textbook that delivers the Core Technical plus Specialist Technical and Design & Making Principles needed for the 2017 AQA D&T GCSE.The ...

Exam Board: OCRLevel: GCSESubject: Design & TechnologyFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2019Explore, create, evaluate: help your students to develop an understanding of the iterative design process and to be critical and innovative designers, while developing the knowledge and skills they need for the 2017 OCR GCSE D&T specification....

Did you know that every car has a life cycle? That's what we call the stages from its design, construction, and sale to its use, maintenance, and disposal at the end of its useful life. This book explains what happens during these stages, such as prototyping, the sourcing of components, the production process, the decisions made by designers and engineers, and recycling.

Exam board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: Design and TechnologyFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Target success in AQA GCSE (9-1) Design and Technology with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rel...

Science isn’t limited to the classroom—it can be created at home too! This photographic book of engineering experiments and projects features clear, step-by-step instructions and a fresh, contemporary design, with an emphasis on fun, achievable experiments to give kids hands-on experiences. The science behind each experiment is explained, giving readers the theory behind the practical activities.The STEAM Ahead series shows readers that science isn’t limited to the...