The inventor's handbook
Subtitle: a guide to creative thinking
By: Belinda Recio.
Publisher: Running Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9781561384594
Subjects: Inventions -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Patents -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: With this kit, children can create a message sender, a musical instrument, a timekeeper, a booby trap, and more--eight different inventions in all. The illustrated guide is accompanied by inventor's materials, including electric motor, propeller, gears, and much more, providing everything children need to invent incredible machines. Kid-tested and scientist-approved.
Table of contents: title: What is an invention?: How to use this kit; title: Think about thinking; title: Gathering your thinking tools; title: Other thinking tools; title: Workshop: Meet your materials; title: Things to use from your home; title: Inventing with wooden spools; title: Inventing with rubber bands; title: Inventing with marbles; title: Inventing with dowels; title: Inventing with gears; title: Inventing with drilled splints; title: Inventing with a motor; title: Inventing with a propeller; title: Inventing with a bell; title: Inventing with a straw; title: Inventing with brass fasteners; title: Invention challenges: Before you invent; title: Invent a time tracker; title: Invent a flying machine; title: Invent a self-propelled vehicle; title: Invent a musical thingamagig; title: Invent a gear-driven telescoping machine; title: If you get stuck: Hints; title: Solutions; title: Where can I go from here?: Quick guide to patents; title: Conclusion; inventiveness isn't just for inventing anymore.