How does a roller coaster car stayon the track when hurtling upside-downon a gigantic loop?

Why does folding a piece of paper inan accordion shape make it stronger?

What wing shape givesairplanes their lift?

How do rockets blast off into space?

Now you can discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions about engineering for yourself with this fun-filled resource. Janice VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kid presents entertaining, challenging experiments and activities to help you understand the different types of engineering there are—including structural, solar, electrical, and chemical—and how each is applied to real world everyday situations.

Each of the activities is broken down into its purpose, a list of easy-to-find materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and a simple scientific explanation. Plus, the book's 25 projects can easily be used in the classroom, as the basis of a science fair project, or at home just for fun!

Also available in Janice VanCleave'sScience for Every Kid series:

ASTRONOMY

BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY

CONSTELLATIONS

DINOSAURS

EARTH SCIENCE

ECOLOGY

ENERGY

FOOD AND NUTRITION

GEOGRAPHY

GEOMETRY

THE HUMAN BODY

MATH

OCEANS

PHYSICS

Now you can discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions about engineering for yourself with this fun-filled resource. Janice VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kidpresents entertaining, challenging experiments and activities to help you understand the different types of engineering there are—including structural, solar, electrical, and chemical—and how each is applied to real world everyday situations.

Each of the activities is broken down into its purpose, a list of easy-to-find materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and a simple scientific explanation. Plus, the book’s 25 projects can easily be used in the classroom, as the basis of a science fair project, or at home just for fun!

Full of great hands-on activities for kids ages 8 to 12

A large portion of any science fair deals with engineering topics, yet there are currently no project books for kids ages 8 to 12 specifically on engineering. This fun and practical book includes 25 step-by-step activities to try, including using chemical engineering to make a slimy " goo, " using aerospace engineering to make a balloon rocket, and using solar engineering to make sun tea. Bestselling children’ s science author Janice VanCleave explains the science behind each project topic in simple terms that kids can understand and most of the materials can easily be found around the house.

Janice VanCleave (Riesel, TX) is a former science teacher and the author of more than 40 children’ s science books that have sold over two million copies.

Janice VanCleaveis a former science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than fifty children's science books with sales totaling over two million copies.

Introduction.

1. Push and Pull.

Structural Engineering.

2. Blast Off.

Aerospace Engineering.

3. Up and Away.

Aeronautical Engineering.

4. Up and Down!.

Roller Coaster Engineering.

5. Coming Through.

Solar Engineering.

6. Easy Listening.

Acoustical Engineering.

7. Stop and Go.

Electrical Engineering.

8. Directors.

Optical Engineering.

9. Recover.

Petroleum Engineering.

10. Break Out.

Nuclear Engineering.

11. New Stuff!.

Chemical Engineering.

12. Hot Stuff!.

Fire Engineering.

13. Brighter.

Product-Development Engineering.

14. Primary .

Biological Engineering.

15. Shiny.

Metallurgical Engineering.

16. The Limit.

Stress Engineering.

17. Weakened.

Product Durability Engineering.

18. Discarded.

Environmental Engineering.

19. Less is More.

Geotechnical Engineering.

20. Flowing Through.

Hydraulic Engineering.

21. Shake Up!.

Earthquake Engineering.

22. Changes.

Meteorology Engineering.

23. Around and Around.

Hydrology Engineering.

24. Neighbors.

Agricultural Engineering.

25. Stringy.

Textile Engineering.

Glossary.

Index.