Cities discover how they work
Profiles the systems that work together to keep urban areas running safely, discussing how cities have evolved since the first riverside settlements while outlining projects that explain facts about transportation, water systems, and architecture.
| Main Author: | Reilly, Kathleen M. (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Casteel, Tom (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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White River Junction, VT :
Nomad Press,
[2014]
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| Series: |
"Build it yourself" series.
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| Subjects: |
Series: Build it yourself
Amazing Maya inventions you can build yourself
Great ancient Egypt projects you can build yourself
Great colonial America projects: you can build yourself!
Amazing kitchen chemistry projects you can build yourself
Amazing solar system projects you can build yourself
Great Ancient China projects
Great medieval projects you can build yourself
The human body: 25 fantastic projects illuminate how the body works
Amazing biome projects you can build yourself
Amazing Africa projects you can build yourself
Amazing math projects you can build yourself
Food: 25 amazing projects : investigate the history and science of what we eat
George Washington: 25 great projects you can build yourself
World myths and legends: 25 projects you can build yourself
Explorers of the new world: discover the golden age of exploration
Garbage: investigate what happens when you throw it out with 25 projects
Geology of the Desert Southwest: investigate how the Earth was formed with 15 projects
Geology of the Great Plains and Mountain West: investigate how the Earth was formed with 15 projects
The Industrial Revolution: investigate how science and technology changed the world: with 25 projects
The Silk Road: explore the world's most famous trade route
Bridges and tunnels: investigate feats of engineering
Geology of the Eastern Coast: investigate how the Earth was formed with 15 projects
Natural disasters: investigate Earth's most destructive forces with 25 projects
Robotics: discover the science and technology of the future with 20 projects
Timekeeping: explore the history and science of telling time with 15 projects
Backyard biology: investigate habitats outside your door with 25 projects
Canals and dams: investigate feats of engineering with 25 projects
Inca: discover the culture and geography of a lost civilization
Mapping and navigation: explore the history and science of finding your way with 25 projects
Native Americans: discover the history and cultures of the first Americans with 15 projects
Skyscrapers: investigate feats of engineering with 25 projects
Cities: discover how they work
Comics: investigate the history and technology of American cartooning
Entrepreneurship: create your own business
Micronations: invent your own country and culture with 25 projects
Rocketry: investigate the science and technology of rockets and ballistics
3d engineering: design and build practical prototypes
3-D engineering: design and build your own prototypes with 25 projects
The American Revolution: experience the battle for independence
Climate change: discover how it impacts spaceship Earth
Microbes: discover an unseen world
Video games: design and code your own adventure
Bioengineering: discover how nature inspires human designs with 25 projects
Renewable energy: discover the fuel of the future with 20 projects
The U.S. Constitution: discover how democracy works
Evolution: how life adapts to a changing environment - with 25 projects
Fault lines & tectonic plates: discover what happens when the Earth's crust moves
The Oregon Trail: the journey across the country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad
The Underground Railroad: navigate the journey from slavery to freedom, with 20 projects