Grades
4 - 6
From figuring out clever ways to solve math riddles to learning about environmental engineering, encourage students to investigate the world around them with these Level S-V readers just right for Guided Reading instruction.
In this second Wayside School book, Louis Sachar comes up with math puzzles so mind-boggling that students and teachers both will be tempted to flip to the back of the book to look up the answers. But don't give in too easily, or you'll miss all the fun!
This book tells Steve Jobs' life story, from his childhood in Silicon Valley to his tragic death in 2011, and details many of his greatest achievements.
Readers will trace the history of bridges from their invention in ancient times to the construction of today's engineering wonders. They will learn why different bridge shapes are suited to different purposes, how engineers choose which materials to use in bridge construction, and much more.
Describes how mathematics enables people to build different kinds of bridges, featuring some beautiful and unusual structures. Includes questions and answers.
Paperback Book
Engineering in Action: Environmental Engineering and the Science of Sustainability
Human activities have a huge impact on the Earth. Readers will learn about how environmental engineering began and the many processes environmental engineers apply to find sustainable solutions to problems. Real-life examples help students understand key concepts related to this important profession.
Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic programming instruction with a page-turning mystery plot.
Make the concept of strength come to life in the classroom. This book describes the intensity of, and presents various facts on, more than twenty strong items, including spiderwebs, oxen, hurricanes, and martial arts kicks.
