Construct It! Architecture You Can Build, Break , and Build Again

Alkire, Jessie

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ABDO Publishing Company

Just the Series: Cool Makerspace Gadgets & Gizmos

Series and Publisher: Cool Makerspace Gadgets & Gizmos

Annotation: Explores architecture using various building blocks like Legos and K'nex.

Genre: [Visual arts]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #153157

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 12/15/17

Pages: 32 pages

ISBN: 1-532-11252-1

ISBN 13: 978-1-532-11252-2

Dewey: 720

LCCN: 2017944032

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Architecture. Juvenile literature.
Creative ability in science. Juvenile literature.
Handicraft. Juvenile literature.
Makerspaces. Juvenile literature.
Architecture.
Creative ability in science.
Handicraft.
Makerspaces.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

This short volume introduces makerspaces and architecture, providing instructions for six projects that use Legos, K'NEX, and cardboard. Photographs accompany clear instructions, and brightly colored backgrounds and lively fonts create an engaging aesthetic. The finished projects should foster interest in tinkering. Includes tips for "Makerspace Maintenance." Glos., ind.

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Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

Reading Level: 4.0

Interest Level: 3-6

Lexile: 740L

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Construct It! Architecture You Can Build, Break, and Build Again, kids will build a working wrecking ball, pulley elevator, bridge, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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