Making Inventive Wooden Toys: 27 Wild & Wacky Projects Ideal for STEAM Education

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Making Inventive Wooden Toys: 27 Wild & Wacky Projects Ideal for STEAM Education
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bob Gilsdorf
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:184
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 178
Category/GenreToys - making and decorating
Decorative wood and metalwork
ISBN/Barcode 9781565239487
ClassificationsDewey:745.592
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Fox Chapel Publishing
Imprint Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication Date 9 October 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

What does woodworking have to do with physics and fun? You're about to find out! Making Inventive Wooden Toys is filled with high-octane, exciting, and slightly wacky toys for kids and parents to build together. These creative projects combine ingenuity and woodworking with real-life lessons in science, technology, engineering, art, and math-aka STEAM. Have fun building 27 easy-to-make wooden action toys that can do extraordinary things, like the Desk Top Rocket, the Anti-Gravity Box, the Ping Pong Ball Explosion, the Gator Snap, or the Horizontal Wheel-Top Racer. You'll find there's a secret treasure buried deep within each project... as they bring science to life and actually demonstrate the laws of physics right before your eyes!

Author Biography

Bob Gilsdorf is a third-generation woodworker who is active in the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Young Life organizations. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.