Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Earth & Space Science
Item 142262
Grade 6-12
Lexile 810L-940L
ISBN 9798765952917
Language English
Guided Rd. Level R-X
Interest Level 5 and Up
This item is estimated to be available in February 2025. Please contact customer service at orders@tcmpub.com or 800-858-7339 to pre-order.
Discover how the engineering design process can help solve real-world problems! This kit inspires innovation and creativity 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 build content-area literacy skills while fostering curiosity, perseverance, and wonder about the world. Each title provides real-world connections and comes with a teacher-friendly lesson plan. This kit covers Earth and space science topics such as fossil formation, space technology, deep-sea life, and tropical storms.
Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Earth and Space 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: Earth & Space 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:148170
ISBN:9798765969885
The Extreme Universe 6-Pack
3, 2, 1 blast off! Travel through the solar system, the Milky Way, and some of the most extreme places in the universe. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack STEAM reader boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147984
ISBN:9798765969700
Space Technology 6-Pack
Look to the skies and discover what lays beyond the stars! Space technology helps us unravel mysteries about our universe. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147985
ISBN:9798765969717
Ocean Trenches and Deep-Sea Life 6-Pack
Discover the deep trenches of our planet’s vast and mysterious oceans! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers dives down to the seafloor and boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147987
ISBN:9798765969731
How Earth Tells Us Its Age 6-Pack
Do you know how scientists figured out the age of our planet? Find out in this 6-pack of STEAM readers on Earth’s age and story. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147989
ISBN:9798765969755
How to Become a Fossil 6-Pack
Dig deep into the process of fossil formation! Learn how fossils play a role in everyday life. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers builds secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147991
ISBN:9798765969779
All About Clouds 6-Pack
White and fluffy or dark and stormy, clouds can tell us a lot about our planet! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about clouds and meteorology boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147993
ISBN:9798765969793
All About Hurricanes 6-Pack
Gear up to explore one of the most violent weather events on Earthâ€hurricanes! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack STEAM readers about how hurricanes form builds secondary students’ literacy skills."
Item Number:147995
ISBN:9798765969816
Human Effects on Earth 6-Pack
Find out how your everyday decisions affect our planet! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 6-pack of STEAM readers about humankind’s impact on Earth’s ecosystems boosts secondary students’ literacy skills.
Item Number:147997
ISBN:9798765969830
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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 2 (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 3 (Spanish)
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ISBN:9781087644424
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