How did somebody come up with the idea for bridges, skyscrapers, helicopters, and nightlights? How did people figure out how to build them?In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes, young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids apply science and math skills to create prototypes for bridges, instruments, alarms, and more. Prototypes are preliminary models used by engineers—and kids—to evaluate ideas and to better understand how things work.Engineering design starts with an idea. How do we get to the other side of the river? How do we travel long distances in short periods of time? Using a structured engineering design process, kids learn how to brainstorm, build a prototype, test a prototype, evaluate, and re-design. Projects include designing a cardboard chair to understand the stiffness of structural systems and designing and building a set of pan pipes to experiment with pitch and volume.Creating prototypes is a key step in the engineering design process and prototyping early in the design process generally results in better processes and products. 3D Engineering gives kids a chance to figure out many different prototypes, empowering them to discover the mechanics of the world we know.

Product Description: The Access to Building Services Engineering student book is highly visual and written in simple, concise language for Level 1 and 2 learners. It covers all the units of the certificate and diploma.

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Showcases such unusual buildings as Stadium Australia, the Eiffel Tower, and the Roman Colosseum.

Product Description: Describes the technological history of famous structures and explains how they were built, including the pyramids of Egypt, the Eiffel Tower, and the Hoover Dam.

Product Description: Superstructures focuses on amazing structures such as bridges, skyscrapers, tunnels and stadiums, describing how these incredible engineering marvels were designed and built. Each title in Superstructures is packed with WOW! facts and information and contains stunning full-colour photographs and technical drawings in an attractive magazine-style layout...read more

Product Description: The Eye on Art series is intended to assist readers in understanding the various roles of art in society; each volume offers an in-depth exploration of a major artistic movement, medium, figure, or profession.; This title in Lucent's Eye on Art series looks at the ever popular Arts and Crafts movement that developed in the mid-19th century and encompassed simple, beautiful, and functional buildings, furniture, and decorative objects, such as ceramics, lighting, ; The creative impulse is an ancient and enduring feature of human expression...read more

A brutal Ohio motel murder captures the attention of Connecticut lawyer James Kinkaid, but as he begins a hellish journey to find the beautiful and seductive murderer, Angel, he becomes the next target in her series of grisly killings. Reprint. LJ. PW.

Product Description: This fun title explores different kinds of animal homes and how they are built. From a beavers dam to a termites mound, readers will love learning all about animal architects.

Product Description: Architects design buildings, from simple homes and businesses to towering skyscrapers and more. Discover what it takes to work in this challenging field in Architect.

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Product Description: With a focus on the importance of science and math knowledge, this book describes architectural feats past and present.