It’s fun, it’s free, and it’s green!” This title in the Invent It series focuses on using basic engineering skills – and your own imaginations – to repurpose garbage. After leading readers through the “Six Steps of Inventing,” the book offers step-by-step numbered instructions for seven do-it-yourself projects. What to do with that old cell phone lying around? You can use the vibrating motor to make a small buglike robot. Plastic shopping bags may transform into a colorful rain poncho, while out-of-date textbooks serve as a hollowed-out hiding place for money and other valuables. These are not the simplest projects, and they require adult supervision at times, as well as careful measurement. While some reconfigurations might seem random (like turning plastic eight-pack soda rings into a lawn chair seat), they can serve as jumping-off points for further projects. In fact, additional ideas are provided throughout – for instance, in the case of the poncho, shopping bags can also be recycled into a school bag or tent (no instructions provided). The projects will likely fire up imaginations and encourage eco responsibility.
Create amazing inventions and help the environment at the same time. In Repurpose It, you'll invent a solar still, a bug robot, a textbook safe, and many other resourceful contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits!
Repurpose It: Invent New Uses for Old Stuff
Create amazing inventions and help the environment at the same time. In Repurpose It, you'll invent a solar still, a bug robot, a textbook safe, and many other resourceful contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits!
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BN ID: | 2940172564406 |
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Publisher: | Capstone Press |
Publication date: | 03/01/2013 |
Series: | Invent It Series |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |
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