Spark creativity and build critical-thinking skills with 50+ fun activities about engineering for kids ages 5-10 Watch your child’s eyes light up as they get excited about engineering, learn valuable knowledge, and have tons of fun. Awesome Engineering Activities for Kids is packed with more than 50 fascinating STEAM exercises, complete with step-by-step instructions, colorful pictures, and simple explanations of how and why the experiments work. Make engineering for kids easy and enjoyable with projects that use common, inexpensive household materials so they can play and learn anytime. From toothpick towers and marble runs to egg drops and water rockets, the activities in this book about engineering for kids will challenge and delight. This entertaining book about engineering for kids goes above and beyond to include: A range of activities―Explore different kinds of engineering for kids with lots of unique projects, like constructing a paper cup telephone, creating pendulum art, and making a fantastical flying dragon. STEAM connection―Discover the connection between each exciting engineering experiment and real-life science, technology, art, and math. Think like an engineer―Learn all about engineering with a brief guide to the different types of engineers, an explanation of what they do, and what kids need to know to become one. Unlock the world of engineering for kids with engaging STEAM exercises that help them learn, grow, and get creative. Let’s dive in! From the Publisher engineering for kids, robotics, how things work, physics for kids, history for kids engineering for kids, robotics, how things work, physics for kids, history for kids Some of the exciting experiments inside: engineering for kids, robotics, how things work, physics for kids, history for kids engineering for kids, robotics, how things work, physics for kids, history for kids engineering for kids, robotics, how things work, physics for kids, history for kids Toothpick Tower Time: 30 minutes | Difficulty level: Easy When the Eiffel Tower was built in the 1880s, it was the tallest human-made structure in the world. The design of the tower incorporated lots of triangles to help make it strong. In this challenge, you will learn how today’s engineers use geometry to design and build cell phone towers and tall buildings. Pizza Box Solar Oven Time: 20 minutes, plus cooking time | Difficulty level: Medium The sun does more than just give us light. It is full of energy! Solar power is power that is generated from sunlight. It can be used for heat energy or changed into electric energy. In this challenge, you will use the sun’s power to cook food. Cardboard Tube Suspension Bridge Time: 45 minutes | Difficulty level: Challenging Have you ever ridden in a car across a very long bridge? Most bridges that stretch a long distance are suspension bridges. In this engineering challenge, you will create your own bridge and learn how suspension bridges work.