Author: Rebecca Sjonger
Publisher: Be a Maker!
ISBN: 9780778725831
Category : Handicraft
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This interesting title unfolds the art and science of paper engineering. Readers interested in crafting and designing patterns and structures will be inspired to create "Maker" projects using paper--a medium readily accessible to any classroom or library. Kids will learn about popular trends and possibilities in paper engineering, and how great engineers in many different fields often visualize and create their most amazing projects in paper models first. Readers are encouraged to experiment with their own ideas and create products that are unique to their visions.
Maker Projects for Kids Who Love Paper Engineering
Author: Rebecca Sjonger
Publisher: Be a Maker!
ISBN: 9780778725831
Category : Handicraft
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This interesting title unfolds the art and science of paper engineering. Readers interested in crafting and designing patterns and structures will be inspired to create "Maker" projects using paper--a medium readily accessible to any classroom or library. Kids will learn about popular trends and possibilities in paper engineering, and how great engineers in many different fields often visualize and create their most amazing projects in paper models first. Readers are encouraged to experiment with their own ideas and create products that are unique to their visions.
Publisher: Be a Maker!
ISBN: 9780778725831
Category : Handicraft
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This interesting title unfolds the art and science of paper engineering. Readers interested in crafting and designing patterns and structures will be inspired to create "Maker" projects using paper--a medium readily accessible to any classroom or library. Kids will learn about popular trends and possibilities in paper engineering, and how great engineers in many different fields often visualize and create their most amazing projects in paper models first. Readers are encouraged to experiment with their own ideas and create products that are unique to their visions.
Maker Projects for Kids Who Love Games
Author: Rebecca Sjonger
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778722489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Game design requires many skills including imagination, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. These characteristics make it a natural fit for the Maker movement. From board games to video games, this exciting title introduces readers to the essential basics of game design including game components and systems, prototype design, play testing, and the steps in the iterative design process. "Makers and Shakers" sidebars introduce readers to some of the world's greatest game designers and innovators. The title also includes engaging, step-by-step Maker projects to put their game design skills to work
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778722489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Game design requires many skills including imagination, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. These characteristics make it a natural fit for the Maker movement. From board games to video games, this exciting title introduces readers to the essential basics of game design including game components and systems, prototype design, play testing, and the steps in the iterative design process. "Makers and Shakers" sidebars introduce readers to some of the world's greatest game designers and innovators. The title also includes engaging, step-by-step Maker projects to put their game design skills to work
Maker Projects for Kids Who Love Printmaking
Author: Joan Marie Galat
Publisher: Be a Maker!
ISBN: 9780778729020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
From creating their own art tools to making a screen print unique to their personal style and vision, this title helps readers express their creativity through the various forms of printmaking. Using clear methods, engaging photographs, and non-toxic materials, readers will learn the techniques of printmaking and be inspired to experiment with their own designs and ideas.
Publisher: Be a Maker!
ISBN: 9780778729020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
From creating their own art tools to making a screen print unique to their personal style and vision, this title helps readers express their creativity through the various forms of printmaking. Using clear methods, engaging photographs, and non-toxic materials, readers will learn the techniques of printmaking and be inspired to experiment with their own designs and ideas.
Earth-Friendly Engineering Crafts
Author: Veronica Thompson
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1541524187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Shares instructions for creating Earth-themed engineering projects, including constructing an airplane from a plastic bottle, transforming an old T-shirt into a working wind sock, and building a small city from plastic containers.
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1541524187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Shares instructions for creating Earth-themed engineering projects, including constructing an airplane from a plastic bottle, transforming an old T-shirt into a working wind sock, and building a small city from plastic containers.
