STEM
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Asteroids and Comets: Use Your STEM Skills to Explore Mysterious Space Objects
From the Series Mission: Space Science
Comets and asteroids swoop through our solar system, inspiring fascination and fear. But what are these spectacular space bodies, where do they come from, and how can we monitor them? Comets Read More →
Astronaut and Physicist Sally Ride
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Have you ever dreamed of going to outer space? When Sally Ride was a little girl, she watched on TV as astronaut John Glenn launched into space. Twenty years later, she became the first… Read More →
Astronauta y física Sally Ride (Astronaut and Physicist Sally Ride)
From the Series Biografías de pioneros STEM (STEM Trailblazer Bios)
¿Alguna vez soñaste con ir al espacio exterior? Cuando Sally Ride era una niña, vio en la televisión cuando el astronauta John Glenn se lanzó al espacio. Veinte años más tarde, se convirtió… Read More →
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
When Ellen Ochoa was young, male American astronauts walked on the moon. But girls were not allowed to be astronauts. Girls didn't often study science either—but Ochoa didn't let that stop… Read More →
Astronaut Mae Jemison
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
While watching Star Trek on television as a child, Mae Jemison was certain she would one day visit space. As an adult, she made this dream a reality when she became the first black female… Read More →
Astronauts: A Space Discovery Guide
From the Series Space Discovery Guides
Did you know that astronauts work on Earth and in space to study places beyond our planet's atmosphere? But there's a lot more to space travel than just research. With no gravity, a wild… Read More →
Astrophysicist and Space Advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Have you ever stared into the night sky, full of stars and planets? As a kid, Neil deGrasse Tyson was star-struck when he first visited a planetarium. The universe was calling him. Tyson… Read More →
A Super Sticky Mistake: The Story of How Harry Coover Accidentally Invented Super Glue!
An inspiring true story about Harry Coover, a wonderful inventor who accidentally discovered super-glue! "This sticky mess. This ooey goo. It's like a glue but much stronger. . . maybe it's Read More →
A Trick of the Light
From the Series Optical Illusions
This title in the series looks at how light, color, and shade can mess with your mind! Learn how contrast, assimilation, and after-image can make things change color in front of your eyes,… Read More →
At Work
From the Series What Machines Do
Digging and drilling, lifting and mixing; machines at work do so many different things! Look around and discover the different machines used to help us get job done. Discover machines used at Read More →
Avicenna and the Book of Medicine
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina, was a physician and philosopher in an era known as the Islamic Golden Age. When he was not working as a healer in the courts of different rulers, he… Read More →
A World of Programming
From the Series Kids Get Coding
How do you connect with the digital world? Your computer is the machine that gets you there. Discover what digital content is and how it's made, stored, and used. Then use the link in this… Read More →
Beating Natural Disasters: From Ancient Survival to a Disaster-Proof Future
From the Series Engineering Evolutions
Natural disasters can cause devastation, but great engineering minds have created ingenious technology to limit that damage and save lives. This book explores the engineering evolution in… Read More →
Beginner's Guide to Space — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Beginner's Guide to Space
This series introduces students to space exploration. Information is presented clearly and concisely, and with more than 100 color photographs per title, eager young scientists will be… Read More →
Beyond: Discoveries from the Outer Reaches of Space
Venture across the solar system and far, far beyond to explore the wonders of interstellar space. Soar through the observable universe and discover a spectacular birthplace of stars, the… Read More →
Beyond the Solar System: Use Your STEM Skills to Explore Outer Space
From the Series Mission: Space Science
Beyond our solar system is an enormous expanse of stars, other solar systems, glittering galaxies, matter-eating black holes, and other fascinating space mysteries. But what do we know about… Read More →
Biografías de pioneros STEM (STEM Trailblazer Bios) — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Biografías de pioneros STEM (STEM Trailblazer Bios)
Conoce algunas de las figuras más talentosas de la actualidad en profesiones STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemática). Comprende por qué se dedicaron a sus especialidades y conoce… Read More →
Biohackers
From the Series STEM Body
A woman waves her hand and her car roars to life. She touches her unadorned ear to take a call in the car as she drives to a cryotherapy parlor. She is a biohacker. What other technologies… Read More →
Bioluminescence: Nature and Science at Work
What do giant squids, mantis shrimp, and fireflies have in common? These animals, along with a wide range of creatures, are able to give off light; this is called bioluminescence. Different… Read More →
Biomass Energy
From the Series Energy Evolutions
What is biomass energy and how can it help us power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved through science as the energy… Read More →
Bionic Animals
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Saving Animals with Science
An elephant lost part of a front leg and had trouble getting around. How could people help? With science! Experts used trial and error to find the best model for the elephant’s new leg and… Read More →
Bionic Beasts: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks
What happens when a young elephant steps on a buried land mine? What happens when a sea turtle’s flipper is injured by a predator? Thanks to recent advances in technology, we have new ways… Read More →
Birds vs. Blades?: Offshore Wind Power and the Race to Protect Seabirds
On a rainy March evening, three scientists climb aboard a small boat and head out onto the Chesapeake Bay. Their mission: to sneak up on seabirds sleeping on the water's surface, safely… Read More →
Black Holes: A Space Discovery Guide
From the Series Space Discovery Guides
Black holes are one of the greatest mysteries of outer space. No visible light can escape the strong gravity of a black hole. This makes black holes invisible—and very difficult to study. But Read More →