To be an engineer, all you have to do is find a problem and create a solution. Anyone can be an engineer! Participate in Engineers Week, February 21 - 27, by reading about engineers and inventors—real and fictional—who may inspire you to crack open your notebook and start designing something new.
Did you know that earmuffs, my favorite winter clothing, were invented by a 15-year-old? He found his ears were too cold while ice skating so had his grandmother sew tufts of fur to a wire headband. I bet he didn't realize his 1873 invention would still be in use over 100 years later! Earmuffs for Everyone! explores how this invention became so popular.
In Rosie Revere, Engineer, Rosie wants to fly, can she engineer a device to help her reach her goal?
Engineers design solution to problems they see around them. William Kamkwamba, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, uses old science textbooks and scrap metal to make a working windmill to create electricity and pump water to his African village.
If you walked into Nick and Tesla's High-voltage Danger Lab you might find their uncle Newt doing highly dangerous experiments or Nick and Tesla making gadgets to help them in their quest to get Tesla's lost locket back. Instructions for their inventions are included! Adventures continue through the rest of the series.
For more engineering challenges, watch the Design Squad as they come up with solutions to everyday problems using household materials.
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