

You Should Meet series (Katherine Johnson by Thea Feldman, Mae Jemison by Laurie Calkhoven)Īshfall Trilogy* by Mike Mullin – After a super-volcano erupts and disaster ensues, a boy fights to find his family while exploring volcanology, physics, engineering, and food science.Įlectronics for Kids by Oyvind Nydal Dahl Temple Grandin, The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague) Look Up! Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer by Robert BurleighĪmazing Scientists Series by Julia Finley Mosca (The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Patricia Bath, The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Solving a Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor by Robert BurleighĪda Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark You Do The Math series by Hilary Koll and Steve Mills – complete the math exercises to solve a crime, build a skyscraper, or fly a fighter jet. If I built A Car and If I built a House by Chris Van Dusen Kristi Grisby’s STEM Girls Books – Sophie and the Airplane, Chelsea Discovers Chemistry, and Zelda the CuriousĪndrea Beaty books – Rosie Revere Engineer*, Ada Twist Scientist, Iggy Peck Architect*
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How To Code a Sandcastle (Girls Who Code Book) by Josh Funk Viskus Von Fichleschmutzįantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak Ph.D. Hello Ruby – Adventures in Coding by Linda LiukasĬrazy Concoctions- A mad Scientist’s Guide to Messy Mixtures by Jordan D. Mistakes that Worked by Charlotte Foltz Jones Make sure to read through to the bottom of this post for some great additional resources for getting the most out of STEM books.ġ1 Experiments That Failed by Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenterġ00 Steps for Science: Why it Works and How it Happened by Lisa Jane Gillespie For young children, adding activities relating to books reinforces concepts learned and provides more opportunity to use new STEM vocabulary. Note that even seemingly non-STEM books can be used as a springboard for STEM activities. Teaches foundational Stage 1 or 2 STEM concepts such as critical thinking and perseverance through failure (See this post for more on Stage 1 STEM)ĭescribes STEM careers in a nonfiction or fiction text
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At least one of the following statements must be true for a book to be a STEM book.Ĭontains and discusses concepts from science, technology, engineering and/or mathĭescribes the story of a fictitious character who is a STEM professional or STEM enthusiast and details the career or interest in STEM Guyana’s national security adviser, Gerald Gouveia, has said that the dorm administrator, or house mother, locked all the doors to prevent the female students, who were aged from 12 to 18, from sneaking out to socialise, and that she panicked and fumbled with the keys as the blaze raced through the building.A STEM book does not need to be a textbook (although they obviously can be!) or even touch on all or any technical STEM content. One of the critically injured students was flown to a New York hospital for specialist treatment, while most have been discharged. More than two dozen students were injured. All five doors to the dormitory had reportedly been locked from inside. The fire at the school began shortly before midnight. If found guilty, the defendant could face life in prison.

The defendant was not allowed to plead to the charges and will make a second court appearance on 5 July, when state and defence lawyers will indicate if they are ready to start a preliminary trial. The government boarding school serves remote Indigenous villages. Investigators allege she started the blaze at Mahdia secondary school on 21 May in anger with the dorm administrator over the confiscation of her mobile phone.
