Content Area Reading/Science and Mathematics

Smithsonian STEAM Complete Collection Each book highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Students will make STEAM career connections through career advise from Smithsonian employees. With dynamic images and intriguing text features to enhance the reading experience, this set will engage students' minds and imaginations. The hands-on STEAM challenges are ideal for makerspace activities and guide students through each stage of the engineering design process. The real-world examples give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems. Animals and Ecosystems What steps are required to plan and create a butterfly exhibit? How is organic farming better for the planet than traditional farming? Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this 9-book set devoted to animals and ecosystems builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. Titles in this set include: Raising Clouded Leopards, Lexile:690, GRL:R Amphibian Rescue, Lexile:660, GRL:Q Restoring Muddy Creek,Lexile:700, GRL:S Designing Butterfly Exhibits, Lexile:680, GRL:S Organic Farming, Lexile:710, GRL:S Saving the Arctic, Lexile:700, GRL:U Saving a Species, Lexile:840, GRL:S Life in a Cube, Lexile:780, GRL:V Saving Migratory Birds, Lexile:820, GRL:V Creative Solutions If you were traveling to space, what would you wear? How do satellites give us images from space? Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this 9-book set devoted to creative solutions builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation.  Titles in this set include:  Taking Photos from Space, Lexile:680, GRL:V Helping People See, Lexile:600, GRL:T From Grass to Bridge, Lexile:650, GRL:V The Evolution of Space Suits, Lexile:740, GRL:T Designing a Shuttle, Lexile:710, GRL:V Electric Vehicles, Lexile:770, GRL:V Thomas Edison: Lighting a Revolution, Lexile:720, GRL:V The Science of Glass, Lexile:740, GRL:X The Art and Science of Skateboarding, Lexile:820, GRL:U History and Culture How are National Parks designed to accommodate millions of visitors while preserving their natural beauty and resources? How did the Inka control water for farming? Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this 9-book set devoted to history and culture builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. Titles in this set include: Making a Mummy, Lexile:650, GRL:W Navigating at Sea, Lexile:600, GRL:W Saving Culture from Disaster, Lexile:610, GR:R Powered by Steam, Lexile:710, GRL:V The Culture of Calendars, Lexile:730, GRL:T Conserving an Aircraft, Lexile:730, GRL:V Digging Up Dinosaurs,Lexile:810, GRL:V Designing National Parks, Lexile:800, GRL:T Inka Terraces, Lexile:860, GRL:V Pushing the Limits Did you know astronauts train in water before going to space? How have modern technologies like 3D printing changed prosthetic devices for the better? Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this 9-book set devoted to animals and ecosystems builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. Titles in this set include: Underwater Training, Lexile:660, GRL:S Botanical Illustration, Lexile:660, GRL:U The Wright Brothers, Lexile:680, GRL:V Rebuilding the Body, Lexile:740, GRL:V Making Movies in Technicolor, Lexile:710, GRL:T Selling More Snacks, Lexile:720, GRL:T Living and Working in Space, Lexile:820, GRL:U Making Music with Magnets, Lexile:790, GRL:W Color-Changing Cephalopods, Lexile:770, GRL:W The Natural World How do scientists study the Milky Way galaxy? How are meteorologists able to predict the weather? Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this 9-book set devoted to the natural world builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. Titles in this set include: Predicting Earthquakes, Lexile:690, GRL:U Mapping the Milky Way, Lexile:680, GRL:U Blue Crab Comeback, Lexile:680, GRL:S Exploring Volcanic Activity, Lexile:650 Tracking a Storm, Lexile:730, GRL:T The Science of Waves and Surfboards, Lexile:810, GRL:W Guided by Stars, Lexile:800, GRL:W Plant Invaders, Lexile:780, GRL:U Making an Ocean Ecosystem, Lexile:750, GRL:U
	Reading Level Interest Level Reading Levels 3, 4,5 Grades 3-5
	Subject/Genre: STEAM Recommended Ages: 9–12 Pages: 33 pp., 7 x 9, softcover STEAM Brochure