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Construct it! : architecture you can build, break, and build again / Jessie Alkire.

Alkire, Jessie, (author.).

Summary:

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Construct It! Architecture You Can Build, Break, and Build Again, kids will build a working wrecking ball, pulley elevator, bridge, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1532112521
  • ISBN: 9781532112522
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Checkerboard Library, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What's a makerspace? -- Before you get started -- What is architecture? -- Supplies -- Construct it! techniques -- Model bedroom -- Double-decker bird feeder -- K'NEX bridge -- Candy cane castle -- Pulley elevator -- Wrecking ball -- Makerspace maintenance.
Target Audience Note:
740L Lexile
Subject:
Structural engineering > Experiments > Juvenile literature.
Engineering > Experiments > Juvenile literature.
Architectural models > Juvenile literature.
Models and modelmaking > Juvenile literature.
Architecture > Juvenile literature.
Makerspaces > Juvenile literature.
Science projects > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Literature.

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  • 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library J720 ALK (Text) 36015000525028 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -