{"product_id":"tinkering-kids-learn-by-making-stuff-9781680450385","title":"Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow can you consistently pull off hands-on tinkering with kids? How do you deal with questions that you can't answer? How do you know if tinkering kids are learning anything or not? Is there a line between fooling around with real stuff and learning?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe idea of learning through tinkering is not so radical. From the dawn of time, whenever humanity has wanted to know more, we have achieved it most effectively by getting our hands dirty and making careful observations of real stuff. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake: Tinkering\u003c\/i\u003e (Kids Learn by Making Stuff) lets you discover how, why--and even what it is--to tinker and tinker well. Author Curt Gabrielson draws on more than 20 years of experience doing hands-on science to facilitate tinkering: learning science while fooling around with real things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book shows you how to make: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA drum set from plastic bottles, tape, and shrink-wrap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagnetic toys that dance, sway, and amaze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatapults, ball launchers, and table-top basketball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA battery-powered magic wand and a steadiness game (don't touch the sides )\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChemical reactions with household items\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModels of bones and tendons that work like real arms and ankles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpin art machine and a hovercraft from a paper plate \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifelong learners hungry for their next genuine experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Make Community, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680450385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Curt Gabrielson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36665456459932,"sku":"9781680450385","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7c8c7290-6eb7-4a90-a9af-65f5b1028858.jpg?v=1603909504","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tinkering-kids-learn-by-making-stuff-9781680450385","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}