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Rubber band engineer build slingshot-powered rockets, rubber band rifles, unconventional catapults, and more guerrilla gadgets from household hardware

"Discover unexpected ways to turn common materials into crafty contraptions that range from surprisingly simple to curiously complex. In vivid color photos, you'll be guided to create slingshot rockets, unique catapults, and even hydraulic-powered machines. Whether you build one or all 19 of these d...

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Main Author: Akiyama, Lance (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Beverly Massachusetts : Rockport Publishers, 2016.
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Rubber bands > Young adult nonfiction.
Toy making > Young adult nonfiction.
Catapult > Young adult nonfiction.
Toy guns > Young adult nonfiction.
Implements, utensils, etc > Young adult nonfiction.
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Summary:"Discover unexpected ways to turn common materials into crafty contraptions that range from surprisingly simple to curiously complex. In vivid color photos, you'll be guided to create slingshot rockets, unique catapults, and even hydraulic-powered machines. Whether you build one or all 19 of these designs, you'll feel like an ingenious engineer when you're through." -- Amazon.com
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:9781631591044 (softcover)
1631591045 (softcover)
Author Notes:Lance Akiyama is the author of four books in Rockport's Engineer series: Rubber Band Engineer ; Duct Tape Engineer ; Launchers, Lobbers, and Rockets Engineer; and The Zoom, Fly, Bolt, Blast STEAM Handbook . Lance is the Science Curriculum Manager for Galileo Learning (STEAM camps for Pre-K to 8th grade), for which he designs STEAM-based lessons and projects for K-8 students. He has been developing hands-on engineering projects for kids since 2011 and working in education since 2006. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

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