Profiles the systems that work together to keep urban areas running safely, discussing how cities have evolved since the first riverside settlements while outlining projects that explain facts about transportation, water systems, and architecture.

An introduction to big data offers activities, including devising a new password managment system, analyzing a report from Google Analytics, and creating graphs and infographics.

Introduces civil engineering through twenty-five simple experiments that explore such concepts as Newton's third law of motion, buoyancy, and centrifugal force.

Introduces civil engineering through twenty-five simple experiments that involve skyscrapers, including testing earthquake resistant materials, the effects of vibrations on structures, experimenting with sustainable materials.

"Skulls and Skeletons! encourages readers to learn as they compare and contrast their own bones with those of other vertebrates. They make working models, measure bone lengths and brain capacity, learn how to identify skulls and bones by shape, structure, and functions, and much more! Bones provide the framework that allow our muscles and organs to do their jobs. They also protect important body parts, provide a place for muscles to attach, and even...

"A science biography that examines the life and work of Ben Franklin and offers kids the opportunity to make their own designs and inventions with hands-on activities"--OCLC.

"A science biography that examines the life and work of Marie Curie and offers kids the opportunity to make their own designs and inventions with hands-on activities"--OCLC.