TY - BOOK AU - May,Vicki V. TI - 3-D engineering: design and build your own prototypes with 25 projects T2 - Build it yourself series SN - 9781619303119 (hardcover) PY - 2015///] CY - White River Junction, VT PB - Nomad Press KW - Engineering design KW - Juvenile literature KW - Engineering KW - Prototypes, Engineering N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122) and index; Introduction: Engineering design -- Stiff, strong, and stable -- Everything is spinning -- Staying afloat and aloft -- Quite the reaction -- Making music -- Electrifying devices -- Energy converters -- Design and build prototypes N2 - In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes, young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids apply science and math skills to create prototypes for bridges, instruments, alarms, and more. Prototypes are preliminary models used by engineers -- and kids--to evaluate ideas and to better understand how things work ER -