Agricultural engineering and feeding the future (Engineering in Action) by Rooney, Anne

Agricultural engineering and feeding the future (Engineering in Action)
by Rooney, Anne

(#0774RW4)

Hardcover (library binding) Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016

Price: USD 23.00

Description: 32 pages : color illustrations; 27 cm.
Dewey: 630; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 8.8

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Paperback Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016

USD 7.51

Product Overview
From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.;What is agricultural engineering? -- What is a biosystem? -- How things grow -- Improving farming through history -- Learning from past mistakes -- Working in agricultural engineering -- The engineering process -- Brainstorming and choosing ideas -- Testing and prototypes -- Evaluating and improving the design -- Refining and sharing the project -- Design challenge -- Into the future. "Agricultural engineers are in the front line in the challenge to provide a secure food supply for our world. This timely book explores how engineers design methods, as well as machinery for growing and harvesting crops, to make farming more efficient. Real-life examples help students understand key concepts related to this important profession. With an overview of the engineering design process, readers are encouraged to apply the same steps into their own agricultural engineering challenge."--Provided by publisher.

From the Publisher

Agricultural engineers are in the front line in the challenge to provide a secure food supply for our world. This timely book explores how engineers design methods, as well as machinery for growing and harvesting crops, to make farming more efficient. Real-life examples help students understand key concepts related to this important profession. With an overview of the engineering design process, readers are encouraged to apply the same steps into their own agricultural engineering challenge.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
  • Publication Date: September 15, 2015
  • Format: Hardcover (library binding)
  • Series: Engineering in action
  • Dewey: 630
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7787-7504-6
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7787-7504-1
  • LCCN: 2015-021745
  • Follett Number: 0774RW4
  • Reading Level: 8.8
  • Audience: Middle School