Awesome Engineering Activities for Kids: 50+ Exciting STEAM Projects to Design and Build (Awesome STEAM Activities for Kids)

Give the gift of creativity and curiosity with fun engineering activities for kids ages 5 to 10

Watch your child’s eyes light up as they get excited about engineering, learn how things work, and have tons of fun. Awesome Engineering Activities for Kids is packed with more than 50 fascinating STEAM exercises, complete with step-by-step instructions, colorful pictures, and simple explanations of why the experiments work.

This engaging book about engineering for kids includes:

Activities kids can do themselves―Make engineering for kids easy and fun with projects like toothpick towers and paper cup phones that use common, inexpensive household materials so they can play and learn anytime.

The power of STEAM―Lessons are based in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math to show kids how these things are everywhere, and help them become better problem solvers and logical thinkers.

The basics of engineering―Kids will learn all about engineering with a brief guide to the different types of engineers, an explanation of what they do, and what kids need to know to become one.

Unlock the world of engineering for kids this holiday season with exercises that help them learn, grow, and get creative.

From the Publisher

Some of the exciting experiments inside:

Toothpick Tower

Time: 30 minutes | Difficulty level: Easy

When the Eiffel Tower was built in the 1880s, it was the tallest human-made structure in the world. The design of the tower incorporated lots of triangles to help make it strong. In this challenge, you will learn how today’s engineers use geometry to design and build cell phone towers and tall buildings.

Pizza Box Solar Oven

Time: 20 minutes, plus cooking time | Difficulty level: Medium

The sun does more than just give us light. It is full of energy! Solar power is power that is generated from sunlight. It can be used for heat energy or changed into electric energy. In this challenge, you will use the sun’s power to cook food.

Cardboard Tube Suspension Bridge

Time: 45 minutes | Difficulty level: Challenging

Have you ever ridden in a car across a very long bridge? Most bridges that stretch a long distance are suspension bridges. In this engineering challenge, you will create your own bridge and learn how suspension bridges work.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Callisto Kids
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 28, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1641523697
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1641523691
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 – 9 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.48 x 9 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Awesome STEAM Activities for Kids
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 – 4
Best Sellers Rank: #734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Children’s Heavy Machinery Books (Books) #1 in Children’s Science Experiment Books
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