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Building Strong Bridges (Fun STEM Challenges)

by Ventura, Marne

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Paperback, Picture Books $6.99
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$6.99

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Building Strong Bridges is a hands-on STEM book that introduces young readers to the basic engineering principles involved in designing and constructing bridges that are strong and stable. Children are encouraged to gather simple materials, build their own bridge designs, and experiment to discover which structures work best. 

Through these activities, readers explore introductory concepts involving forces, motion, structural strength, stability, and engineering design while seeing how scientific principles apply to real-world construction. The inquiry-based approach encourages children to ask questions, test their ideas, observe how their bridges perform, and make improvements based on the results. Rather than treating unsuccessful designs as failures, the book emphasizes experimentation and redesign as important parts of the engineering process. Clear explanations and hands-on challenges help develop problem-solving, critical-thinking, creativity, and persistence while keeping the science accessible to beginning readers. 

As part of the Fun STEM Challenges series, the book connects practical building activities with physical science and encourages children to gain confidence by thinking and experimenting like young engineers.
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