Alkire, Jessie
Summary: Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Construct It! Architecture You Can Build, Break, and Build Again, kids will build a working wrecking ball, pulley elevator, bridge, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 620.1 ALKCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM Cool AlkireManushkin, Fran
Summary: Miss Winkle separates the class into teams and instructs them to build towers out of paper cups, and the group who builds the tallest tower wins--but they have very little success until Pedro has an idea about how it can be done.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MANKelly, Erin Entrada
Summary: Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Cash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second time. Fitch spends every afternoon playing Major...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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Summary: The class project is to use the scientific process to see which team can grow the tallest bean sprouts, but Rosie has a problem--the new kid at her table, Jack, will not acknowledge her at all, and that makes teamwork difficult.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MYERusick, Jessica
Summary: This title provides an overview of the field of chemistry. Text includes a short history of early chemistry and examines elements, molecules, and chemical reactions. The periodic table of the elements is introduced. Information is explained using real-world examples and supported with graphics and photos. This book concludes with two simple, kid-friendly experiments. Aligned to Common Core...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J540 RUSSpires, Ashley
Summary: "Award-winning and bestselling author-illustrator Ashley Spires takes readers on an inspirational alphabet journey, as our favorite characters from THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING introduce all the words little makers need to know. This informational picture book gives young kids and their grown-ups vocabulary that will help them on their creative journeys, touching on themes such as growth mindset,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2023
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Summary: "Includes step-by-step instructions for six STEM projects. Reed's moms are about to leave for a summer trip, and he can't wait to spend his break playing games and making videos with his friends. But it turns out that after a year of suffering science grades, Reed's parents have called in reinforcements: his big sister, Olive, who's come home from college to help him out. At first, Reed's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second Books, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 507.8 HELChabert, Jack
Summary: For the first time in years Eerie Elementary is planning a science fair, which may not be a good idea in a school which is alive and out to get the students--but when Sam and his friends find a book of experiments that contains all of Orson Eerie's notes, it may turn out to be the key they need to finally understand the mad scientist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC CHACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CHACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED CHAAlkire, Jessie
Summary: Read all about meteorology in Super Simple Weather Projects. Kids will learn about the difference between weather and climate. Discover how scientists study the weather and try to predict what it will be like in the future. Then, build a barometer, create a tornado, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 507.8 ALKBorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: "Kids will explore one of Earth's important energy resources with Water Energy Projects from the history of water energy, to how we use it today. They'll use water energy to spin a bottle, build a water mill, and more. Each project includes color photos and easy to follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.91 BORMcDonald, Megan
Summary: Judy Moody, Tooth Fairy: When Judy Moody and her friends overhear a fifth-grade rumor, Judy is determined to prove it wrong. All she needs is one loose tooth. Open wide, Stink! But what if the real Tooth Fairy is a no-show? Judy Moody to the rescue! Judy Moody to the rescue! Judy Moody fans will happily sink their teeth into this cavity-free caper full of surprises!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD MCDSmith, Nikki Shannon
Summary: Third-grader Azaleah Lane has been chosen STEM lab monitor for the week, but on her first day Harry the lab guinea pig gets out of his cage and escapes, and Azaleah has to figure out a strategy to locate where in the room he is hiding and catch him; but she also has another problem--how to get Terrance to listen to Rose, Jamal, and herself and work with the group on their Rube Goldberg machine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SMIGreen, D. L. (Debra L.)
Summary: Third-grader Zeke Meeks needs to win the prize in the science project contest because the class bully is threatening him, but so far all his ideas are ending in messy disasters--can his friend Hector save the day?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GREAlkire, Jessie
Summary: "Kids will explore one of Earth's important energy resources with Biofuel Energy Projects. They'll read about the history of biofuel, where it comes from, and how we use it. They'll make candles out of butter, create ethanol from different types of sugar, and more. Projects include color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.95 ALKAlkire, Jessie
Summary: Read all about volcanology in Super Simple Volcano Projects. Kids will learn about different kinds of volcanoes and how they form. Discover how scientists study volcanoes and try to predict when they will erupt. Then, build an erupting volcano, create a volcano landscape, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 507.8 ALKAlkire, Jessie
Summary: Read all about paleontology in Super Simple Fossil Projects. Kids will learn about how fossils are created. Discover how scientists study fossils to learn about plants and animals that lived thousands of years ago. Then, make plaster fossils, practice excavating fossils, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 507.8 ALKAlkire, Jessie
Summary: Kids will explore one of Earth's important energy resources with Wind Energy Projects from the history of wind energy, to how we use it today. They'll move a car with a balloon, use wind to play a music box, and more. Each project includes color photos and easy to follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.9 ALKAlliston, Caroline
Summary: "Calling all budding engineers--get creative with electric circuits! Explore your engineering and design skills with these 6 exciting projects and challenges. Using easy-to-source objects and step-by-step instructions, discover how to use electric circuits to make things spin, vibrate, and light up"--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarto Library 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 620.0078 ALLKlein, Abby.
Summary: Freddy's success at the science fair is in jeopardy when he mother throws out his project.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KLESchneider, Christa
Summary: Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Light It! Creations that Glow, Shine, and Blink, kids will make a wearable mask that glows, a working lamp, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 535 SCHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM Cool SchneiderGutman, Dan
Summary: "Ella Mentry School is having a science fair! Guest scientist Dr. Snow has arrived to help A.J. and his friends conduct their own cool experiments. But what is "the Snowman" really planning? And what does STEM even stand for anyway?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC GUTClements, Andrew
Summary: Jake is determined to win the third grade science fair not only for the grand prize, but to beat the annoying class know-it-alls, as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC CLESummary: Presents more than one hundred home science experiments that answer such questions as "Why does bread rise?," "What is mold?," and "How are fingerprints formed?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time for Kids Books 2011
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Summary: At-home science provides an environment for freedom, creativity and invention that is not always possible in a school setting. In your own backyard, it's simple, inexpensive, and fun to whip up a number of amazing science experiments using the great outdoors. Science can be found all around in nature. Outdoor Science Lab for Kids offers 52 fun science activities for families to do together. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. 2016