Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Another Rainy Day!

We've had plenty of them this summer! If you're stuck at home with a bunch of kids to entertain, have I got a project for you! Construction--with pennies!

Photo from Pictures of Pennies

Mitch Fincher, a civil engineering student, has a website where he shows the viewer how to construct a bridge and various types of towers (the spiral one is awesome) using only pennies.

Here are a few items from our collection to help you get started on your own adult/child building project:

Salvadori, Mario. The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers and Architects. [J 624.177 SAL]

The Ultimate LEGO Book. [J 688.7 ULT]

Walker, Lester. Block Building for Children. [790.1 WAL]

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