Tech Lab: Awesome Builds for Smart Makers - Hardcover
by Jack Challoner (Author), Smithsonian Institution (Contribution by)
This DK children's book for ages 11-14 is brimming with exciting, educational activities and projects that focus on electronics and technology.
Keep your siblings out of your room with a brilliant bedroom alarm, power a propellor motorboat, make a thermoelectric phone charger, build a set of speakers, and construct a crane by following step-by-step instructions and using affordable equipment. Tech Lab will engage budding scientists and engineers as they experiment, invent, trial, and test technology, electronics, and mechanics at home. Simple steps with clear photographs take readers through the stages of each low-cost project, with fact-filled panels to explain the science behind each one, and to fascinate them with real-world examples.Jack Challoner (author) has written more than 30 books on science and technology and also acts as a science consultant on books, magazines, and television programs. His most recent books for DK are the award-winning Maker Lab (2016) and Maker Lab Outdoors (2018).
Robert Winston (consultant): A renowned doctor, scientist, television personality, and writer, Professor Robert Winston has contributed to numerous DK books, including Maker Lab (2016) and the award-winning Utterly Amazing Human Body (2015).At the heart of every product lies a unique story, driven by our passion for quality and innovation. Each item enhances your everyday life and sparks joy.