Maker Lab: Outdoors: 25 Super Cool Projects: Build * Invent * Create * Discover

Description

Twenty-eight science projects and experiments to be done outside will spark kids' creativity and help them develop science skills through hands-on learning. Projects focus on Earth and the environment, plants and animals, rocks and minerals, and space, bringing science learning home and into the backyard. Young scientists can make a cave system and find out about underground rivers, construct a working model of tectonic plates and learn about earthquakes, build a telescope and look to the planets and stars, and more. Supporting STEAM education initiatives and the Maker Movement, Maker Lab: Outdoors includes 28 interactive projects to inspire kids' creativity and their scientific side, and, as the founder of Maker Faire Dale Dougherty says, "to realize with their hands what they can imagine in their minds." With stunning photography, succinct step-by-step instructions, and detailed explanations, Maker Lab: Outdoors takes readers on a journey of discovery. A must-have for every young scientist curious about their surroundings, and for makers, crafters, and those who enjoy exploring the outdoors. ** Contents......Page 6 6 Foreword......Page 8 8 NATURE WATCH......Page 10 10 Periscope......Page 12 16 Butterfly feeder......Page 18 20 Wormery......Page 22 26 Erosion bottles......Page 28 32 Soil-free planter......Page 34 36 Seedling pots......Page 38 40 Mycelium......Page 42 44 WORLD OF WEATHER......Page 46 46 Brilliant barometer......Page 48 50 Rain gauge......Page 52 54 Thermometer......Page 56 58 Anemometer......Page 60 66 Cracking rocks......Page 68 72 WATER POWER......Page 74 74 Giant bubbles......Page 76 80 Spinning whirlpool......Page 82 86 Wonderful water......Page 88 94 Ice cream......Page 96 100 Marbled pebbles......Page 102 104 EARTH AND SKY......Page 106 106 Twirling helicopter......Page 108 110 Diamond kite......Page 112 118 Water rocket......Page 120 126 Air cannon......Page 128 132 Cool compass......Page 134 138 Gorgeous geodes......Page 140 144 Latitude locator......Page 146 150 Paper sundial......Page 152 156 Templates......Page 158 158 Glossary......Page 160 160 Index......Page 162