Why 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? In The Renaissance Inventors with History Projects
for Kids, 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. Imagine 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 The Renaissance Inventors, readers 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. With 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! The Renaissance Inventors is one of a
set of four books in the Renaissance for Kids series. Books in the
Renaissance for Kids series invite readers ages 10 to 15 to learn
about the inventors, artists, explorers, philosophers, scientists,
and politicians who lived in Europe and around the world during the
Renaissance and who made contributions to the wealth of human
knowledge and experience that have lasted far into the future.
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! Titles in
this series include The Renaissance Thinkers: With History Projects
for Kids; The Renaissance Inventors: With History Projects for
Kids; The Renaissance Artists: With History Projects for Kids; and
The Renaissance Explorers: With History Projects for Kids.
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