{"product_id":"the-tinkering-workshop-ryan-jenkins-9781635867510","title":"The Tinkering Workshop: Explore, Invent \u0026 Build with Everyday Materials; 100 Hands-On Steam Projects","description":"\u003cb\u003eA makerspace educator inspires kids to be creative with 100 inventive tinkering projects that illustrate the principles of science, encourage experimentation and discovery, and sharpen STEAM skills.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gather some basic tools and supplies from a hardware store, garage, basement, woodshop, or recycling bin. Now get ready to tinker, explore, and engineer with screws, bendy wire, metal washers, plastic pipes, dowels, electronics, LED lights, and more!\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMakerspace educator Ryan Jenkins\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003einspires kids aged 8 to 12 to look at familiar supplies in new and unexpected ways, to think with their hands, troubleshoot tricky constructions, and sharpen their problem-solving skills. Kids are invited to imagine how to use the supplies on hand with projects, such as building Flexible Forts with cardboard and screws, making Art Robots with hobby motors, constructing a Water Factory with plastic pipes, balancing Sky Trams on strings, and engineering Surprising Switches with wire and foil. As they build, they'll learn about balance, center of gravity, comparative measuring, electricity, and more. Engaging photography jump-starts hours of curiosity and creativity. Start with a string, PVC pipe, cardboard ramp, or flexible tube--and see where it leads!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635867517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635867510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.13h x 8.75w x 14.68d","brand":"Ryan Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45332087439615,"sku":"9781635867510","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb3a6104-95a9-484c-bcc7-d6486d08fc7f.jpg?v=1713971708","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tinkering-workshop-ryan-jenkins-9781635867510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}