| Description |
1 online resource (122 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series |
"Build it yourself" series |
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"Build it yourself" series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Audience |
009-012. |
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Guided reading level: R. |
| Summary |
Exploring the innovation and physical science behind bridges and tunnels, the activities and projects in this book encourage children to learn about the design and construction of these amazing passageways. This fun and educational reference uses hands-on projects to explain complex concepts, such as Newton's Third Law of Motion, while trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements. The activities engage kids in the important skills involved in engineeringincluding designing, building, and modelingand teach the value of trial and error as they create several bridge models. Activities include making an egg bungee jump, a soda pop can engine, and a triangular toothpick dome, as well as experiments with liquefaction and corrosion. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Introduction: Lifelines; Chap 1: Engineering and Thinking Big; Chap 2: Building Big: The Physics of Bridges; Chap 3: Amazing Bridges; Chap 4: Disaster! When Bridges Collapse; Chap 5: Building Big: The Physics of Tunnels; Chap 6: Amazing Tunnels; Chap 7: Tunnels Disasters; Glossary; Resources; Index; Back Cover. |
| Subject |
Bridges -- Study and teaching.
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Tunnels -- Study and teaching.
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Engineering -- Study and teaching.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- General.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Physics.
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Bridges -- Juvenile literature.
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Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
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Tunnels -- Juvenile literature.
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Literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Vaughn, Jen.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Latham, Donna. Bridges and Tunnels : Investigate Feats of Engineering with 25 Projects. Chicago : Nomad Press, ©2012 9781936749515 |
| ISBN |
9781936749539 (electronic bk.) |
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193674953X (electronic bk.) |
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9781936749553 (electronic bk.) |
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1936749556 (electronic bk.) |
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