Protecting a Sinking City
Learn how engineers are racing to save the city of Venice from sinking and flooding. This high-interest STEAM reader features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to teach problem solving.
Item Number:28889
ISBN:9781493866748
Mimicking Nature
Have you ever wondered where inventors get some of their ideas? This answer may surprise you: sometimes the inspiration comes from plants! Learn how some tiny plants have made a huge difference in the world.
Item Number:28890
ISBN:9781493866755
Raising Clouded Leopards
Discover why clouded leopards are so special, and why they need our help! This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28891
ISBN:9781493866762
Amphibian Rescue
Find out why frogs are so amazing, and why they need our help to survive! This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28892
ISBN:9781493866779
Restoring Muddy Creek
Muddy Creek in Maryland is being damaged by erosion. Learn about the efforts to restore it! This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28893
ISBN:9781493866786
Making a Mummy
Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, learn about the science behind mummification with this book that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28894
ISBN:9781493866793
Navigating at Sea
Learn how modern technology allows navigation to be more precise than ever. This Smithsonian STEAM reader features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28895
ISBN:9781493866809
Saving Culture from Disaster
Learn about the methods that conservators use to save cultural artifacts threatened by natural disasters. With a hands-on STEAM challenge, this book uses real-world examples to show how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems.
Item Number:28896
ISBN:9781493866816
Underwater Training
Learn how astronauts, doctors, and athletes use swimming pools for aquatic therapy and training! This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28897
ISBN:9781493866823
Botanical Illustration
Learn how the detailed drawings of botanical illustrators help science--and scientists! This book uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems and includes a hands-on STEAM challenge.
Item Number:28898
ISBN:9781493866830
The Wright Brothers
Learn about the challenges the Wright Brothers overcame to become the forefathers of flight." This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems."
Item Number:28899
ISBN:9781493866847
Taking Photos from Space
Learn how Landsat satellites use heat to take images, and how they are helping save the planet! This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28900
ISBN:9781493866854
Helping People See
Learn about the enlightening world of optics, where light bends to help us see the sights! This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28901
ISBN:9781493866861
From Grass to Bridge
The Inka Empire's grass suspension bridges were engineering marvels. Learn about the engineering behind them with this book that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and details how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems.
Item Number:28902
ISBN:9781493866878
Predicting Earthquakes
Learn about seismology and the men and women who study earthquakes! This high-interest book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28903
ISBN:9781493866885
Mapping the Milky Way
Learn about our galaxy, the Milky Way, and the methods that scientists use to study it. This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28904
ISBN:9781493866892
Blue Crab Comeback
Learn about the scientists and watermen who are working together to save the fishing industry. This book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28905
ISBN:9781493866908
Designing Butterfly Exhibits
Learn about the challenges scientists face when creating indoor ecosystems for butterflies! With a hands-on STEAM activity and career connections, this book uses real-world examples to teach how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28906
ISBN:9781493866915
Organic Farming
Learn about the organic food revolution taking place! With a hands-on STEAM activity and career connections, this Smithsonian nonfiction reader uses real-world examples to teach how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28907
ISBN:9781493866922
Saving the Arctic
Discover how changes in the Arctic ecosystem and melting polar ice affect the entire Earth. With a hands-on STEAM activity and career connections, this book uses real-world examples to teach how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28908
ISBN:9781493866939
Powered by Steam
Learn about the history of steam power and the inventors and engineers who made it possible! With a hands-on STEAM activity and career connections, this book uses real-world examples to teach how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28909
ISBN:9781493866946
The Culture of Calendars
It's time" to learn how different cultures have kept calendars for thousands of years! With a hands-on STEAM activity and career connections, this book uses real-world examples to teach how the engineering design process is used to solve problems."
Item Number:28910
ISBN:9781493866953
Conserving an Aircraft
Read how Smithsonian conservators saved and restored an experimental WWII aircraft from ruin! With a hands-on STEAM activity and career connections, this book uses real-world examples to teach how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28911
ISBN:9781493866960
Rebuilding the Body
3D-printed prosthetics. Bionic and robotic limbs. Learn how technology has advanced the field of prosthetics. With a hands-on STEAM activity, this book uses real-world examples to teach how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Item Number:28912
ISBN:9781493866977