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Find out how tools have helped people hunt, build, and make life easier in this engaging nonfiction reader. With colorful images, timelines, charts, a glossary to assist with vocabulary improvement, and an index, children will learn how tools throughout time have made such an important impact on life as we know it! Featured eras include the Stone Age and the Industrial Revolution.
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Which tools do you use throughout your day? You may not realize it, but simple tools are used everywhere! Introduce children to the many ways that simple tools can make our lives easier! Featuring simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, large font, and vibrant photographs, this e-book helps support early STEM concepts, aligns to Next Generation Science Standards, and focuses on engineering design.
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¡Aprenda cómo se hacen los crayones con este divertido e informativo libro STEAM! Perfecto para niños de jardín de infantes, este título facilita que los padres y maestros presenten STEAM a sus alumnos más pequeños. Creado en colaboración con el Smithsonian, este libro en español utiliza ejemplos del mundo real para facilitar la comprensión de los temas de STEAM. Cuenta con una actividad STEAM apropiada para la edad que es ideal para espacios...
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¡Realice un recorrido virtual por el Smithsonian! Con este libro en español, pasará un día en la vida de un cuidador de aves y aprenderá cómo están "tramando" nuevos planes para ayudar a las aves en peligro de extinción. Los estudiantes de inglés leerán sobre cómo nace un huevo, el período de incubación y especies de aves como el kiwi, el pingüino emperador y el riel de Guam. Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian, este...
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¿Qué tienen en común los palillos de dientes, la pelusa de la secadora, las botellas de plástico y las latas de sopa? ¡Todos son elementos que se han utilizado para crear arte! El arte encontrado es un tipo de arte que consiste en crear piezas a partir de objetos encontrados que generalmente no se consideran artísticos. Aprenda cómo estos objetos ordinarios se convierten en bellas obras de arte. Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian,...
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Navigation instruments have changed over time. Lodestones, sunstones, and sextants helped early navigators find their way. Modern technology makes navigation more precise than it has ever been. But the roots of navigation still remain. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features...
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Find out how tools have helped people hunt, build, and make life easier in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. With colorful images, timelines, charts, a glossary to assist with vocabulary improvement, and an index, children will learn how tools throughout time have made such an important impact on life as we know it! Featured eras include the Stone Age and the Industrial Revolution.
8) Doblar papel
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El papel es papel, no importa cómo esté doblado. Puede ser un avión de papel. Puede ser un barco de papel. Conozca las divertidas formas en las que se puede doblar el papel con este libro STEAM. Creado en colaboración con el Smithsonian, este libro en español facilita que los padres y maestros presenten STEAM a sus alumnos más pequeños. Los ejemplos del mundo real facilitan la comprensión de los temas de STEAM. Presenta una actividad STEAM...
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Learn how crayons are made with this fun and informative STEAM book! Perfect for kindergarteners, this title makes it easy for parents and teachers to introduce STEAM to their youngest learners. Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this book uses real-world examples to make STEAM topics easier to understand. It features an age-appropriate STEAM activity that is ideal for makerspaces and introduces grade K students to the steps of the engineering...
10) We Are Here
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Just how big is Earth compared to our solar system, the Milky Way, or even the universe? Although Earth is home to many different species and it seems huge to us, it is very small in comparison to our solar system and the universe. Discover what scientists have uncovered so far about Earth, our solar system, and the universe in this engaging book. High-interest text and vibrant images and photographs fill the pages of this book to keep students engaged...
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The use of calendars dates back thousands of years. Why are we driven to record time, and what would happen if we did not? Who created the concept of calendars? Why do different cultures use different calendar systems? And why are calendars so important to us? It is about "time" we found out! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about...
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La gente ha estado usando títeres de sombras para entretener a la gente durante siglos. Aprenda la historia de los títeres de sombras y la "tecnología" detrás de ellos con este libro de STEAM que despertará la curiosidad sobre los temas de STEAM a través de ejemplos del mundo real. Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian, este libro presenta un desafío STEAM práctico que es perfecto para los espacios de creación y que guía...
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Los juguetes están diseñados para hacer cosas diferentes. Aprenda cómo el diseño de un juguete afecta su función con este libro STEAM para jardín de infantes que facilita a los padres y maestros presentar STEAM a sus alumnos más pequeños. Creado en colaboración con el Smithsonian, este libro en español utiliza ejemplos del mundo real para facilitar la comprensión de los temas de STEAM. Presenta una actividad STEAM apropiada para la edad...
14) Organic Farming
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Where does our food come from? The history of farming provides much "food for thought." In the past, farmers used natural farming methods, but modern inventions like pesticides and GMOs have changed farming--and the food we eat. Today, a natural food revolution is taking place. Learn how organic farming is good for the Earth, good for the plants--and good for all the living things that eat them! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution,...
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¿Qué tienen en común los paneles solares, la ropa impermeable y las cortinas de las ventanas? ¡Son tecnologías que se han adaptado basándose en el estudio de las mariposas! Aprenda lo que los científicos han aprendido de las mariposas con este libro en español que despertará la curiosidad sobre los temas de STEAM a través de ejemplos del mundo real. Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian, este libro STEAM presenta un desafío...
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Buen trabajo: Herramientas sencillas (Good Work: Simple Tools) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Keep your students at the edge of their seats with fascinating content that will engage them from the first page to the last. Focusing on the different tools that make our lives easier, this informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large...
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What do toothpicks, dryer lint, plastic bottles, and soup cans have in common? They are all items that have been used to create art! Found art is a type of art that involves creating pieces from found objects that are not usually considered to be artistic. Learn how these ordinary objects are made into beautiful art. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world...
18) Hatching a Chick
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Spend a day in the life of a bird keeper and learn how they are 'hatching' new plans to help endangered birds! Students will learn how an egg hatches, the incubation period, and about bird species such as the Kiwi, the emperor penguin, and the Guam rail. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect...
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Una máquina Rube Goldberg está diseñada para realizar una tarea simple a través de una serie de pasos elaborados. Estas sencillas máquinas llevan el nombre de Reuben "Rube" Goldberg, un dibujante, ingeniero e inventor estadounidense. ¡Aprenda cómo funcionan estas divertidas máquinas y encienda la curiosidad sobre los temas de STEAM! Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian, este texto informativo presenta un desafío STEAM práctico...
20) Folding Paper
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Paper is paper, no matter how it is folded. It can be a paper airplane. It can be a paper boat. Learn about the fun shapes that paper can be folded into with this STEAM book. Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this book makes it easy for parents and teachers to introduce STEAM to their youngest learners. The real-world examples make STEAM topics easier to understand. It features an age-appropriate STEAM activity that is perfect for makerspaces...
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