Publisher Description

Create fascinating gizmos from simple electronics and household items, from a gravity-powered car to a light-up backpack to a geodesic mini greenhouse. This highly practical handbook is packed with guidance, tips and inspiration for making simple but clever gadgets that will give kids a real sense of achievement, as well as impressing friends and parents with their skills.

Page after page of make-its allow budding engineers and inventors to pick and choose projects that suit their interests and skill level. Each project comes with a short explanation of the science behind it, and every stage is heavily illustrated and photographed to ensure that following the instructions is easy and fun. Parents might learn something, too!

Author Biography

Dr Alison Buxton is Director at STEAMWORKS LEARNING, the non-profit organisation dedicated to bringing STEM activities to schoolchildren, and leads the MakerEd UK and Makerspace Developer programme for the University of Sheffield.

Table of Contents

Bionic Bots: Bug Bot; Hydraulic arm; Walking robot.
Mega Movers: Rubber band boat; Gravity-powered car; Paper plane launcher; Remote-controlled car.
Home Helpers: Solar night-light; Light-up greetings cards.
Out and About: Glowing backpack; Light-up shoes.
Mini-verse: Mini geodesic biodome; Mini basketball game; Mini motorised Ferris wheel.

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Create fascinating gizmos from simple electronics and household items, from a gravity-powered car to a light-up backpack to a geodesic mini greenhouse!

Long Description

Create fascinating gizmos from simple electronics and household items, from a gravity-powered car to a light-up backpack to a geodesic mini greenhouse! Create fascinating gizmos from simple electronics and household items, from a gravity-powered car to a light-up backpack to a geodesic mini greenhouse. This highly practical handbook is packed with guidance, tips and inspiration for making simple but clever gadgets that will give kids a real sense of achievement, as well as impressing friends and parents with their skills. Page after page of make-its allow budding engineers and inventors to pick and choose projects that suit their interests and skill level. Each project comes with a short explanation of the science behind it, and every stage is heavily illustrated and photographed to ensure that following the instructions is easy and fun. Parents might learn something, too!

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Create fascinating gizmos from simple electronics and household items, from a gravity-powered car to a light-up backpack to a geodesic mini greenhouse!

Feature

The 'Maker movement' of homegrown gadget creators is exploding in popularity.

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The 'Maker movement' of homegrown gadget creators is exploding in popularity.

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