What's Your STEM? by Sawah, Rihab -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Introduction Chapter 1: STEM Basics

What Is Science? Fields of Science The Scientific Method ACTIVITY: The Scientific Method in Action: An Activity You Can Do at Home ACTIVITY: Science Fiction or Science Fact?

Chapter 2: Engineering

ACTIVITY: Building a Motor ACTIVITY: Building a Truss ACTIVITY: Building a Bridge ACTIVITY: Building a Circuit ACTIVITY: Insulator versus Conductor ACTIVITY: Electricity and Magnetism: The Two Sisters ACTIVITY: Balloon-Powered Car ACTIVITY: Powering a Boat with Soap ACTIVITY: Mousetrap Car Race ACTIVITY: Water Rocket Launch ACTIVITY: Mini Pyramids—Many Triangles

Chapter 3: Physics and Astronomy

ACTIVITY: Racing Juice Cans ACTIVITY: Exploring Newton’s Third Law ACTIVITY: The Velocity of Bowling Balls ACTIVITY: Static Electricity ACTIVITY: Magnetizing (and Demagnetizing) a Sewing Needle ACTIVITY: What Are Magnets Made Of? ACTIVITY: Keeping a Moon-Phase Journal ACTIVITY: Moon Navigation ACTIVITY: The Easiest Constellations to Recognize

Chapter 4: Other Earth Sciences

ACTIVITY: North versus South Pole ACTIVITY: Pressure, Temperature, and the Weather ACTIVITY: Why Do Some Things Float? ACTIVITY: Balloons, Spoons, and Density ACTIVITY: The Physics of Floating Feathers ACTIVITY: What’s in Soil?

Chapter 5: Chemistry

ACTIVITY: How Batteries Work ACTIVITY: Alkaline or Acidic? ACTIVITY: The pH of Foods ACTIVITY: Separating Salt from Water ACTIVITY: Ice versus Dry Ice

Chapter 6: Biology

ACTIVITY: How Plants Make Food: Photosynthesis ACTIVITY: Deciduous versus Evergreen Trees ACTIVITY: Fermentation: Making Sourdough Starter ACTIVITY: Potato, Carrot, and Cell Osmosis ACTIVITY: Dominant versus Recessive Traits

Chapter 7: Mathematics and Computer Science

ACTIVITY: Designing Wallpaper Using Percentages ACTIVITY: Tic-Tac-Toe Math Review ACTIVITY: Algebra Dice ACTIVITY: Calculating the Circumference of a Pie, Bike Wheel, Car Tire, Etc. ACTIVITY: The Cartesian Treasure Map ACTIVITY: The Geometry Scavenger Hunt ACTIVITY: Mean, Median, and Mode ACTIVITY: Pies and Bars ACTIVITY: Learning Probability with Playing Cards and Dice ACTIVITY: The Birthday Problem ACTIVITY: How Many Zeros Are in a Quadrillion? ACTIVITY: Money’s Value over Time

Chapter 8: Getting a Head Start in STEM

STEM Summer Camps and Enrichment Classes Online STEM Classes Other Online Learning Resources Job Shadowing

Appendix A: STEM Career Websites for Kids Appendix B: Bibliography