Crystal Sikkens
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Created to support NGSS, the Be An Engineer! series explains how different structures are designed by engineers to solve problems. Each title takes readers through the steps of the engineering design process to explain how an everyday structure is designed to overcome physical obstacles to meet peoples' needs. Real-world examples, vibrant photographs, and fact boxes reinforce learning, and readers design and create their own model structures. A link...
2) Bar graphs
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The massive volume of information available in the world today makes clarity a key component of data literacy. Using engaging activities and relevant, real-life examples, both digital and online, Bar Graphs is an important stop along the information highway of the 21st century. Visual representations of data are the quickest and clearest way to share information. This title teaches young readers how to organize and present data using bar graphs,...
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Engineers design roads to be as safe and efficient as possible for the people who travel on them. From roundabouts and speed bumps to the routes that roads take, readers will learn how engineers follow the engineering design process to design roads that suit different environments and people who will use them. Vibrant photographs, child-centered examples, and a model-building activity allow readers to step into the shoes of engineers. -- from Amazon....
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Clear representations of data are vitally important in the information overload of the 21st century. In Picture Graphs, young readers will continue their journey toward data literacy by learning how to organize and present data using pictures, and how to use critical thinking to assess and interpret data in this form. Fun activities and relatable, real-world examples, both digital and online, will encourage readers to "picture" information in a new...
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Created to support NGSS, the Be An Engineer! series explains how different structures are designed by engineers to solve problems. Each title takes readers through the steps of the engineering design process to explain how an everyday structure is designed to overcome physical obstacles to meet peoples' needs. Real-world examples, vibrant photographs, and fact boxes reinforce learning, and readers design and create their own model structures. A link...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"Most people try to avoid problems--but not engineers! They go out and look for problems! In this fun, new title readers will learn about the kinds of problems engineers help solve. Readers are also introduced to the tool engineers use to solve problems: The Engineering Design Process"--
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Everybody has a birthday, but not everyone celebrates it in the same way! In fact, there are many different birthday customs and traditions around the world. In this joyful book, readers will learn about Name Day celebrations in Greece, different coming-of-age traditions, and more.
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