How to Be an Engineer
Carol Vorderman
Subjects
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
Average rating
Shortlisted for the Primary Teacher Update Award 2018
Learn as you do in this hands-on engineering book for kids with Carol Vorderman.
Being an engineer isn’t just about wearing a hard hat and looking important while holding a clipboard! It’s about looking at the world and trying to figure out how it works. As well as simple engineering projects for kids to try, DK’s How to be an Engineer will teach them how to think like an engineer, including materials, building, machines, getting around, and energy. You can find out how engineers use STEAM subjects and their imaginations to fix problems, and take inspiration from engineering heroes such as Leonardo da Vinci, Mae Jemison, and Elon Musk.
This book encourages you to investigate, with amazing projects using things from around your home: find out about materials by crushing loo rolls, learn about jet propulsion with balloons, and build a robot arm from rulers. Fun questions, engineering experiments, and real-life scenarios come together to make engineering relevant. In How to be a Engineer the emphasis is on inspiring kids, which means less time at a computer and more time in the real world!
Do you like solving problems? Are you good at making things? Have you ever dreamed of being an inventor? If so you may be an engineer in the making.
Reviews
Actually very good!
Professor Aspidistra Sherbet 24.08.2023
I liked it because there are things you can make and experiments to try which help you learn
Marshal Blueberry Sausage-Roll 01.08.2023
I liked it because how interesting everything was and how simple it was to follow which made everything easier to understand!! It showed many different activities and experiments like making a hug ebuilding with itfalling over while using mud bricks!! I rate this book 3/5 !!!!
Anonymous 30.07.2022
I like this book because it has lots of experiments to try and I am interesting in building things
Esquire Dragon Vegas 09.01.2022
I want to be a car engineer I want to make a car. There are lots of fun activities in the book
Sergeant Rip Volcano 26.08.2021
There's a lot to get into my little head
Dame Magnolia Bungalow 30.07.2021
I like this book because it helps me with my maths knowledge. I think it's interesting because I like to learn how to build things. I would recommend this book to my family and friends.
Senor Bart Taramasalata 21.12.2020
Non fiction. My daddy is an engineer and we can like to fix and design things together. So we looked at this book together.
Doctor Quicksand Mildew 05.09.2020
Fun projects to do. Very interesting
Anonymous 02.09.2020
What is energy is interesting for me. I would recommend this book to my friends.
Sir Gator Ridiculous 31.08.2020
I liked this book because, you can make crafts using the instructions
Anonymous 08.08.2020
Cool ideas!
Coach Crocodile Starlight 08.09.2019
It was awesome and I like all the experiments!
Anonymous 07.08.2018
