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Tunnels! (Explore Your World)
Learn about famous tunnel designers, why we build tunnels, and what they are best used for. Study famous tunnels, make your own concrete, and create an earthquake are just a few of the recommended activities.
In Tunnels! With 25 Science Projects for Kids, kids ages 7 to 10 explore the fascinating world of passageways beneath the ground, dug deep within the earth through soil and rock. But why dig through rock to make a tunnel? Tunnels give people a way to travel and transport goods from one place to another. Readers learn about the engineering and construction that goes into every tunnel made, whether it's being dug under roads, under oceans, or under cities. Kids form a foundational learning about the laws of physics that govern our worldand discover how engineers use these laws to design tunnels that withstand the test of time, weight, and earthquakes. Controlling groundwater, drilling through rocks, and removing earth are just a few tasks workers must face.
STEM projects for kids, including creating a tunnel maze, designing a series of tunnels on graph paper, and experimenting with Newton's laws of motion, offer a unique, interactive learning experience, while links to primary sources offer ample opportunity for further student-led exploration. Fun facts, engaging illustrations, timeline, glossary, and resources keep kids wanting to learn more about the engineering design process.
This series explores STEM concepts and applied sciences. Each book includes 25 projects, averaging a few each chapter. Projects can vary from the simple (like making ocean salt water or forming an arch with your body) to more complicated STEAM projects (wind force; building design; or learning binary code). Adult supervision recommended for these kid-friendly projects. Call-Out sections include explanatory text, vocabulary with definitions, "Did you Know?" sections (with cool "factoids"), Investigate questions, project directions—and even "dad jokes." Throughout each book, periodic QR codes help readers explore additional concepts on external websites. You'll be able to choose from a few activities or match an activity to your child's appropriate grade—or have your budding scientist engage in them all! Includes a theme-focused timeline, essential questions, metric conversions, glossary, resources, and index. See each product description for specific content. Printed in the U.S. Size is 8"x 10". 90 pgs, pb. ~ Ruth
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Grades: | 2-5 |
Brand: | Nomad Press |
Author: | Jeanette Moore |
ISBN: | 9781619306509 |
Length in Inches: | 10 |
Width in Inches: | 8 |
Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.55 |
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