This bumper collection of simple model and costume making projects, recipes and scientific experiments offers hours of creative fun and gives amazing insights into history, science and technology at the same time.
Step-by-step instructions using inexpensive and accessible materials make the projects easy to do whether at home or at school. The projects are arranged to reflect different themes in science and history, from transport to entertainment, and each one carries it own important message.
Children can learn, for example, about the balance of life by building their own aquarium ecosystem; about jet propulsion by making a rocket; or about Viking diets by baking bread from a very old recipe.
Teachers and parents alike will find this book an invaluable resource for imparting knowledge while making learning fun.