contents You can be a maker Matter and materials Be a property detective Be a joiner Maker tips Simple joints Make a fort Joining materials toolkit Make it stay together Makers join materials Make a drum Parts and possibilities Remake it Endless ideas Learning more Glossary and Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
YOU CAN BE A MAKER Do you learn best by doing hands-on projects Do you find new ways to reuse everyday items If so you could already be a maker One thing makers do is explore what happens when materials are joined The Maker Missions in this book will challenge you to join many materials A place to make Your community may have a makerspace These are places where makers share their skills and supplies You could also set up one with some friends Working in a group can lead to new ideas No right or wrong Makers know that Every new idea can lead a project in unexpected directions Each team member has something great to add to a project Things do not always go as planned We can learn from the problems we overcome 4
Makers are people who use teamwork and creativity to solve problems and create new things 5
