Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Life Science
Item 142260
Grade 6-12
Lexile 730L-960L
ISBN 9798765952894
Language English
Guided Rd. Level S-V
Interest Level 5 and Up
Discover how the engineering design process can help solve real-world problems! This kit fosters creativity and innovation with nonfiction books and text cards featuring hands-on STEAM challenges.
Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, the readers and text cards in this kit build content-area literacy skills while inspiring curiosity, perseverance, and wonder about the world. Each title provides real-world connections and comes with a teacher-friendly lesson plan. This kit covers life science topics such as the human body, DNA and genetics, photosynthesis, and ecosystems.
Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Life Science includes
- 8 STEAM readers (6 copies of each) with lesson plans
- 8 STEAM text cards (6 copies of each) with lesson plans
- 16 hands-on STEAM challenges that guide students through each step of the engineering design process
- Management Guide that covers best practices and other tools for teachers
- Access to digital resources including all kit components, student activity pages, audiobooks, and more
Readers in the Kit
Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Life Science Add-on Pack
Discover how the engineering design process can help solve real-world problems! This life science add-on pack fosters creativity and innovation with 16 nonfiction readers and text cards, which include hands-on STEAM challenges.
Item Number:148168
ISBN:9798765969861
What Happens in Your Body When… 6-Pack
Discover what the amazing human body can do in this 6-pack of STEAM readers! Learn how the human body functions when healthy and sick. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147952
ISBN:9798765969380
Amazing Tales of Plant Survival 6-Pack
From Joshua trees to Venus flytraps, discover some amazing plants in this 6-pack of STEAM readers! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack about how unique plants survive boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147955
ISBN:9798765969410
Animal Health at the Zoo 6-Pack
Learn how zookeepers work to keep animals in zoos safe, happy, and healthy! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about how zookeepers care for animals builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147956
ISBN:9798765969427
All About Photosynthesis 6-Pack
Do you know how plants make their own food? Learn about photosynthesis with this 6-pack of STEAM readers! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147958
ISBN:9798765969441
Yellowstone's Ecosystem 6-Pack
From geysers to gray wolves to dung beetles, explore the unique ecosystem at Yellowstone National Park in this 6-pack of STEAM readers! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147960
ISBN:9798765969465
Predators and Prey 6-Pack
Read along as predators find foodâ€while prey try to avoid becoming food! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about predators and prey in different ecosystems boosts secondary students’ literacy skills."
Item Number:147962
ISBN:9798765969489
Working with DNA and Genetics 6-Pack
Are you curious whether dinosaurs could be brought back from extinction? Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about the cutting-edge science of DNA and genetics builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147964
ISBN:9798765969502
Meet the Megalodon 6-Pack
Meet the largest, deadliest species of shark to have ever lived: the megalodon! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about these ancient predators builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147966
ISBN:9798765969526
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