Translated from the DK book «How to Be an Engineer: Discover amazing facts; Figure it out; Do fun activities; See what happens; Build it for yourself; Ask the questions.»

Teach kids to think like an engineer! The engaging projects in this book will encourage kids to investigate using items from around the house. Build a robot arm out of rulers; learn about jet propulsion with balloons; crush toilet-paper rolls to explore materials; and much more. Read about how engineers use their knowledge and imaginations to think critically and solve problems. Be inspired by engineering heroes. Fun questions, engineering experiments, and real-life scenarios come together to make engineering relevant. In How to Be an Engineer, the emphasis is on inspiring kids, which means less time at a computer and more time exploring in the real world.