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Encourage curiosity and problem solving!
(K-5th Grade) at John and Judy Gay Library (JJGL)
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes, young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids apply science and math skills to create prototypes for bridges, instruments, alarms, and more. Prototypes are preliminary models used by engineers -- and kids--to evaluate ideas and to better understand how things work.
3) Design Works
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
This video present different aspects of design and how they are applied in the design of common items. It looks at a school that applies design concepts to problem solving, examines James Dyson's invention of a bagless vacuum cleaner, discusses the design of a self-cooling drink can, shows a bike that comes apart and can be carried in a backpack, presents design techniques for stopping the counterfeiting of American money, and examines the design...
4) The Fixies
Series
Language
English
Description
Fire, Verda, Digit and Toola have made plans to visit Simka like "real guests" who first ring the doorbell before entering. But their plan is blocked when they discover that the doorbell isn't working. Please preview this videos as it models fire, which is a very dangerous thing. Also in this video, the animated characters put 2 wires together to see what will happen. This is a very dangerous idea and is poor modeling. It should be emphasized that...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Sustainable cities make an effort to reduce their impact on the planet. They find environmentally friendly solutions for transportation, energy, and other parts of their infrastructure. Making a City Sustainable examines examples of how city planners have used sustainable technology to protect the environment in their communities.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Collecting trash and recycling, processing it, and carrying it to its final destination are some of the most important challenges cities face. Providing Waste Solutions for a City examines each step in these processes, including innovative ways in which cities are making their waste systems more environmentally friendly.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Every citizen of a city needs clean water to live, making a city's water system one of the most important parts of its infrastructure. Supplying Water for a City examines each step in this process, including ways in which new improvements will help keep water supplies safe and reliable.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When the ancient architects completed construction on the Great Pyramid at Giza, they left behind the greatest riddle of the engineering world. For centuries, adventurers and Egyptologists have crawled through every passageway and chamber, measuring and collecting data in an attempt to determine how it was built. Using cutting-edge 3-D software, see the incredibly accurate blueprints of the Great Pyramid.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement--precision--in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.The rise of manufacturing could not have happened without an attention to precision. At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in eighteenth-century England, standards of measurement were...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Traveling within and between modern cities involves using buses, trains, bicycles, and other forms of transportation. Designing City Transport examines examples of how city planners have used these systems to make life easier for citizens while cutting back on pollution in their communities.
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