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How Coins and Bills Are Made

Tim Clifford (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781615907663

This book describes the process involved in minting coins and printing paper money and steps taken to prevent counterfeiting.

Paying Without Money

Tim Clifford (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781615907694

This book discusses the different ways people have paid for things throughout history, including barter, cash, credit card, checks, wire transfers, and online payments.

Enterprise STEM

Shirley Duke (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781612366944

In Enterprise STEM, students will learn about the relationship among science, technology, engineering, and math, and the scientists and engineers who work to complete tasks. Readers will love discovering new information in this chapter book while also reinforcing learned skills with comprehension and extension activities. The Let’s Explore Science series allows readers to dive into the world of fascinating science-related topics while strengthening reading comprehension skills. Each 48-page title features full-color photographs, real-world applications, content vocabulary, and more to effectively engage young learners.

Using Scientific Tools

Susan Meredith (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781615906918

This book explains the various methods of scientific tools, including measurement, models, and tools that extend our senses, and how these scientific tools are changing.

STEM Guides To Construction

Kay Robertson (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781621699477

This book discusses notable construction projects, the techniques used to build them, and related math concepts.

Do You Like Experimenting with STEM?

Diane Lindsey Reeves (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668923139

Do you like knowing how things work? That might be a potential clue to your future career! This book explores what a career in STEM might look like. Readers will discover how their interests can lead to a lifelong future career. Aligned to curriculum standards and 21st Century Skills, Career Clues for Kids prepares readers for a successful future. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, sidebars, and author biographies.

Tonight's Concert

Pam Dase (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433399466

Learn how to read and construct statistical graphs and prepare for a concert! This fun story will engage readers as they master bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs, histograms, and line plots. This engaging title features eye-catching images, exciting practice problems, easy-to-read text, STEM themes, clear mathematical charts and diagrams, and an accessible glossary and index. This title shows how simple, useful, and fun statistical graphing can be! Students will feel encouraged to see how they can use graphs to plan events of their own!

Hurricane Hunters

Pam Dase (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433399442

Learn about measures of central tendency while following the lives and work of hurricane hunters! This engaging title teaches readers about the instruments that hurricane hunters use and encourages them to analyze the data that these instruments collect. With these exciting examples, readers will be able to master mathematical statistics, measures of central tendency, mean, median, mode, range, and more! This title features vivid images, exciting practice problems, easy-to-read text, STEM themes, clear mathematical charts, and an accessible glossary and index.

Graphs in Action

Andrew Einspruch (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433394102

Learn all about graphing in this informative title! This book helps readers understand how to graph a clear visual representation of data, encouraging mathematical and STEM skills. See strong examples of bar graphs, circle graphs, and line graphs, learning the best way to present data using these tools. Full of vibrant images, easy-to-read text, clear mathematical diagrams, and simple practice problems, this title will help readers improve their graphing skills, creating their best graphs yet!

Ocean Maps

Julia Wall (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433394027

Explore the ocean and learn all about coordinate planes simultaneously! This exciting title teaches readers about ocean maps and the history of ocean navigation. Learn about Earth's five oceans and how these oceans can be mapped--with sonar, submersibles, and satellites. Readers will get plenty of experience mapping coordinates through related practice problems, familiarizing themselves with latitude, longitude, and intersections between them. Vibrant images, easy-to-read text, simple practice problems, exciting nautical charts, and mathematical diagrams work together to help readers feel confident in their understanding of coordinate planes and improve their mathematical and STEM skills.

Grandpa's Birthday Present

Dawn McMillan (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433393976

See how budgets, percentages, and fractions come into play while looking for a birthday present! This charming title will help readers understand percentages and STEM themes, encouraging them to create a budget and use percentages to calculate sale prices of various items. Helpful mathematical charts, engaging practice problems, and easy-to-read text make calculating percentages simple! The skills that readers learn in this book will be useful for a lifetime!

Tornado Chasers

Pam Dase (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433399459

Learn about measures of central tendency while following the lives and work of some brave individuals--tornado chasers! This exciting title teaches readers about the instruments that tornado chasers use, encouraging them to analyze the data that these instruments collect. With these exciting examples, readers will be able to master mathematical statistics, measures of central tendency, box plots, mean, median, mode, and more! This title features eye-catching images, exciting practice problems, easy-to-read text, STEM themes, clear mathematical charts, and an accessible glossary and index.

Hot Air Balloons

Dianne Irving (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433394072

This exciting title shows readers how important volume is to flying a hot air balloon properly. Explore the history of the hot air balloon and learn how these eye-catching balloons fly! For hot air balloons to fly properly, passengers have to calculate the volume of the basket to see which balloon will be able to carry them. With vibrant images, easy-to-read text, simple practice problems, and clear mathematical diagrams, this title will engage readers while simplifying important mathematical formulas and STEM themes.

