Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Physical Science
Item 142261
Grade 6-12
ISBN 9798765952900
Language English
Interest Level 5 and Up
Learn how the engineering design process can help solve real-world problems! This kit inspires 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 boost content-area literacy skills while fostering curiosity, perseverance, and wonder about the world. Each title offers real-world connections and comes with a teacher-friendly lesson plan. This kit covers physical science topics such as the periodic table, gravity, wildfires, and high-speed cars.
Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Physical 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: Physical Science Add-on Pack
Learn how the engineering design process can help solve real-world problems! This physical science add-on pack fosters creativity and innovation with 16 nonfiction readers and text cards, which include hands-on STEAM challenges.
Item Number:148169
ISBN:9798765969878
All About the Periodic Table 6-Pack
The 103 elements of the periodic table have shaped our understanding of the elements found on Earth. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147968
ISBN:9798765969540
All About Water 6-Pack
Do you know what makes up most of our bodies and most of Earth? Water! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about the uses of water and the water cycle builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147970
ISBN:9798765969564
Wildfires 6-Pack
Explore why wildfires happen and how to stay safe when they break out! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about the science of fires and how to stop them builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147972
ISBN:9798765969588
Gravitational Interactions 6-Pack
What goes up must come down…unless it’s in outer space! Find out how gravity affects objects on Earth and beyond. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147974
ISBN:9798765969601
Energy Reactions in the Kitchen 6-Pack
How do simple ingredients transform into the food on our plates? What physical and chemical reactions occur? Find out in this 6-pack of STEAM readers, created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution to build secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147977
ISBN:9798765969632
High-Speed Cars 6-Pack
Learn how high-speed cars are built to beat the competition every time they hit the track! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147979
ISBN:9798765969656
Sonar and Submarine Technology 6-Pack
Dive into an exciting new world through submarines and sonar! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about how scientist explore beneath the oceans’ surfaces builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147981
ISBN:9798765969670
Sounds of the Universe 6-Pack
Discover what sounds can tell us about our world! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about the properties of sound on Earth and in space builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147983
ISBN:9798765969694
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Content and Literacy Science Readers: Georgia STEAM/STEM Second Grade Kit
Build students' literacy and science skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation! This kit aligns to the Science Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE).
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Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Grade 2 (Spanish)
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Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Grade 3 Kit
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Content and Literacy Science Readers: Georgia STEAM/STEM Third Grade Kit
Build students' literacy and science skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation! This kit aligns to the Science Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE).
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Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Grade 3 (Spanish)
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Build students' literacy and science skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation! This kit aligns to the Science Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE).
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Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Grade 4 (Spanish)
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ISBN:9781087644424
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