{"product_id":"the-renaissance-inventors-with-history-projects-for-kids-paperback","title":"The Renaissance Inventors: With History Projects for Kids - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlicia Z. Klepeis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy was the Renaissance such an important period of time in Western history? Who were the innovators who thought of the inventions we still use today?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Inventors with History Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e, readers 10 through 15 explore the period of European history from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries while focusing on the biographies of five inventors from that time and the creations they brought to the world. The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Leon Battista Alberti, Johannes Gutenberg, and Gerardus Mercator are brought to life as kids discover the challenges these men faced and the discoveries they made using their critical and creative thinking skills combined with their passion for science and engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagine a world without inventors and scientists. How would people understand the environment around them? What new technologies would improve people's lives? During the Renaissance, inventors and other creative thinkers designed and constructed many new things, including a more accurate map that showed the spherical Earth on a flat paper, a printing press that brought books beyond just the realm of the rich, and a machine that measured the speed of the wind. In \u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Inventors, \u003c\/em\u003ereaders learn about what it is to be an inventor, both now and in the past. They also discover how brainstorming and tinkering with everyday materials can lead to the development of great problem-solving skills, not to mention the creation of new inventions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith 10 hands-on projects that use the engineer design process, kids create their own versions of many amazing inventions from the Renaissance. Activities such as making a parachute and creating a globe from an orange let middle schoolers stretch their inventive wings and learn what it's like to be an inventor. Fun facts, primary source illustrations, fun STEAM activities, and links to online resources all spark an interest in the Renaissance. Even without a time machine, learners can experience the Renaissance!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Inventors\u003c\/em\u003e is one of a set of four books in the \u003cstrong\u003eRenaissance for Kids\u003c\/strong\u003e series. 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Primary sources, color photography, relevant quotes, and hands-on STEAM activities that promote the scientific method or engineering design process keep even the most curious kids satisfied! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTitles in this series include \u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Thinkers: With History Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Inventors: With History Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Artists: With History Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Explorers: With History Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy was the Renaissance such an important period of time in Western history? Who were the innovators who thought of the inventions we still use today?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Inventors with History Projects for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e, readers 10 through 15 explore the period of European history from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries while focusing on the biographies of five inventors from that time and the creations they brought to the world. The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Leon Battista Alberti, Johannes Gutenberg, and Gerardus Mercator are brought to life as kids discover the challenges these men faced and the discoveries they made using their critical and creative thinking skills combined with their passion for science and engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith 10 hands-on projects that use the engineering design process, kids create their own versions of many amazing inventions from the Renaissance right at home. Fun facts, primary source illustrations, and links to online resources spark an interest in the Renaissance. Even without a time machine, learners can \"experience\" the Renaissance!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Renaissance Inventors\u003c\/em\u003e is one of a set of four books in the Renaissance for Kids series. 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