Out of the Box
Author: Jemma Westing
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744030218
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
From castles to animal masks, pirate ships, and even dinosaurs! You will be amazed at how much you can do with a simple cardboard box. A DIY projects book for kids that use recycling as a way to build creativity, imagination, and interactive play for kids aged 7-12. It features clear step-by-step instructions and detailed photographic explanations that will inspire imaginative minds. The sky is the limit with Out Of The Box! This book is designed to help kids learn and play. They will learn about the idea of upcycling and reusing materials that otherwise would be thrown away. This book has 25 brilliant projects for them to choose from. Detailed instructions and photographs along with colorful inspiration sheets will delight and inspire for hours of endless fun. Out Of The Box will help kids develop their creativity and imagination through interactive play, and inspire them to find a thousand more projects to build. Think Out Of The Box! A box is just a box, right? Wrong! It could be a pirate ship, a butterfly, or a family of penguins! Out of the box will encourage kids to see a cardboard box as more than junk. Kids can build their imaginations and creative skills by reusing household cardboard. Learn to build and decorate a range of projects to share, wear, and play with. This educational book will show kids how to: - Develop cardboard skills - Build a castle, city and pirate ship - Design penguins, butterflies, and rabbits - Create games like ring toss - Produce wearables like Pharaoh’s finery and masks - Decorate funky flowers and lazy lizards - And much, much more! DK is all about inspiring young minds, teaching them new skills and expanding their knowledge, imaginations, and perspectives. Help them to realize their true potentials by adding to your DK collection today. Awards Book category winner of the Creative Play Award 2017
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744030218
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
From castles to animal masks, pirate ships, and even dinosaurs! You will be amazed at how much you can do with a simple cardboard box. A DIY projects book for kids that use recycling as a way to build creativity, imagination, and interactive play for kids aged 7-12. It features clear step-by-step instructions and detailed photographic explanations that will inspire imaginative minds. The sky is the limit with Out Of The Box! This book is designed to help kids learn and play. They will learn about the idea of upcycling and reusing materials that otherwise would be thrown away. This book has 25 brilliant projects for them to choose from. Detailed instructions and photographs along with colorful inspiration sheets will delight and inspire for hours of endless fun. Out Of The Box will help kids develop their creativity and imagination through interactive play, and inspire them to find a thousand more projects to build. Think Out Of The Box! A box is just a box, right? Wrong! It could be a pirate ship, a butterfly, or a family of penguins! Out of the box will encourage kids to see a cardboard box as more than junk. Kids can build their imaginations and creative skills by reusing household cardboard. Learn to build and decorate a range of projects to share, wear, and play with. This educational book will show kids how to: - Develop cardboard skills - Build a castle, city and pirate ship - Design penguins, butterflies, and rabbits - Create games like ring toss - Produce wearables like Pharaoh’s finery and masks - Decorate funky flowers and lazy lizards - And much, much more! DK is all about inspiring young minds, teaching them new skills and expanding their knowledge, imaginations, and perspectives. Help them to realize their true potentials by adding to your DK collection today. Awards Book category winner of the Creative Play Award 2017
10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Art
Author: Adam Furgang
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499438427
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Makerspaces are public spaces located in schools, public libraries, and other community locations where people can meet up, share creative interests, tinker with new technologies, and learn as they go. The specialized resources in many makerspaces are perfectly suited for artists and other creative people. This easy-to-follow guide explores ten compelling art projects students can work on with friends at local makerspaces. 3D printers, graphic computer programs, creative mobile apps, traditional arts and crafts supplies, and even LEGOs are just some of the tools used in the projects described in this dynamic book.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499438427
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Makerspaces are public spaces located in schools, public libraries, and other community locations where people can meet up, share creative interests, tinker with new technologies, and learn as they go. The specialized resources in many makerspaces are perfectly suited for artists and other creative people. This easy-to-follow guide explores ten compelling art projects students can work on with friends at local makerspaces. 3D printers, graphic computer programs, creative mobile apps, traditional arts and crafts supplies, and even LEGOs are just some of the tools used in the projects described in this dynamic book.
Maker Lab
Author: Jack Challoner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465458727
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Build, create, invent, and discover 28 awesome experiments and activities with Maker Lab. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution and supporting STEAM education initiatives, Maker Lab has 28 kid-safe projects and crafts that will get young inventors' wheels turning and make science pure fun. Explaining science through photographs and facts that carefully detail the "why" and "how" of each experiment using real-world examples to provide context, each activity is appropriate for kids ages 8-12 years old and ranked easy, medium, or hard, with an estimated time frame for completion. Requiring only household materials, young makers can build an exploding volcano, make bath fizzies, construct a solar system, make an eggshell geode, and more. With a foreword by Jack Andraka, a teen award-winning inventor, Maker Lab will help kids find their inner inventor to impress friends, family, and teachers and create winning projects for science fairs and school projects.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465458727
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Build, create, invent, and discover 28 awesome experiments and activities with Maker Lab. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution and supporting STEAM education initiatives, Maker Lab has 28 kid-safe projects and crafts that will get young inventors' wheels turning and make science pure fun. Explaining science through photographs and facts that carefully detail the "why" and "how" of each experiment using real-world examples to provide context, each activity is appropriate for kids ages 8-12 years old and ranked easy, medium, or hard, with an estimated time frame for completion. Requiring only household materials, young makers can build an exploding volcano, make bath fizzies, construct a solar system, make an eggshell geode, and more. With a foreword by Jack Andraka, a teen award-winning inventor, Maker Lab will help kids find their inner inventor to impress friends, family, and teachers and create winning projects for science fairs and school projects.
