Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering with 25 Projects (Build It Yourself)
About
Bridges and tunnels are lifelinesPeople have tackled seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including vast canyons and mountain ranges, to design and construct these amazing passageways. Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering invites children ages 9 and up to explore the innovation and physical science behind structures our world depends on.Trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements. Activities and projects encourage children to learn about the engineering process and to embrace trial and error. Children will engage in a hands-on exploration of Newtons Third Law of Motion and of forces that push and pull on structures. Theyll make an egg bungee jump and a soda pop can engine. Theyll experiment with a triangular toothpick dome, liquefaction, and corrosion. In Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering, children will explore their own engineering and building skills as they create several bridge models.
Why it’s great
People have crossed canyons, bored through mountains, and spanned rivers for centuries, and this activity-packed guide for ages 9 and up invites kids to understand how they did it. With 25 hands-on building projects, trivia, and physical science explanations, it turns abstract engineering concepts into things kids can actually construct and test. The same principles behind real bridges come alive on a kitchen table.
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