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Repurpose It: Invent New Uses for Old Stuff
By Tammy Enz
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Create amazing inventions and help the environment at the same time. In Repurpose It, you’ll invent a solar still, a bug robot, a textbook safe, and many other resourceful contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits!
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCapstone Young Readers
Release dateMay 1, 2019
ISBN9781496656544
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Tammy Enz
Tammy Enz holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and has written dozens of books on science and engineering topics for young people.
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Repurpose It - Tammy Enz
Invent It: Repurpose It by Tammy Enz
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Radical Recycling
Compost Bin
Cool Can Can Cooler
Solar Still
Buzzy Bug Bot
Textbook Safe
Lawn Chair Seat
Rain Poncho
Glossary
Read More
Index
About the Author
Copyright
Back Cover
RADICAL RECYCLING
It’s fun, it’s free, and it’s green! Inventing new uses for old stuff is a great challenge for engineers and inventors. Today people are using up a lot of natural resources and making lots and lots of garbage. Finding uses for all that garbage can lead to some awesome Earth-saving inventions. Get ready to raid your recycle bin. Your inventions will breathe new life into old stuff.
THE SIX STEPS OF INVENTING
Engineers and inventors follow a certain method when inventing. This method helps them build on their successes and learn from their failures. Inventors call the method’s steps by different names, but the basics are always the same. Follow these six steps to see how inventing works:
picture1: PROBLEM
Inventors usually start with a problem. Ask yourself—What problem am I trying to solve?
2: PROPERTIES
Properties are the special characteristics of an object. An object’s properties could include its color, shape, and size. Properties could also include what an object is made of and how it can be used. Ask yourself—What useful properties does an object have that could
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