Maker Projects For Kids Who Love Paper Engineering

"This interesting title unfolds the art and science of paper engineering. Readers interested in crafting and designing patterns and structures will be inspired to create "Maker" projects using paper--a medium readily accessible to any classroom or library. Kids will learn about popular trends and possibilities in paper engineering, and how great engineers in many different fields often visualize and create their most amazing projects in paper models first. Readers are encouraged to experiment with their own ideas and create products that are unique to their visions."--

This interesting title unfolds the art and science of paper engineering. Readers interested in crafting and designing patterns and structures will be inspired to create "Maker" projects using paper--a medium readily accessible to any classroom or library. Kids will learn about popular trends and possibilities in paper engineering, and how great engineers in many different fields often visualize and create their most amazing projects in paper models first. Readers are encouraged to experiment with their own ideas and create products that are unique to their visions.

Be inspired to explore your passions and to make your mark in the world! The Be a Maker! Series celebrates the Maker movement-a hands-on learning style that values ingenuity, problem solving and collaboration. Discover how "makers" in a variety of fields use their skills, imaginations and fearless pioneering attitudes to make breakthrough discoveries and inventions. Maker projects feature step-by-step instructions and photography to help guide you through the process of experimentation and redesign to create a project that is all your own. Book jacket.

This amazing title instructs young readers on how to shape wooden objects based on their own, unique ideas. Kids will explore this exciting and popular field by learning a few basic techniques of woodworking and what tools to use, which they can then experiment with in safe and accessible projects. "Makers and Shakers" sidebars introduce kids to furniture makers and builders and to different styles in woodworking.

Kids will learn about different uses for canals with Engineer It! Canal Projects. They will discover how canals are built. Then, use clay, LEGOs, and more to build their own canals. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Young crafters will be budding engineers in no time!Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Game design requires many skills including imagination, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. These characteristics make it a natural fit for the Maker movement. From board games to video games, this exciting title introduces readers to the essential basics of game design including game components and systems, prototype design, play testing, and the steps in the iterative design process. "Makers and Shakers" sidebars introduce readers to some of the world's greatest game designers and innovators. The title also includes engaging, step-by-step Maker projects to put their game design skills to work

After readers familiarize themselves with the origami symbols and easily accessible types of paper to use, they will follow illustrated step-by-step instructions to create fun origami arts and crafts such as a bracelet, a piano, a sailboat, and a colorful dodecahedron. A glossary helps readers learn new vocabulary, and a further reading section with books and websites encourages further exploration of the topic.