Janice VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kid E-Book

Janice VanCleave

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Serie: Science for Every Kid Series
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Seitenzahl: 149

Beschreibung

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!

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Other Titles by Janice VanCleave

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Introduction

How to Use This Book

General Instructions for the Exercises

General Instructions for the Activities

Chapter 1 - Push and Pull

What You Need to Know

Activity: SHAPELY

Chapter 2 - Blast Off

What You Need to Know

Activity: UNBALANCED

Chapter 3 - Up and Away

What You Need to Know

Activity: LIFTER

Chapter 4 - Up and Down

What You Need to Know

Activity: AROUND AND AROUND

Chapter 5 - Coming Through

What You Need to Know

Activity: PASSING THROUGH

Chapter 6 - Easy Listening

What You Need to Know

Activity: QUIET PLEASE

Chapter 7 - Stop and Go

What You Need to Know

Activity: PASSING THROUGH

Chapter 8 - Directors

What You Need to Know

Activity: UP OR DOWN

Chapter 9 - Recover

What You Need to Know

Activity: SEPARATE

Chapter 10 - Break Out

What You Need to Know

Activity: STICKERS

Chapter 11 - New Stuff

What You Need to Know

Activity: GOO

Chapter 12 - Hot Stuff

What You Need to Know

Activity: MORE

Chapter 13 - Brighter

What You Need to Know

Activity: EXTRA YELLOW

Chapter 14 - Primary

What You Need to Know

Activity: BREAK UP

Chapter 15 - Shiny

What You Need to Know

Activity: PUNCH DESIGNS

Chapter 16 - The Limit

What You Need to Know

Activity: HOW MUCH?

Chapter 17 - Weakened

What You Need to Know

Activity: TIRED

Chapter 18 - Discarded

What You Need to Know

Activity: TILTED

Chapter 19 - Less Is More

What You Need to Know

Activity: FILL ’ER UP

Chapter 20 - Flowing Through

What You Need to Know

Activity: MORE

Chapter 21 - Shake Up

What You Need to Know

Activity: SIDE-TO-SIDE

Chapter 22 - Changes

What You Need to Know

Activity: SPINNER

Chapter 23 - Around and Around

What You Need to Know

Activity: COVERED

Chapter 24 - Neighbors

What You Need to Know

Activity: BAG IT

Chapter 25 - Stringy

What You Need to Know

Activity: STRONGER

Glossary

Index

Other Titles by Janice VanCleave

Science for Every Kid series:

Janice VanCleave’s Astronomy for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Biology for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Chemistry for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Constellations for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Dinosaurs for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Earth Science for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Ecology for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Energy for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Food and Nutrition for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Geography for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Geometry for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s The Human Body for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Math for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Oceans for Every KidJanice VanCleave’s Physics for Every Kid

Spectacular Science Projects series:

Janice VanCleave’s AnimalsJanice VanCleave’s EarthquakesJanice VanCleave’s ElectricityJanice VanCleave’s GravityJanice VanCleave’s Insects and SpidersJanice VanCleave’s MachinesJanice VanCleave’s MagnetsJanice VanCleave’s Microscopes and Magnifying LensesJanice VanCleave’s MoleculesJanice VanCleave’s PlantsJanice VanCleave’s Rocks and MineralsJanice VanCleave’s Solar SystemJanice VanCleave’s VolcanoesJanice VanCleave’s Weather

Also:

Janice VanCleave’s 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird, and Fun ExperimentsJanice VanCleave’s 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, and Incredible ExperimentsJanice VanCleave’s 202 Oozing, Bubbling, Dripping, and Bouncing ExperimentsJanice VanCleave’s 203 Icy, Freezing, Frosty, and Cool ExperimentsJanice VanCleave’s 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky, and Wonderful ExperimentsJanice VanCleave’s Great Science Project Ideas from Real KidsJanice VanCleave’s Guide to the Best Science Fair ProjectsJanice VanCleave’s Guide to More of the Best Science Fair ProjectsJanice VanCleave’s Science Around the YearJanice VanCleave’s Science Through the AgesJanice VanCleave’s ScientistsJanice VanCleave’s Science Around the World

© 2007 by Janice VanCleave. All rights reserved

Illustrations other than those on pages 60-62 © 2007 by Laurie Hamilton. All rights reserved

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

VanCleave, Janice Pratt.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-471-47182-0 (pbk.)

1. Engineering—Experiments—Juvenile literature. 2. Science—Experiments—Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series: VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Janice VanCleave science for every kid series.

TA149.V36 2006

620.0078—dc22

2006010540

This book is dedicated to a very loving lady and a special person in my life: my daughter Ginger Russell.