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Raytheon STEM Challenge
#RaytheonSTEMChallenge developed with support from The Raytheon STEM Challenge is a series of STEM challenges designed for 4th-8th grade students though may be used with students below and above that grade range. Each STEM Challenge has a teacher Google Slide deck and an engineering journal specific to the challenge. Please feel free to make a…
Read MorePrimary Predicament – The REAL Primary Colors – #SciencingAndEngineering with Danielle Van Derlaske
Teacher Talk Video coming soon! Detailed Unit Plan The Primary Predicament Unit uses a 5E Lesson Plan Model from BSCS. You can find a one-pager describing the BSCS 5E Instructional Model. Part 1 – Paint Predicament Teacher Google Slide Deck for Primary Color Predicament Part 1 (make a copy and/or download as a PowerPoint or…
Read MoreWhen Daddy Shows Me the Sky by Rebecca Wenrich Wheeler (author) and Katherine Jordan (illustrator)
In When Daddy Shows Me the Sky, a father and daughter spend their evenings practicing yoga together under the night sky. Through spring, summer, fall, and winter, they learn the names of the constellations and model their yoga poses after the stars’ unique shapes. Brought to life with bright and bold illustrations, this simple father-daughter…
Read MoreCommunication Long ago and Today by Lindsy O’Brien
What was communication like in the days of old? What were some of the biggest inventions that brought us to the digital age? Discover how communication has changed over hundreds of years, and where it might be headed in the future.
Read MoreWhats Inside a Flower? : And Other Questions About Science and Nature by Rachel Ignotofsky
Budding backyard scientists can start exploring their world with this stunning introduction to these flowery show-stoppers–from seeds to roots to blooms. Learning how flowers grow gives kids beautiful building blocks of science and inquiry.
Read MoreThe Girl Who Could Fix Anything : Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer by Mara Rockliff (author) and Daniel Duncan (illustrator)
Beatrice Shilling wasn’t quite like other children. She could make anything. She could fix anything. And when she took a thing apart, she put it back together better than before. When Beatrice left home to study engineering, she knew that as a girl she wouldn’t be quite like the other engineers–and she wasn’t. She was…
Read MoreShe Persisted in Sports : American Olympians Who Changed the Game by Chelsea Clinton (aurthor) and Alexandra Boiger (illustrator)
Throughout history, women have been told that they couldn’t achieve their dreams, no matter how hard they tried. Women athletes have faced their own unique set of challenges, across countless sports and levels of play. In this third She Persisted book, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to women who have excelled in their sports because of…
Read MoreElla Presistio en el Deporte by Chelsea Clinton (author) and Alexandra Boiger (illustrator)
A lo largo de la historia, en cada deporte, y en todos los niveles de juego, a las mujeres con aspiraciones en el deporte les han dicho que nunca serían lo suficientemente veloces, fuertes o buenas. En este libro, Chelsea Clinton nos presenta a varias de estas mujeres que han sobresalido en el deporte por…
Read MoreSuperheros Are Everywhere by Kamala Harris (author) and Mechal Renee Roe (illustrator)
Before Kamala Harris was elected to the vice presidency, she was a little girl who loved superheroes. And when she looked around, she was amazed to find them everywhere In her family, among her friends, even down the street–there were superheroes wherever she looked. And those superheroes showed her that all you need to do…
Read MoreFairy Science by Ashley Spires
When a forest tree stops growing, all the fairies are stumped–including Esther. But not for long! Esther knows that science can get to the root of the problem–and its solution! Whether you believe in fairy magic or the power of science, you will be charmed by Esther, the budding fairy scientist.
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