Did you know that hydropower supplies 16 percent of all electricity
worldwide? And there are more than 57,000 big dams around the world!
Canals and Dams! With 25 Science Projects for Kids invites kids ages 7
though 10 to investigate the waterways that help the world run! Through
fun facts and engaging content, readers explore record-breaking
structures such as the Panama Canal and Hoover Dam. They also learn
about the physics that make canals and dams work! Elementary-aged kids
discover how hundreds of years of innovation created the canals and dams
we know today and how this technology affects people and the
environment. Discover how one dam can both supply electricity to entire
cities, and flood entire towns, and how one canal can cut trade routes
in half!
Through 25 hands-on projects that use materials found around the house
or classroom, kids will explore the mechanisms that make canals and dams
work. Engaging STEM projects and experiments, such as engineering a
beaver dam and experimenting with water, help kids break down the small
processes behind big structures! By combining science with fun facts,
jokes, activities, and experiments, kids will have an exciting adventure
exploring the world's canals and dams, while links to primary sources
offer ample opportunity for further student-led exploration.
Canals and Dams! With 25 Science Projects for Kids is part of a set of
four Explore Engineering books. In the Explore Engineering set,
readers ages 7 to 10 learn the physics behind the things they build: Why
does a tower of blocks eventually fall? Why does a tunnel sometimes cave
in? Through a series of focused, science-minded activities that require
critical thinking paired with creative trial-and-error attempts at
building, readers develop foundational understanding of the physics that
guides the building and maintenance of bridges, canals, tunnels, and
skyscrapers.
Titles in the Explore Engineering set include Bridges! With 25
Science Projects for Kids;Canals and Dams! With 25 Science Projects for
Kids; Tunnels! With 25 Science Projects for Kids; and Skyscrapers!
With 25 Science Projects for Kids.!
Nomad Press books in the Explore Your World series for children ages
7-10 integrate content with participation. Common Core State Standards,
the Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM Education all place
project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining
content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it
active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in
factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative,
and critical thinkers.
