Learn about rain forest habitats with Super Simple Rain Forest Projects! Kids will discover what plants and animals live in rain forests and read about rain forest food chains. Then, they will learn how to create a tree terrarium, make a rain forest animal mosaic, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Learn about backyard habitats with Super Simple Backyard Projects! Kids will discover plants and animals that live in backyards and read about backyard food chains. Then, they will learn how to create an insect inn, make a squirrel feeder, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Learn about ocean habitats with Super Simple Ocean Projects! Kids will discover what plants and animals live in the ocean and read about ocean food chains. Then, they will learn how to create a tide pool, make an arctic glacier, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Learn about farm habitats with Super Simple Farm Projects! Kids will discover what plants and animals live on farms and read about farmland food chains. Then, they will learn how to create a barn owl nest, make a mini pig pen, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Learn about grassland habitats with Super Simple Grassland Projects! Kids will discover what plants and animals live in grasslands and read about grassland food chains. Then, they will learn how to create an animal burrow, make a safari diorama, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Vehicles can take us around the block or into outer space! In this hands-on title, step-by-step instructions help kids fold a variety of origami vehicles, from a monster truck to the Batmobile. Accompanying text presents facts about each one, while tips and tricks help kids turn from paper folders into paper engineers!
Provides a history of kites and kite making, and offers step-by-step instructions for making a wind sock and different types of two- and three-stick kites.
Easy to follow three-dimensional makerspace projects, including 3D printing, for library, classroom and home.
Jumping, spinning, twisting, turning, racing—the power is in your hands. Make bots that jump and spin, build a rubber band racer and a bottle boat, power a boat and a car with air. Make machines that move!
Full of delicious recipes, Cool Sausage Recipes is sure to inspire young chefs in the making. Kids will learn to make blueberry breakfast sausage, whip up a delicious sausage pita and more. This book in the Cool Main Dish Recipes series contains intros to cooking basics and terms, ingredients and tools lists, simple steps and easy-to-follow photography! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Full of delicious recipes, Cool Hamburger Recipes is sure to inspire young chefs in the making. Kids will learn to make savory sloppy joes, whip up a crunchy pretzel burger and more. This book in the Cool Main Dish Recipes series contains intros to cooking basics and terms, ingredients and tools lists, simple steps and easy-to-follow photography! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Full of delicious recipes, Cool Wild Game Recipes is sure to inspire young chefs in the making. Kids will learn to make BBQ duck, whip up some venison tacos and more. This book in the Cool Main Dish Recipes series contains intros to cooking basics and terms, ingredients and tools lists, simple steps and easy-to-follow photography! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Learn how to make butterfly gardens with these fun activities.
Printmaking can be used to decorate or enhance all kinds of objects, from posters to playing cards. With this book, crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice new techniques, and build on concepts that may already be familiar. Other tools, including an index and additional resources, encourage readers to locate information and explore further independently.
Learn how to create your own book, including its cover, pages, and binding. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice new techniques, and build on concepts that may already be familiar. Other tools, including an index and additional resources, encourage readers to locate information and explore further independently.
Learn how to knit with these fun activities.
Learn how to make cool homemade toys with these fun activities.
Learn how to build birdhouses with these fun activities.
Whether you're looking for something to do on a rainy day or making a personalized gift for a friend, crafts are a great way to pass the time. They also provide an opportunity to learn how to draw meaning from technical texts. The activities in this book push readers to read for comprehension, use information gained from the text and illustrations to follow step-by-step directions, determine relationships among steps in a technical process, and build the skills they need to make crafts using recyclable materials.
The Raspberry Pi is a small computer that allows almost anyone to learn about computer programming. Readers will discover new processes, integrate visual information with text, and and learn technical word meanings as they find out how the Raspberry Pi was invented and how makers are using it today. They will also learn how to set up and begin programming their own Raspberry Pis.
