{"product_id":"tinkering-kids-learn-by-making-stuff-paperback","title":"Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurt Gabrielson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003cli\u003eA drum set from plastic bottles, tape, and shrink-wrap\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMagnetic toys that dance, sway, and amaze\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCatapults, ball launchers, and table-top basketball\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA battery-powered magic wand and a steadiness game (don't touch the sides!)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChemical reactions with household items\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eModels of bones and tendons that work like real arms and ankles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpin art machine and a hovercraft from a paper plate!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLifelong learners hungry for their next genuine experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurt Gabrielson runs the Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop and works with science education in East Timor. He has been a science educator for more than 20 years, with positions in the California public schools, the National University of East Timor, and San Francisco's Exploratorium Teacher Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 213\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.2 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52670386733363,"sku":"9781680450385","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SVpucUpIVC9hR1F6Sm90ZVp4R1FYZz09.webp?v=1762840484","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/tinkering-kids-learn-by-making-stuff-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}