How to Design the World's Best Roller Coaster
In 10 Simple Steps
Published on 27. October 2016
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-0-7502-9997-8 (ISBN)
Description
Transform a fantasy design into a design for a real-world product in just ten simple steps!
Imagine someone gave you a sackful of money and told you to build a roller coaster. You'd definitely want it to be the best roller coaster in the world. But how do you go about designing THAT?
Armed with your own imagination and some smart research, find out how you can transform a fantasy design into an actual dream product. You'll apply real-world design considerations to your ideas, refining your design to make it workable and achievable as it takes shape.
A dynamic and engaging resource for STEM teaching. 'Work it out' panels involve readers in solving problems and finding solutions to challenges faced by designers. Detailed artwork shows how aspects of a design can be reshaped and refined, and photographs show world-leading examples of each product.
Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.
Imagine someone gave you a sackful of money and told you to build a roller coaster. You'd definitely want it to be the best roller coaster in the world. But how do you go about designing THAT?
Armed with your own imagination and some smart research, find out how you can transform a fantasy design into an actual dream product. You'll apply real-world design considerations to your ideas, refining your design to make it workable and achievable as it takes shape.
A dynamic and engaging resource for STEM teaching. 'Work it out' panels involve readers in solving problems and finding solutions to challenges faced by designers. Detailed artwork shows how aspects of a design can be reshaped and refined, and photographs show world-leading examples of each product.
Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.
Reviews / Votes
Excellent ... shows how the combination of imaginative ideas and practical research can transform a fantasy design into an actual dream product * Parents In Touch * This is a brilliant book for gaining an understanding of design and technology processes through a step-by-step guide to the building of a giant roller coaster. Each problem as designer faces is taken in turn with Work it Out activities throughout to take the reader ino the heart of the design. This is just one of the series of books by Wayland and I would recommend them highly to Secondary schools wanting to augment the D&T section of their libraries or creat appealing D&T projects. * The School Librarian *More details
Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
344 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7502-9997-8 (9780750299978)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Armed with a MacBook Air and the miracle of the Internet, Paul lives and writes at a secret location somewhere on the west coast of Europe. You can be pretty sure that keeping his feet warm under the writing table is his one-eyed surf dog, Daisy.
As well as being a writer, Paul is a wanderer. He has lived in various countries - always in the high mountains, or somewhere near a good surfing beach. "Wherever I am, though, and whatever else I'm doing," he says, "I follow Ray Bradbury's advice: 'Write, every single day.'" Paul writes about many subjects, but his books are mostly to do with sports, the world's different peoples, places, and animals, or the weird and wonderful.
As well as being a writer, Paul is a wanderer. He has lived in various countries - always in the high mountains, or somewhere near a good surfing beach. "Wherever I am, though, and whatever else I'm doing," he says, "I follow Ray Bradbury's advice: 'Write, every single day.'" Paul writes about many subjects, but his books are mostly to do with sports, the world's different peoples, places, and animals, or the weird and wonderful.
Content
1: Designing the world's best roller coaster
2: Dream design
3: Wood v steel
4: The lift hill
5: The plunge
6: Tunnel twister
7: Fog city
8: Special seating
9: The accelerator
10: Zero G
11: Water world
12: The run-off
13: The world's greatest roller coaster
14: The world's top roller coasters
15: Glossary
16: Index
2: Dream design
3: Wood v steel
4: The lift hill
5: The plunge
6: Tunnel twister
7: Fog city
8: Special seating
9: The accelerator
10: Zero G
11: Water world
12: The run-off
13: The world's greatest roller coaster
14: The world's top roller coasters
15: Glossary
16: Index