She Can STEM (eBook)

50 Trailblazing Women in Science from Ancient History to Today – Includes hands-on activities exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Liz Lee Heinecke (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
128 Seiten
Quarry Books (Verlag)
978-0-7603-8607-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators with the stories of 50 groundbreaking women in STEMeach paired with a fun, hands-on experiment that makes science exciting and accessible!For thousands of years, women have made remarkable contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math. Though many faced barriers because of their gender, they perseveredand today, more women than ever are shaping the future of STEM.She Can STEM brings these inspiring stories to life by exploring the pivotal moments that sparked these women's passion for science, the challenges they overcame, and the unique interests that make them extraordinary individuals beyond the lab.Meet just a few of the brilliant and resilient women featured:Dr. Nadya Mason (Physicist): From running track and competing on the U.S. National Gymnastics Team to exploring how electrons move through materials like carbon and graphene.Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer (Ecologist): A love for wild strawberries as a child led her to reconnect with her Potawatomi heritage and become a leading plant ecologist and celebrated author.Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (Physicist): Once dreaming of baseball stardom and training as a dancer, she now studies the universe through astronomy and theoretical physics.Dr. Raychelle Burks (Chemist): Inspired by Agatha Christie and Star Trek, she now develops portable chemical sensors that help solve real-world crimes.Dr. Esther Lederberg (Microbiologist): Growing up during the Great Depression, her love of music and literature evolved into a groundbreaking career in biochemistry.Each biography is thoughtfully paired with a simple, engaging experiment that connects kids directly to the science these women exploredturning curiosity into hands-on discovery.Whether your child loves science, art, sports, or storytelling, the diverse role models in She Can STEM show that with curiosity, creativity, and determination, anyone can pursue a future in STEM.Dig into even more incredible science history fromThe Kitchen Pantry Scientist serieswith: Physics for Kids, Chemistry for Kids,Biology for Kids,Math for Kids, andEcology for Kids.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.4.2024
• Reihe/Serie: The Kitchen Pantry Scientist
• Reihe/Serie: The Kitchen Pantry Scientist
• Illustrationen: Kelly Anne Dalton
• Zusatzinfo: color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Schlagworte: 10 • 11 • 12 • 2025 • 7 year old • 9 • Activities • adults • African American • age 8 • aspiring • aspiring scientist • Astronomy • Awesome • back to school • bio • biochemistry • biologist • Biology • BIPOC • Black • BOLD • boredom buster • bright • brilliant • CAMP • catch up on learning • celebrate • changemaker • chemist • Chemistry • Child • children • Classroom • climate change • Courageous • Creativity • Curiosity • Curriculum • Day • Diverse • DIY • Do it yourself • Earth Day • ecologist • Ecology • Educator • Electrons • Empowering • Empowerment • engineer • Enrichment • Environment • Equity • experiments • Explore • extraordinary • falling behind • Fearless • female scientist biographies • feminist • Fifth • first grade • Fourth • future career • Gender equality • Gift • Girls • good night • goodnight story • Greenhouse Gases • grit • Hands on Learning • Hard Work • Hero • History • homeschool • Homeschooling • Icon • improve test scores • Innovation • inspire wonder • international • Invention • KEEP • kitchen pantry • lab • Leadership • lesson plan • Life • March • Marie Curie • Math • Mathematics • Mentor • microbiologist • Nature • Outdoors • Perseverance • physicist • Physics • Pioneers • Planet • plants • Preteen • Projects • Rachel Carson • Rebel • Reference • relatable • rights • robin wall kimmerer • Role model • Rosalind Franklin • school • Second • self discovery • she persisted • stay curious • Steam • stem • STEMinist • Story • Student • Summer • summer fun • supplemental • Supplies • Sustainable • tapputi • Teacher • Technology • Theoretical • Third • Trailblazers • Try this at home • tween • vacation • WHO Code • who dared • who is • who was • with the family • women in science book for kids • women's history month
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-8607-2 / 0760386072
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-8607-1 / 9780760386071