Amusement Parks

Dianne Irving (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433394058

Have fun learning about perimeter, area, and grid patterns at amusement parks! This exciting title teaches children all about amusement parks and how they are built while incorporating important mathematical and STEM skills. With vibrant images, easy-to-read text, engaging practice problems, clear mathematical diagrams, and an accessible glossary, this title gives readers everything they need to calculate perimeter and area with ease.

Night Skies

Dawn McMillan (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433393990

Learn how to create algebraic equations while traveling through our solar system! Introduce students to variables, expressions, and equations in this exciting title about the night skies. This book challenges students to learn more advanced mathematical and STEM skills, using exciting astronomy examples to keep readers engaged. Readers will practice familiar mathematical skills, like addition and subtraction, in a new way by forming equations! With eye-catching photos, easy-to-read text, and clear practice problems, this title makes mathematical concepts that could be seen as intimidating seem simple and fun instead!

It Started with Pizza

Dawn McMillan (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433393983

Find the answers to all kinds of questions using mathematical equations! This title teaches readers that they can use their understanding of variables, expressions, and equations to answer questions about anything from food to space! Create an equation to calculate how much pizza two boys eat! Create an equation to calculate how many baby teeth a growing child has left! Mathematical equations can provide the answers to so many questions. This book shows readers how practical and useful their mathematical and STEM skills can be, encouraging them to look for math everywhere! With vibrant images, easy-to-read text, and simple practice problems, this title will make equations fun and easy!

Animal Investigations

Diana Noonan (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433391590

Learn about different animals that live in the city, collecting data and making predictions about each of them! This entertaining title teaches readers about many different kinds of animals and encourages analytical habits, engaging children with simple practice problems relating to ecology and mathematics. Predict where students can find ducks, sparrows, rabbits, dragonflies, and more animals! With STEM themes, clear mathematical charts and diagrams, easy-to-read text, an accessible glossary, and vivid images, this book will engage readers and encourage them to collect data and make predictions about animals and many other topics on their own!

Eco-Predictions

Diana Noonan (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433391583

This engaging title tells the story of two different ecosystems--the declining fish population in the Claymount Stream and the declining number of birds in the Mainsville Woods. These stories show prime examples of predicting causes, collecting data, and making conclusions and problem-solving solutions. Not only will children practice collecting data and making predictions, but they will also learn about ecology and STEM themes. The interesting stories, vivid images, easy-to-read text, clear mathematical charts and diagrams, and accessible glossary will keep readers engaged and confident that they can learn to analyze data to solve these problems and many others!

People Who Predict

Diana Noonan (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433391576

Explore estimation theory and geophysical predictions by learning about seismologists, volcanologists, and meteorologists! This exciting title showcases the importance of predicting and preparing for disasters in order to save lives. Volcanologists test gases on a volcano to predict eruptions! Meteorologists use Doppler radars to predict tornadoes! These data collectors use estimation in order to do this. Readers can use sample problems to practice estimation with the help of easy-to-read text, clear mathematical charts and diagrams, and an accessible glossary. This title encourages children to improve their problem solving and STEM skills.

Patterns and Numbers in Minecraft

Adam Hellebuyck, Mike Medvinsky (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534140929

Using the fun, interactive world of Minecraft and key concepts in STEAM, two teachers developed the Minecraft and STEAM series to be used in and out of the classroom. In Minecraft and STEAM, students discover that Minecraft isn't just a game, it's a tool that can be used to learn about real-world science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Patterns and Numbers in Minecraft: Math focuses on math but includes other STEAM concepts in the sidebars. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, sources for further reading, and an extension activity.

Droughts

Vicky Franchino (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781610803311

What happens to the environment when a drought occurs? What are some of the causes of droughts? What can people do about the problems caused by droughts? How can you use your math skills to learn more about droughts? Read this book to find the answers to these questions and learn more about droughts.

Land Animals

Lori Barker (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433399381

Practice solving equations and inequalities while learning about land animals from all over the world! Readers will learn interesting facts about earth's land animals, discovering how zoologists use variables to solve equations and inequalities and answer questions about these animals. Fun examples allow children to become familiar with functional equations, equivalent equations, inequalities, and algebraic expression. Featuring eye-catching images, exciting practice problems, easy-to-read text, STEM themes, clear mathematical charts and diagrams, and an accessible glossary and index, this title will engage students and simplify advanced mathematical concepts!

STEAM Guides in Transportation

Ruth Kirk (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681919041

This books describes the process used to develop transportation methods and describes the ways each STEAM field is involved in the process.

Why Do Math with Letters?

Joy Visto (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566606189

A helpful guide for understanding the mathematical concepts and real-world applications of algebra, including classroom tips, common terms such as coefficients, and exercises to encourage hands-on practice.

Whose Foot Is a Foot?

Joy Visto (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566606172

A helpful guide for understanding the mathematical concepts and real-world applications of measurements, including classroom tips, common terms such as volume, and exercises to encourage hands-on practice.