March 2023 – STEM Friday

March 31, 2023March 30, 2023

Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts

Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts: An Introduction to Infographics
by Stuart J. Murphy (Author) and Teresa Bellón (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Want to find the most popular meal in the cafeteria? Compare town sports enrollments? Or maybe you just want to know who burps the most in your family! Learn what line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, and pictographs are and how and when to use them to represent data in this project-based introduction.

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March 24, 2023March 23, 2023

Gravity: Mass, Energy, and the Force that Holds Things Together with Hands-On Science

Gravity: Mass, Energy, and the Force that Holds Things Together with Hands-On Science
by Cindy Blobaum (Author) and Micah Rauch (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Scientists ages 8 to 12 explore the invisible but powerful force that is responsible for keeping the entire universe in place–including you! Gravity is the natural phenomenon that makes everything in the universe attracted to everything else. On Earth, that means gravity is why we fall down toward the ground, the reason we have tides, and why we weigh a certain number of pounds. Hands-on STEM activities and links to online resources and videos throughout the book.

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March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Women’s History Month

My new Focus on STEM column, Women’s History Month, is in the March Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter.

Snippet: March is Women’s History Month. That’s a well-known fact. But did you know that March is also Expanding Girls’ Horizons in Science and Engineering Month? Item #3 on the “How to Observe Expanding Girls’ Horizons in Science and Engineering Month” list is “Share the stories of important women in the STEM field.” You can do that with these six picture book biographies for younger readers and three middle grade biographies for older readers.

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March 10, 2023March 9, 2023

The Moon Tonight

The Moon Tonight: Our Moon’s Journey Around Earth
by Jung Chang-hoon (Author), Jang Ho (Illustrator), and Paige Morris (Translator)
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Booktalk: In this picture book written by an astronomer, a father-daughter duo learn the science behind the twenty-nine-day lunar cycle and the moon’s four phases: crescent, quarter, full, and new.

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March 3, 2023March 2, 2023

Duct Tape Purim

Duct Tape Purim
by Jill Colella Bloomfield (Author)
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Booktalk: What do duct tape and Queen Esther have in common? Both are strong, flexible and can withstand very challenging circumstances! Use math to measure as you create fun costumes and accessories with duct tape such as royal bracelets for Vashti, Haman’s hat, a horse for Mordechai, and more to celebrate the holiday of Purim.

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