Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments

Technology has improved our use of movement to do work.

You can learn a lot about science by observing the natural world.

The great outdoors is calling!

What can you do with recycled materials found in your home or at school in 30 minutes or less?

What can be created in 30 minutes or less?

Stuck inside on a rainy day?

From blowing bubbles to launching rockets, young scientists will love these exciting outdoor science projects.

Step-by-step instructions and photos guide readers through projects that introduce them to the science of food.

Did you know that you can make plastic, snow, and even a lava lamp in less than 30 minutes?

Nature-lovers can craft all sorts of wild art using natural materials found outside, including pine cones, bark, grass, leaves, and more!

From animal tracks to burrows and nests, signs of animal life are easy to spot if you know where to look.

Step away from the screen and learn science in the real world.

It's something many people use every day, but do you know who invented the television?

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, right?

You may have heard the story of how Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio, but what if it isn't entirely true?

Most people believe Thomas Edison was the mastermind of motion pictures.

Do you know who invented the light bulb?

Do you know who invented the airplane?

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A Robot Squashed My Teacher is the laugh-out-loud, wacky adventure by Pooja Puri brilliantly illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan, the sequel to the Marcus Rashford Book Club Selected book A Dinosaur Ate My Sister.

A Dinosaur Ate My Sister is the first book selected in the Marcus Rashford Book Club.

Explore the fascinating history of the computer, and the people who made them, in this beautifully illustrated guide for children by bestselling author and illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky.

Inventive illustrations and an empowering story combine to introduce young readers to the world of engineering, creative thinking and problem-solving.

Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!

The Golden Boys Rescued by the Radio (1923) is an adventure novel by L.

The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell (1922) is an adventure novel by L.

You've probably noticed that when water gets really cold, it freezes.

Much of what you experience-from the things you see to the sounds you hear-travels to you in waves.

You've probably played with magnets or seen them on a refrigerator door.

Forces and motion are at work all around you-when you kick a ball, ride a bike, or drop a book.

You've probably heard lots of things about energy.

You probably know that electricity powers your computer and other electronics.

Bicycles were only invented about two hundred years ago-and the first ones didn't have tires or brakes!

Before magnifying glasses, how did people make objects look larger?

Tin cans were first produced in London in 1813.

Printing words in books originated in China with the invention of movable type.

Robot competitions are a fun way for people who build robots to test their designs.

Law enforcement robots are designed to complete tasks that may be too difficult or dangerous for human law enforcement officers.

Humanoid robots can help us learn.

With their unique maneuverability, drones and flying robots are used for all kinds of work.

As a kid, Lonnie Johnson liked to invent things.

Have you ever tried to invent something?

Make a giant fountain from a soda pop bottle, write messages in invisible ink, and blow monster bubbles!

Make a camera from cardboard, create stereographic images, and start a campfire with ice!

Make a rocket from a plastic bottle, a hovercraft from a balloon, and a drag racer from cardboard!

Make a robot from a toothbrush, send Morse code messages by telegraph, and create your own lightning!

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