Title Industrial design : why smartphones aren't round and other mysteries : with science activities for kids / Carla Mooney ; illustrated by Tom Casteel.

Publication Info.

White River Junction, VT : Nomad Press, [2018]

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Children's Nonfiction	J 745.2 MOONEY	DUE 05-11-24

Description	v, 122 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series	Build it yourself
	Focus on science
	Technology today
	"Build it yourself" series.
	Focus on science (Nomad Press)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 119-120) and index.
Contents	What is industrial design? -- From craftsmanship to mass production -- The design process -- How industrial design changed the world -- Industrial design and electronics -- Computer-aided design -- Changing needs, changing solutions.
Summary	Explore the engineering design process from its earliest beginnings, to today. Using inquiry-based STEM activities, kids ages 10 to 15 read all about good design, which combines the right materials, colors, details, and form to make a person want to buy and use a product.
Audience	Ages 10-15.
Subject	Industrial design -- Juvenile literature.
	Industrial design -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
	Industrial designers -- Juvenile literature.
	Industrial design. (OCoLC)fst01730190
	Industrial designers. (OCoLC)fst00970926
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author	Casteel, Tom, illustrator.
ISBN	9781619306707 (hardback)
	1619306700 (hardback)
	9781619306721 (paperback)
	1619306727 (paperback)

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