Join Koko and the explorers as they take things apart and see how they work. What makes machines go? What are sound and light? How do we measure?

This book explains the principles of light, lenses, and other key science ideas behind the technology of telescopes, binoculars, and microscopes. The book discusses the history of the inventions, their uses, and how to select one for purchase.

Bluetooth brings beautiful music to your ears--but how, exactly? Using technology and building with technology are two different skill sets--and a twenty-first-century kid will need to understand both. The Big Book of Invisible Technology helps children learn how things work for kids in fun, hands-on ways. From the invisible Internet to driverless cars and drones, this book shows you how things work for kids, using step-by-step experiments. Then apply...

Questions and answers provide information about how cameras, elevators, car engines, tops, yo-yos, and other devices work. Includes charts, diagrams, and an activities section.

A lift-the-flap book allows young readers to see inside how all kinds of amazing inventions work, such as what happens when a toilet flushes and what keeps planes up in the air. On board pages. A lift-the-flap book allows young readers to see inside how all kinds of amazing inventions work, such as what happens when a toilet flushes and what keeps planes up in the air.

"Physics is a remarkably practical science. Not only does it explain how things work or why they don't, it also offers great insight into how to create, improve, and repair those things. Because of that fundamental relationship between physics and real objects, introductory physics books are essentially users' manuals for the world in which we live. Like users' manuals, however, introductory physics books are most accessible when they're based on...

Describes the inner workings of various things that might be found in the backyard, including an acorn, bubbles, puddles, wagons, ants, and clouds.