Explore Makerspace!
Author: Alicia Z. Klepeis
Publisher: Nomad Press
ISBN: 161930564X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Bridges, furniture, musical instruments, games, vehicles—all of these things were invented and improved upon by people who love to put stuff together, take stuff apart, and figure out how things work! In Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 explore what it means to be an engineer. They discover how inventors use science, art, and math to create new and exciting structures, games, and more. Readers also learn how to set up their own makerspaces at home, using inexpensive and easy-to-find supplies for their tinkering projects. Humans have been inventors throughout history. From the wheel to the rocket, scientists and other engineers have designed new technologies that have made daily life easier and stretched our horizons far beyond our own atmosphere. But inventions don’t have to be full of computer chips or other sophisticated parts. Designing the fastest toy car made from recycled materials can be just as thrilling! Makerspaces can be found in schools, libraries, community centers, and homes all around the country. These are places where both children and adults can work with materials and use the engineer design process to come up with new ideas. Here, imagination, art, and logic combine to produce lasting lessons in science, math, and physics. In Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects, readers learn how to think proactively when faced with a challenge and discover the trial-and-error processes that lead to new discoveries. They find out about the motivation behind some of the world’s most amazing inventions. Through STEAM projects ranging from designing a bridge to creating board games and musical instruments, children discover how to be an engineer.
Publisher: Nomad Press
ISBN: 161930564X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Bridges, furniture, musical instruments, games, vehicles—all of these things were invented and improved upon by people who love to put stuff together, take stuff apart, and figure out how things work! In Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 explore what it means to be an engineer. They discover how inventors use science, art, and math to create new and exciting structures, games, and more. Readers also learn how to set up their own makerspaces at home, using inexpensive and easy-to-find supplies for their tinkering projects. Humans have been inventors throughout history. From the wheel to the rocket, scientists and other engineers have designed new technologies that have made daily life easier and stretched our horizons far beyond our own atmosphere. But inventions don’t have to be full of computer chips or other sophisticated parts. Designing the fastest toy car made from recycled materials can be just as thrilling! Makerspaces can be found in schools, libraries, community centers, and homes all around the country. These are places where both children and adults can work with materials and use the engineer design process to come up with new ideas. Here, imagination, art, and logic combine to produce lasting lessons in science, math, and physics. In Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects, readers learn how to think proactively when faced with a challenge and discover the trial-and-error processes that lead to new discoveries. They find out about the motivation behind some of the world’s most amazing inventions. Through STEAM projects ranging from designing a bridge to creating board games and musical instruments, children discover how to be an engineer.
Origami Fun: Birds
Author: Robyn Hardyman
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1681034387
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A flock of many different birds is ready to be assembled in this makerspace title. Origami outlines ensure that young crafters will not have to Òwing itÓ when it comes to making paper birds. Along with the clear folding instructions are bonus bird facts that just might turn kids into birders!
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1681034387
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A flock of many different birds is ready to be assembled in this makerspace title. Origami outlines ensure that young crafters will not have to Òwing itÓ when it comes to making paper birds. Along with the clear folding instructions are bonus bird facts that just might turn kids into birders!
Floating Origami
Author: Joe Fullman
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482441683
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
For many, the fun of origami projects is in the folding. However, the crafts in this book provide tons of fun even after theyre completethey float! Use an origami canoe to carry a message to the middle of a lake, or play with a paper duck in the bathtub. Readers follow a series of steps to transform a square of paper into many cool floating origami creations, including a lotus flower. An introductory section highlights the basic folds and terms readers need to know and full-color photographs add further guidance to each step.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482441683
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
For many, the fun of origami projects is in the folding. However, the crafts in this book provide tons of fun even after theyre completethey float! Use an origami canoe to carry a message to the middle of a lake, or play with a paper duck in the bathtub. Readers follow a series of steps to transform a square of paper into many cool floating origami creations, including a lotus flower. An introductory section highlights the basic folds and terms readers need to know and full-color photographs add further guidance to each step.