Skill Sharpeners STEAM, Grade 3

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  • Model:
    EMC9333
  • Manufacturer: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

    • Description

    Engage children in solving real-world problems with Skill Sharpeners: STEAM. STEAM is an approach to project-based learning that uses science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics to engage children in empathizing, thinking critically, collaborating, and coming up with solutions to solve real-world problems.

    Skill Sharpeners: STEAM is where creativity meets academics. Each unit includes a fun hands-on STEAM project that encourages children to enjoy the journey of creating and sharing his or her solution to help create a better world.

    Skill Sharpeners: STEAM activity books for grade 3 are organized around 9 real-world topics related to the environment, the Earth, people and cultures, and social and emotional learning. Topics include themes such as:
    • Wildlife Camera STEAM task: Create a camouflage cover for an outdoor camera.
    • Feeling at Home STEAM task: Paint a design for a mural to show what your home is like.
    • Wildfires STEAM task: Write and record a community service announcement about wildfires.
    • Clutter STEAM task: Design a storage solution for a school shed.
    • Rising Sea Level STEAM task: Design and construct a model of a structure or a solution to help an island nation dealing with rising sea levels.

    Each unit includes a grade-appropriate story or nonfiction reading article, a STEAM task to solve, and activities that provide an integrated approach to learning:
    • Science: important concepts/vocabulary related to the unit's theme
    • Technology: models about how technology is applied in the real world
    • Engineering: examples of engineering solutions in the world
    • Art: creative solutions through art projects
    • Math: math operations to figure out solutions

    Plus, each title includes a:
    • Career spotlight that highlights specific careers related to the topic
    • Supply list for each STEAM task
    • Bonus STEAM puzzle
    • Certificate of completion
    • Answer key

    Bonus feature: Each book includes a downloadable Teaching Guide for using this series in a classroom or homeschool. The Teaching Guide provides instructional support, extension activities, and a sample pacing plan and template.

    Skill Sharpeners: STEAM creates entertaining and fun activities that get children thinking and learning without even realizing it.

    Features

    • STEAM activity books for grade 3 are organized around 9 real-world topics related to the environment, the Earth, people and cultures, and social and emotional learning
    • Each unit includes a grade-appropriate story or nonfiction reading article, a STEAM task to solve, and activities that provide an integrated approach to learning
    • The Teaching Guide provides instructional support, extension activities, and a sample pacing plan and template.
    • STEAM creates entertaining and fun activities that get children thinking and learning without even realizing it.

    Specifications

    • This multi color product is made of or contains paper.
    • Product size:
    • Recommended for children 8 years old in Grade 3
    • Package contains: 1 book
    • Country of origin: CHN