Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff

By Curt Gabrielson

Book Overview

After-school and out-of-school programs--as well as home schooling--have been growing steadily for nearly a decade, but instructors are still searching for high-interest content that ties into science standards without the rigidity of current classroom canon. The author draws on more than 20 years of experience doing hands-on science to facilitate tinkering: learning science while fooling around with real things.

In this book, you'll learn: Tinkering techniques in key science areas How to let kids learn science with hands-on tinkering Engaging techniques for science learning at home, in school, or at a makerspace or library Step-by-step instructions for activities that don't end with a single project, but that provide many paths for "tinkering forward".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449361013
• ISBN13: 9781449361013
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Make Community, LLC
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12