Infographic: How It Works: Today's Technology
No. of pages 32
Published: 2016
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There are endless facts to learn about the technology we use every day, but once you've absorbed them, do you really know how your own gadgets work? They make our lives easier thanks to some incredible processes - and grasping them is the key to understanding technology. It's time to discover how a house can make its own power, how a touchscreen works and how GPS helps us find our way. Pore over the step-by-step infographic art and fascinating facts to uncover the dazzling truth behind technology - then try out the mind-bending challenges on each page!
TOPICS:
How a house can make its own power
How a light bulb grows
How a microwave cooks food
How a refrigerator works
How a robot cleans a room
How TV is broadcast
How a computer works
How movies are streamed
How a mobile phone makes a call
How a touchscreen works
How GPS finds your way
How a 3D printer works
The Infographic How It Works series is an exploration of the processes that make the world (and the universe) go round, from the activity in tectonic plates to the enzymes that break down food in our bodies. Each process is clearly explained using amazing infographics and essential facts - plus an experiment or challenge for readers to try, so they can keep the discovery going.
Other titles in the Infographic How It Works series:
Life on Earth
Machines and Motors
Our Planet
Our Universe
Your Body
This book features in the following series: Infographic How It Works, Infographic-How It Works .
This book is aimed at children in primary school.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .
This book has the following chapters:
- 6-7: How a house can make its own power
- 8-9: How a light bulb grows
- 10-11: How a microwave cooks food
- 12-13: How a refrigerator works
- 14-15: How a robot cleans a room
- 16-17: How TV is broadcast
- 18-19: How a computer works
- 20-21: How movies are streamed
- 22-23: How a mobile phone makes a call
- 24-25: How a touchscreen works
- 26-27: How GPS finds your way
- 28-29: How a 3D printer works
