Overview
A makerspace educator inspires kids to be creative with 100 inventive tinkering projects that illustrate the principles of science, encourage experimentation and discovery, and sharpen STEAM skills. Gather some basic tools and supplies from a hardware store, garage, basement, woodshop, or recycling bin. Now get ready to tinker, explore, and engineer with screws, bendy wire, metal washers, plastic pipes, dowels, electronics, LED lights, and more! Makerspace educator Ryan Jenkins inspires kids aged 8 to 12 to look at familiar supplies in new and unexpected ways, to think with their hands, troubleshoot tricky constructions, and sharpen their problem-solving skills. Kids are invited to imagine how to use the supplies on hand with projects, such as building Flexible Forts with cardboard and screws, making Art Robots with hobby motors, constructing a Water Factory with plastic pipes, balancing Sky Trams on strings, and engineering Surprising Switches with wire and foil. As they build, they'll learn about balance, center of gravity, comparative measuring, electricity, and more. Engaging photography jump-starts hours of curiosity and creativity. Start with a string, PVC pipe, cardboard ramp, or flexible tube-and see where it leads!
Full Product Details
Author: Ryan Jenkins
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC
Dimensions:
Width: 22.20cm
, Height: 37.30cm
, Length: 28.30cm
Weight: 0.300kg
ISBN: 9781635867510
ISBN 10: 1635867517
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 15 October 2024
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Children / Juvenile
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
The Tinkering Workshop is a new 'must have' addition to any school makerspace, community DIY space, or kitchen table ... Kids will love browsing through the quirky projects and step by step instructions and photos, and simple guides to exploring everyday materials in a host of useful ways!--Sylvia Libow Martinez, co-author of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom A rich source of inspiration and playful learning ... Whether you're an educator, parent, grandparent or simply curious, this book not only sparks a passion for tinkering with common materials, but also cultivates creative, innovative thinking to solve real-world challenges.--Cate Heroman, early childhood consultant and author of Making and Tinkering with STEM: Solving Design Challenges with Young Children The projects in the book will spark the tinkerer in all of us.--Mike Petrich, co-author of The Art of Tinkering and Director of the Informal Learning Center at Exploratorium
Author Information
Ryan Jenkins is the co-founder of Wonderful Idea Co., a design studio that creates resources to support STEAM education and the development of 21st century skills. He's a leader in the field of making and tinkering education and partners with children's museums, schools, universities, professional organizations, companies, and funders. He's a former tinkerer and educator at the Exploratorium in San Francisco and developed summer curriculum for kids at the Tinkering School that blended large scale construction with learner-centric investigations of electronics, robotics, and programming. He has written for Make Magazine and is a regular contributor to the Tinkering Studio Blog at the Exploratorium. He lives in California.
