Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; What You Need to Know About Tinkering, Making, and Engineering; Design Challenges: Where Story Characters' Problems Meet the Real World; Is It Tinkering, Making, or Engineering?; Developing Skills for Design Challenges; Tinkering and Making Experiences; Engineering Experiences; The Learning Environment; Gathering Materials; Organizing and Displaying Materials; Safety; Introducing Design Challenges; Using High-Tech Materials and Equipment; Involving Families; Observing and Assessing Children's Learning; Design Challenges; Baby Bear's Chair
Beautiful BuildingsBox It!; Bug City; Build a Bridge; Crazy Catapults; Float Your Boat; Gizmos Galore; Help! It's Stuck!; A House for the Three Little Pigs; If the Shoe Fits; Juice It!; Move Like an Animal; Paper Airplanes; Pet Carrier; Repurpose It!; Roller Coaster; Squirrel-Proof Birdfeeder; Strike Up the Band; A Sturdy Nest; Tower Power; Trouble With Bubbles; What a Car!; Wind Wonders; Yarn Magic; Appendix; Design Challenge Planning Template; Books and Materials for Design Challenges; Book List; About the Author; Acknowledgments
Summary
Explore STEM concepts through making and tinkering!
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135)
