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

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

(#0774VW3)

Paperback Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016

Price: USD 7.51

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

Other available formats

Hardcover (library binding) Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016

USD 23.00

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
Engineering in Action connects us with the technology that surrounds us in our everyday lives. Discover the design process that engineers follow to define problems, discuss solutions, and build and test models. Agricultural engineers are in the front in the challenge to provide a secure food supply for our world. They design methods and machinery for growing an harvesting crops to make farming more efficient. Learn about the jobs they do and the steps they must follow in the engineering design process. Book jacket.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
  • Publication Date: September 15, 2015
  • Format: Paperback
  • Series: Engineering in action
  • Dewey: 630
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7787-7525-9
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7787-7525-6
  • LCCN: 2015-021745
  • Follett Number: 0774VW3
  • Reading Level: 8.8
  • Audience: Middle School