This activity book helps children to think like an inventor by introducing key engineering concepts in a highly visual and entertaining way. Through fun activities and Harriet Russell’s playful illustrations, it encourages readers to engage with new ideas and think about problems in a creative way.
The book explores the six key aspects of engineering that are essential to any successful inventor: problem-finding, designing, making and testing, improving your invention, building techniques and how to find new uses for existing objects. Each spread centres on an open-ended question that introduces a different way of approaching an invention. Activities include making a bridge from toothpicks and mini marshmallows; inventing a way to lift this book without touching it; building a painting robot; designing your own remote control; and harvesting electricity from a banana. At the end of the book is a tinkering lab, which includes paper-based crafts and engineering activities.
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The Science Museum was founded in 1857 using the profits from the 1851 Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace. Today the museum is world renowned for its historic collections, awe-inspiring galleries and inspirational exhibitions covering all areas of science and technology. The Science Museum forms part of the National Museum of Science and Industry (N
More about The Science MuseumHarriet Russell studied illustration at Glasgow School of Art and Central Saint Martins in London. She is also the author and illustrator of Drawing in the Sea and Envelopes a puzzling journey through the Royal Mail . She lives in London, England with her husband and young son. Harriet Russell's illustration client
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