21st century skills innovation library. Makers as innovators

Students explore the computer programming language Scratch through detailed explanations built to foster creativity and problem solving.

Explains what digital badges are, how to earn and display them, and more.

An introduction to how new inventions are designed.

Some of today's most incredible inventions are the work of makers - people who apply creativity to the latest technology to build a variety of remarkable homemade devices. Whether they are programming tiny computers, designing their own board games, or finding new uses for plastic, makers work together to share new ideas and technology. What will you make?.

Makers of all ages are using LEGO bricks to create robots. In this book, students learn more about this recent innovation through detailed explanations built to foster creativity and critical thinking. Engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on maker-related concepts they may already know.

"Makers of all ages are using LEGO bricks to create robots. In this book, students learn more about this recent innovation through detailed explanations built to foster creativity and critical thinking. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on maker-related concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information."--.

Explains how the Arduino microcontroller can be used to make a robot and perform other functions, and describes the device's different components and features.

Provides information on how to create Web pages using HyperText Markup Language, covering such topics as the three main components of Web sites, common tags, page formatting, and publishing pages on the Internet.

"Learn intermediate HTML5 skills with these activities"--Publisher.

"Learn how to recycle old clothes into brand-new fashions with these fun do-it-yourself activities"--Provided by publisher.