Being an engineer isn’t just about wearing a hard hat and looking important while holding a clipboard – it’s about looking at the world and figuring out how it actually works. Learn as you do in this hands-on engineering book with Carol Vorderman, which sits alongside simple engineering projects to teach children how to think like an engineer, covering materials, building, machines, getting around, and energy. Readers find out how engineers use STEAM subjects and their imaginations to solve problems, taking inspiration from engineering heroes such as Leonardo da Vinci, Mae Jemison, and Elon Musk. The book encourages investigation through amazing projects using everyday items from around the home: find out about materials by crushing loo rolls, learn about jet propulsion with balloons, and build a robot arm out of rulers. Fun questions, engineering experiments, and real-life scenarios come together to make engineering genuinely relevant, with the emphasis firmly on inspiring kids – meaning less time at a computer and more time out in the real world. Do you like solving problems? Are you good at making things? Have you ever dreamed of being an inventor? If so, there might just be an engineer in the making. Shortlisted for the Primary Teacher Update Award 2018.
ISBN 13: 9780241316672
Author: Carol Vorderman
