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Book

Amazing makerspace. Fliers

Call Number

  • J 629.13 HOLZ (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2018.

Physical Description

48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Summary

"Learn how to complete DIY projects dealing with aviation. Along the way, get a look at some of history's most incredible inventions and scientific discoveries."--

Contents

  • Egg carton helicopter
  • What are the basic principles of flight?
  • Slingshot
  • What makes a rubber band stretchy?
  • The big truth!
  • Pioneers of flight
  • How were the first airplanes invented?
  • Balloon rocket
  • What forces cause rockets to fly?
  • Famous inventors and pioneers.

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