
Kid Engineer: Working with Energy
Izzi Howell(Author)
Wayland (Publisher)
Published on 9. July 2020
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5263-1292-1 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the world of engineering with fun, step-by-step projects.
Energy powers everything in the world around us. But where does this energy come from? Discover the machines that engineers have created to convert energy into electricity, different types of electrical circuits and how engineers design buildings to make them more energy-efficient.
Kid-Engineer is the perfect introduction to the topic for budding young engineers. Each book focuses on one of the key engineering disciplines, breaking it down to make it interesting and accessible for young readers. Simple step-by-step activities bring the learning to life and encourage readers to develop their own engineering and design skills.
Great reading for aspiring engineers aged 8 and above.
Other titles in the series include:
Computers and Robotics
Buildings and Structures
Machines
Transport & Aerospace
Materials
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Energy powers everything in the world around us. But where does this energy come from? Discover the machines that engineers have created to convert energy into electricity, different types of electrical circuits and how engineers design buildings to make them more energy-efficient.
Kid-Engineer is the perfect introduction to the topic for budding young engineers. Each book focuses on one of the key engineering disciplines, breaking it down to make it interesting and accessible for young readers. Simple step-by-step activities bring the learning to life and encourage readers to develop their own engineering and design skills.
Great reading for aspiring engineers aged 8 and above.
Other titles in the series include:
Computers and Robotics
Buildings and Structures
Machines
Transport & Aerospace
Materials
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More details
Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-1292-1 (9781526312921)
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Person
Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Content
1: Energy engineering
2: Electricity
3: You're the engineer: Test electrical circuits
4: Fossil fuels
5: Hydropower
6: You're the engineer: Build a water wheel
7: Geothermal energy
8: Wind power
9: Solar power
10: You're the engineer: Make a solar oven
11: Biomass
12: Saving energy
13: You're the engineer: Test insulating materials
14: Glossary
15: Further information
16: Index
2: Electricity
3: You're the engineer: Test electrical circuits
4: Fossil fuels
5: Hydropower
6: You're the engineer: Build a water wheel
7: Geothermal energy
8: Wind power
9: Solar power
10: You're the engineer: Make a solar oven
11: Biomass
12: Saving energy
13: You're the engineer: Test insulating materials
14: Glossary
15: Further information
16: Index