Inventing Toys Kids Having Fun Learning Science,9781569761243

Inventing Toys Kids Having Fun Learning Science

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ISBN13: 9781569761243
ISBN10: 1569761248
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-12-01
Publisher(s): Zephyr Press
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Summary

This intriguing combination of invention and toy making encourages students to work in teams to design and fabricate working toys while learning the fundamentals of science, design, tool usage, and the creative process. Toys range from cars to electric fans to rockets, and the trial-and-error process that students use to build these toys allows them to refine their models through experimentation -- building, conducting tests, collecting and interpreting data, and making changes or improvements to their inventions. There are directions for seven workshops and suggestions for five more, and the science concepts and historical background involved in each project are explained for teachers.

Author Biography

Ed Sobey is the president of the Northwest Invention Center, where learning programs about invention are developed and presented, and the treasurer and director of Kids Invent! He lives in Redmond, Washington.

Table of Contents

Preface viii
How to Use This Book ix
Part I: Inventing to Learn
Inventing and Learning
2(2)
What is Inventing?
2(1)
Learning and Enjoyment
2(1)
Benefits of Using Inventing to Promote Learning
3(1)
Inventing versus Other Inquiry-Based Learning Approaches
4(1)
Structuring the Experience
4(14)
Getting Students Involved
4(2)
Issuing a Challenge
6(1)
Allowing Students to Work Freely
7(1)
Raising the Stakes
8(1)
Connecting the Learning
9(2)
Culminating the Experience
11(2)
Gauging Success (Assessment)
13(5)
Part II: Workshops
Workshop 1: Reverse Engineering
18(14)
Workshop 2: Toy Cars
32(17)
Workshop 3: Toy Boats
49(14)
Workshop 4: Pneumatic-Blast Rockets
63(14)
Workshop 5: Toy Planes
77(14)
Workshop 6: Electric Fans
91(16)
Part III: Additional Activities and Resources
Workshop 1 Adapted for Use with Push 'n Go Cars
107(11)
Five Additional Toy Inventing Activities (Outlines)
118(1)
Resources
119(7)
Other Creativity-Based Learning Programs
119(1)
Books, Magazines, and Websites
120(6)
Appendix (Answers to Puzzles)
126(3)
Index 129

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