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STEM Essentials ModulesPreparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Possibilities

Technology A Closer LookThis package includes short lessons and activities that focus on technology as a tool, how different materials are used, how ideas become inventions, and the impact that inventions have on society.

• Includes hands-on activities that explore technological advances

• Supports student understanding of the design process

• Topics include: Lesson 1 We Use Tools Lesson 2 Materials and Their Uses Lesson 3 Parts Work Together Lesson 4 Whose Idea Was That? Lesson 5 From Idea to Invention

• Online Teacher Guides can be found at MHEonline.com/ STEM. This online support helps teachers prepare and implement each module—including activities, research suggestions, and questions that focus on STEM fields of study and connections to STEM careers.

Each package includes 6 of each title in addition to 6 copies of the Technology A Closer Look student books.

Technology A Closer LookThis package includes lessons and activities that focus on defining what technology is, how ideas become inventions, various uses of technology in different fields, and the impact these inventions have on society and the environment.


• Supports student understanding of the design process

• Topics include: Lesson 1 What is Technology? Lesson 2 Ideas and Inventions Lesson 3 Technology in Communications Lesson 4 Technology in Medicine Lesson 5 Technology in Industry Lesson 6 Technology, Society, and the Environment Lesson 7 Technology and the Future



Technology A Closer LookThis package includes lessons and activities that focus on technology and design; various uses of technology in communications, medicine, and industry; as well as the impact technology has on society, the environment, and our future.


• Supports student understanding of engineering/ design process

• Topics include: Lesson 1 What Is Technology? Lesson 2 The Design of Things Lesson 3 Technology in Communications Lesson 4 Technology in Medicine Lesson 5 Technology in Industry Lesson 6 Technology of the Future Lesson 7 Exploring the Impact of Technology on Society



Energy Sources (ISBN: 978-0-02-119861-0)• Energy and Our Natural Resources• Hydrothermal Vents • Three Gorges Dam• Giant Dams: Waterpower Wonders• The Power of Wind• Wind Energy

Energy (ISBN: 978-0-02-119862-7)• An Eye on Energy• Energy• Sources of Energy• Fossils and Fossil Fuels

Inventions (ISBN: 978-0-02-119863-4)• Bright Ideas: Inventions That Changed History• Young Inventors• Electrical Inventions• It’s Electric!• Incredible Inventions: Computers• Incredible Inventions: Everyday Wonders

Archeology (ISBN: 978-0-02-119864-1)• Fossil Hunters• Dinosaur Sue: Tale of a T. Rex• Discovering Pompeii• Discovering Tutankhamen• Solving the Pyramid Puzzle

From Farm to Table (ISBN: 978-0-02-119865-8)• From Farm to Dinner Table: Food’s Great Journey • Resources All Around Us • What is Recycling?

Then and Now (ISBN: 978-0-02-119856-6) • Cars Then and Now• Computers Then and Now• Getting Around Then and Now• Then and Now

Technology That Helps Us (ISBN: 978-0-02-119857-3)• Mr. Bell and the Telephone • Telephones Then and Now • Technology That Helps • What Will You Be?

Our Natural Resources (ISBN: 978-0-02-119858-0)• Recycle, Reduce, Reuse!• Recycling Glass • Use it Again!• Save Paper, Save Trees • What Happens to Your Trash?• Simple Ideas to Save the Earth

Space (ISBN: 978-0-02-119859-7)• Let’s Visit Space• Ready, Set, Go!• Meet Mae Jemison• Star Sailor

Flying Machines (ISBN: 978-0-02-119860-3)• Born to Fly• The Flying Machine• The Pilots• It Can Go Up

Architecture (ISBN: 978-0-02-119866-5)

• A New Pyramid for Paris• Building a Biome• Building a Cathedral• The Taj Mahal

The Space Frontier (ISBN: 978-0-02-119867-2)• Life on a Space Station • Mission to Mars • On the Moon • Looking to the Sky• Space Station• What Is GPS?• Finding Our Way

Engineering Marvel (ISBN: 978-0-02-119868-9)• Braille and Beyond: Inventions that Helped the Blind • Foods That Feed the World • Farming for the Future: How do We Feed Ourselves?• Microwaves and Cooking• From Dragonflies to Helicopters:

Learning from Nature• The Sky’s the Limit• Sonar, Radar, and Lasers• The Smithsonian: America’s Attic

Genetics and Medicine (ISBN: 978-0-02-119869-6)• Genetics• The Story of DNA• DNA Fingerprinting• Science in the Snow• Searching for Cures• Nuclear Medicine

Use of Natural Resources (ISBN: 978-0-02-119870-2)• Mission: Green Earth• Plants: An Amazing Resource• Technology and Nature: Water• Garbage: Where Does It Go?• Greenhouse Effect

Energy Power (ISBN: 978-0-02-119871-9)• Searching for Tomorrow’s Energy• Earth’s Resources• When Energy Changes• Energy Hunter• Power for Our Future• Powered by the Sun• Energy Problems and Solutions• Do Fossil Fuels Have a Future?

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Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Possibilities

• Exciting units provide an introduction to STEM related fields and careers

• High-interest topics and problem-based investigations are designed to capture student attention

• Supports the development of science skills and mathematical practices

The lessons in the Technology A Closer Look student books provide hands-on activities that cover a broad range of information on all types of technology including media, transportation, entertainment, and medical technology.

Correlated with each lesson are a variety of high-interest, nonfiction leveled readers to give interested students more information and vital exposure to a particular topic or career.

For more information or to place an order, visit us on the web at MHEonline.com/STEM

or call 800-334-7344.

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Science Fair Handbook 978-0-02-285258-0

Available for separate purchase, The Science Fair Handbook, is a great teaching resource for any classroom to engage students in STEM activities. The book provides ideas for Science Fair Projects and gives suggestions and strategies for organizing and implementing Science Fairs in your school.

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STEM Essentials ModulesPreparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Possibilities

• STEM careers, especially engineering fields, are recommended for further exploration for interested students.

• Reading strategies and reading levels are provided for each leveled reader to reinforce developing reading skills.

• Correlations are provided between the lessons in Technology A Closer Look and the leveled readers.

• Includes a short summary of each leveled reader.

Downloadable.Accessible.Easy to Use.

WARNING!

Use of STEM Essentials may cause students to become engaged, motivated and knowledgeable about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

STEM Essentials are independent, thematic modules designed to engage students and enhance learning.

Teacher Guides for the STEM Essential modulescan be found at www.MHEonline.com/STEM.

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