Maker Lab

<i>Maker Lab</i> lets creative kids build and discover over two dozen awesome experiments and activities. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution and supporting STEM education initiatives, the book includes 28 kid-safe projects and crafts that will get young inventors' wheels turning and make science pure fun.<br /><br />Each step-by-step activity is appropriate for kids ages 8–12 and is ranked as easy, medium, or hard with an estimated time frame for completion. Requiring only household materials, young makers can build an exploding volcano, race balloon rocket cars, construct a solar system, make a lemon battery, and more.<br /><br />Photographs and facts carefully detail the &quot;why&quot; and &quot;how&quot; of each experiment using real-world examples to provide context, so kids can gain a deeper understanding of the scientific principles applied.