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Kinetic Contraptions: Build a Hovercraft, Airboat, and More with a Hobby Motor
Curt Gabrielson
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Description for Kinetic Contraptions: Build a Hovercraft, Airboat, and More with a Hobby Motor
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: YNT. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354.
Hobby motors—every workbench warrior has a few that have been pulled out of broken toys or rescued from old electronics kits. They’re cheap, available, and with Kinetic Contraptions, essential to build some ingenious moving creations. The two dozen contraptions found in this handy resource are assembled primarily from low-cost or recycled materials, batteries, and a single motor. You’ll learn how to build vehicles that move across the land, over the sea, and through the air. Construct a hovercraft out of a Styrofoam plate, two corks, and binder clips. Build a double paddle-wheeler out of paint stirrers, plastic bottles, and disposable ... Read more
Hobby motors—every workbench warrior has a few that have been pulled out of broken toys or rescued from old electronics kits. They’re cheap, available, and with Kinetic Contraptions, essential to build some ingenious moving creations. The two dozen contraptions found in this handy resource are assembled primarily from low-cost or recycled materials, batteries, and a single motor. You’ll learn how to build vehicles that move across the land, over the sea, and through the air. Construct a hovercraft out of a Styrofoam plate, two corks, and binder clips. Build a double paddle-wheeler out of paint stirrers, plastic bottles, and disposable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781556529573
SKU
V9781556529573
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Curt Gabrielson
Curt Gabrielson is the director of the Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop. He has been a science educator for more than 15 years, with positions in the California public schools, the National University of East Timor, and San Francisco's Exploratorium Teacher Institute. He lives in Watsonville, California.
Reviews for Kinetic Contraptions: Build a Hovercraft, Airboat, and More with a Hobby Motor
"Reminiscent of Popular Science magazine . . . . a book for dedicated enthusiasts."
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