The Big Book of Invisible Technology: A Look At How Things Work For Kids

Its an easy read and well done for any age interested in how things work. Kindle links to sites is great

I bought this book to give to a child I babysit. It’s been difficult trying to find ways to keep children occupied & busy due to Covid. However, this book changed the game!! He’s reading, learning, conducting experiments, being productive, & ENJOYS IT! His parents are happy & are very impressed with the book so bonus points for me lol! I definitely recommend it & trust me, you’ll learn something too!

This is such a well thought out book. It’s simple enough for children to understand and complex enough to challenge them. I’d recommend it for a technology curriculum for any beginner!

Great book for everyone. Especially helpful for kids during the Covid 19 crisis. Lots of learning activities..

My kids are so curious about everything (as am I) and this book is perfect for those kids. It helps explain all kinds of tech and really promotes learning (for adults too!). They do little experiments after reading it and like to explain things to me like how bluetooth works. Great pickup for curious kids!

This book is a good browsing book, but depending on your child, it may be best read together instead of just handing to the kid to go off on their own. It was more interesting to read and talk about together and then go do the activities together. Some activities are solo but some involve more than one person. Most seem geared to be done with household items -- thank you! So you're not having to purchase extra materials to do the experiments, which is usually a dead end at our house. But I've never seen my kids pick this book up and read it on their own. I get the point of providing a book to get kids off screen time, but as we read some of the sections, I'm thinking how I'd rather learn about this in video format where I can see it in action instead of reading and trying to picture it in action from the 2D visuals and prose (e.g., drones). If your kid is already into STEM-type engineering, he or she will likely read and absorb this independently, and then teach you all kinds of things you never knew about the world infused with technology in which we live and work. My kids said they liked that it doesn't have that info overload format of a DK book. The info is focused and pared down, written in paragraphs, and printed in a font larger enough to read. No diss on DK books--they serve a different purpose. Just know that this is a book to be read and absorbed, and the activities are not random add-ons -- they are well thought out, and they demonstrate the concepts rather than just riffing on the theme. If you plan STEM activities, you could easily use this book as a planning resource and teach an entire workshop or camp based off this book alone.

Our local Y has a tech camp which allows kids to take apart and reassemble tech. This year they didn't have the camp, so I picked this up to keep my engineer minded daughter engaged and active. To my surprise, her siblings joined in. Hands on is better than online learning any day.This book has a sturdy cardstock cover and strong binding. The pages are sturdy paper with matte photos. The type is clear and sized to be easy to to read.The book has 6 cartoon characters that walk the reader through the book. They are different genders and races so every child should be able to find someone to relate to. (adoptive multiracial family here!)It is hard to think of a subject that this book doesn't cover. It introduces invisible tech, and teaches about people who were integral to the development of our technology, male and female. They cover things like coding (tied to texting and the internet), cell phones, wifi, robotics, sensors, smart devices, and how our world is changing to shape our future. There are mini experiments and lined pages for the reader to make observations without leading the reader to what they should learn. All of the materials necessary for the experiments were already in our house.The best part about this book? My older kids (13) are eager to help walk the youngers (6) through what they've learned.

This is a great book for tech savvy children and those starting to become interested in how tech works.The book explains how technology has evolved over the years, including the conception of the World Wide Web. It covers interesting facts about the technology that surrounds us e.g. bluetooth and GPS devices, electronic watches, voice assistants (e.g. Alexa) and it has a designated tasks and observations activities per each topic that the book covers.It is divided into 3 sections: I: Invisible tech (software, internet, WWW, cellular technology), II: Tech you can touch (hardware, devices, robots, sensors), III: Tech to the future ( reading and tasks focusing on how to conceive an idea and execute it, including a research project activity about Technology Changemakers).My 9 year old son enjoys reading the book, we are yet to start the stimulating activities but I am sure it will be a lot of educational fun!