inventions

Collects twenty-five science projects made from common household materials, including a soda and candy fountain, a leaf blower hovercraft, and more, with step-by-step instructions, illustrations, photographs, and explanations of the science behind each project.

"Follow Celine and Tucker as they learn the secrets of making their own entertainment. Challenged to make something 'other than trouble,' this brother and sister pair use everyday objects to invent toys that you can build"--Back cover.

An introduction to engineering and design, discussing different inventions that have changed the world.

Discover the extraordinary stories behind six remarkable ideas that made modern life possible, the unsung heroes who brought them about, and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations triggered.

Provides information about makerspaces and and the maker movement and how inventors can take products created at makerspaces to market.

Provides information about makerspaces and the maker movement and about 3-D printers, what they are capable of, how they work, and how they can be used to create projects.

Provides information about makerspaces and how they can be used to build a variety of robots and introduces robot concepts and robotics competitions.

"George the sheep has serious worries: whenever it starts to rain, he begins to shrink. Even the vet is stumped. Finally George's ingenious shepherd takes matters into his own hands. And his little sheep is not disappointed"--Back cover.

The inventive skills of Hooey Higgins and his friends are put to the test in an adventure that compels them to invent super-protective pants that they hope will safeguard them from crocodiles, flying toffee apples, and log-flume malfunctions.