Amazing Feats of Aerospace Engineering

Amazing Feats of Aerospace Engineering
Author: Angie Smibert
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629685259

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of aerospace engineering. Engaging text explores the Saturn V moon rocket, the International Space Station, and the world's largest passenger jet. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline. Relevant sidebars, stunning photos, and a glossary aid readers' understanding of the topic. A hands-on project and career-planning chart give readers a sense of what it takes to become an engineer. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus essential facts about each featured feat of engineering. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Amazing Feats of Civil Engineering

Amazing Feats of Civil Engineering
Author: L. E. Carmichael
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629685275

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of civil engineering. Engaging text explores massive bridges, the world's tallest skyscraper, and the Panama Canal. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline. Relevant sidebars, stunning photos, and a glossary aid readers' understanding of the topic. A hands-on project and career-planning chart give readers a sense of what it takes to become an engineer. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus essential facts about each featured feat of engineering. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Amazing Feats of Electrical Engineering

Amazing Feats of Electrical Engineering
Author: Jennifer Swanson
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629685283

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of electrical engineering. Engaging text explores the global positioning system, solar power plants, and self-driving cars. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline. Relevant sidebars, stunning photos, and a glossary aid readers' understanding of the topic. A hands-on project and career-planning chart give readers a sense of what it takes to become an engineer. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus essential facts about each featured feat of engineering. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering
Author: Knowledge Flow
Publisher: Knowledge Flow
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2016-01-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

This Aerospace Engineering books for beginners provide comprehensive references by which the student must achieve to learn the basic elements of aircraft and the technology which apply to the aerospace engineering field. The reference text of the Aerospace Engineering books for beginners on aircraft study is considered the best book on the subject. It emphasizes basic structural theory on the principles of mechanics to the analysis of aircraft structures and the development of materials and construction technology. The Aerospace Engineering books for beginners is recommended for undergraduate students, this covers aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, aircraft design and structures, aircraft performance, propulsion, stability and control and various forces and load factors like shear, torsion and bending stresses.

Amazing Feats of Mechanical Engineering

Amazing Feats of Mechanical Engineering
Author: Chris Eboch
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629685305

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of mechanical engineering. Engaging text explores Mars rovers, robotic surgery systems, and advanced wind turbines. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline. Relevant sidebars, stunning photos, and a glossary aid readers' understanding of the topic. A hands-on project and career-planning chart give readers a sense of what it takes to become an engineer. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus essential facts about each featured feat of engineering. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Space Exploration

Space Exploration
Author: Liz Kruesi
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1680770950

Thrilling new discoveries in science and technology are announced almost daily. Cutting-Edge Science and Technology keeps readers at the forefront of new research. Space Explorationcovers incredible work being done in our solar system, ranging from theNew HorizonsPluto mission to cutting-edge studies on comets, engine technology, and humanity's future journeys to Mars. High-impact photos and explanatory graphics and charts bring scientific concepts to life. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Rocket Science and Spacecraft Fundamentals

Rocket Science and Spacecraft Fundamentals
Author: Kathy Furgang
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2017-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1680486756

None of humanity�s great achievements in space exploration would be possible without the work of the scientists who built those amazing rockets that blasted us into the heavens. This captivating resource about human accomplishments in rocket science covers the history of rocketry since the advent of rocket-powered missiles, as well as today�s triumphs and our hopes for the future. Straightforward explanations of the science behind multi-stage rockets, liquid propellants, and sounding rockets are included. Sidebars cover pioneers in rocket science, challenges and setbacks in the field, and advice for pursuing a career in rocket science.

Building Reusable Rockets

Building Reusable Rockets
Author: Gregory L. Vogt
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1635177103

Explores scientists' thrilling quest to build reusable rockets. Engaging text, vibrant photos, and informative infographics help readers learn about this important advancement in exploring space, as well as the people and technology that made it possible.

Boost Your STEAM Program with Great Literature and Activities

Boost Your STEAM Program with Great Literature and Activities
Author: Liz Knowles
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440862516

You've created a STEAM program in your library, but how do you work literacy into the curriculum? With this collection of resource recommendations, direction for program development, and activities, you'll have students reading proficiently in no time. Many schools and libraries are implementing STEAM programs in the school library makerspace to promote problem solving by allowing students to create their own solutions to a problem through trial and error. In order to enhance literacy development in the STEAM program, however, they need resources for integrating literature into the curriculum. In this collection of resources for doing just that, veteran education professionals and practiced coauthors Liz Knowles and Martha Smith bring readers over eight hundred recommended and annotated books and web resources, selected based on research on successfully integrating STEAM and literacy programs and organized by the five STEAM areas. Titles are complemented by discussion questions and problem-solving activities that will aid educators in both adding and using the best literature to their STEAM programs for encouraging learning. In addition to promoting literacy, these resources will help to develop creativity, lateral thinking skills, and confidence in students.