
Intro to Engineering welcomes young children to the field of engineering with 25 experiments & building projects in five sections. By engaging in hands-on activities, children will learn how engineers apply their scientific & technical knowledge to design machines & devices. Start by learning some engineering basics with experiments on levers, forces, & pulleys. Build simple devices using these basic components. Move on to explore engineering on land by building vehicles with wheels, such as a race car & a wind-up car. Next, investigate engineering with air (and in the air) by building a helicopter, a pinwheel, a parachute, a glider, a balloon rocket, & an air-powered carousel. Then, build a diving bell, a sailboat, & a paddle boat to experiment with engineering in water. Finally, find engineering in your own home with experiments modeling the telephone & television. With a 48-page guidebook, Intro to Engineering teaches engineering fundamentals with step-by-step, hands-on experiments & building projects.