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Building Tough Towers (Fun STEM Challenges)

by Ventura, Marne

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Library Binding $14.49
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Building Tough Towers is a hands-on STEM book that introduces young children to the basic science and engineering involved in designing strong, stable towers. Rather than simply explaining how structures work, the book encourages readers to gather everyday materials, construct their own towers, test their ideas, and observe what makes one design stronger or more successful than another. 

Through the building challenges, children explore introductory concepts involving structures, stability, forces, motion, balance, and engineering design while learning through experimentation. Step-by-step activities are paired with questions that encourage children to observe results, reflect on what happened, and think about ways to improve their structures. The projects promote problem-solving, creativity, critical thinking, and persistence by showing that unsuccessful designs can be changed and tested again. Large photographs and beginning-reader-friendly text make the engineering concepts accessible to younger learners. 

As part of the Fun STEM Challenges series, the book connects scientific ideas with practical construction activities, helping children understand how engineers use testing and experimentation to create structures that can withstand forces and remain standing.
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