Unsung Heroes: Pioneers in Science Guided Reading 6-Pack

Unsung Heroes: Pioneers in Science Guided Reading 6-Pack
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Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2022-02-21
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ISBN: 108768997X

Most people have heard of Marie Curie and Albert Einstein. But have you heard of Katherine Johnson, Caroline Herschel, Percy Julian, and Rosalind Franklin? These scientists accomplished amazing things in their fields, and yet their names are not as well known. Learn about the unsung heroes of science, and be inspired by their fight for recognition. Created in partnership with TIME©, this 6-Pack of nonfiction readers builds critical literacy skills while students are engaged in reading high-interest content. Reader's Guide and Try It! provide extensive language-development activities to develop critical thinking; Table of contents, glossary, and index help increase comprehension and strengthen academic vocabulary; A fun culminating activity challenges students to create a picture book for a lesser-known scientist; Prepares students for college and career and aligns with state and national standards. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.

Women in Science

Women in Science
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593377648

The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky, comes to the youngest readers in board format! Highlighting notable women's contributions to STEM, this board book edition features simpler text and Rachel Ignotofsky's signature illustrations reimagined for young readers to introduce the perfect role models to grow up with while inspiring a love of science. The collection includes diverse women across various scientific fields, time periods, and geographic locations. The perfect gift for every curious budding scientist!

The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
Author: Brenda Woods
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524737119

The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. For Gabriel Haberlin, life seems pretty close to perfect in the small southern town of Birdsong, USA. But on his twelfth birthday, his point of view begins to change. It all starts when he comes face-to-face with one of the worst drivers in town while riding his new bicycle--an accident that would have been tragic if Mr. Meriwether Hunter hadn't been around to push him out of harm's way. After the accident, Gabriel and Meriwether become friends when they both start working at Gabriel's dad's auto shop, and Meriwether lets a secret slip: He served in the army's all-black 761st Tank Battalion in World War II. Soon Gabriel learns why it's so dangerous for Meriwether to talk about his heroism in front of white people, and Gabriel's eyes are finally opened to the hard truth about Birdsong--and his understanding of what it means to be a hero will never be the same.

The Unsung Hero

The Unsung Hero
Author: Suzanne Brockmann
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2003-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345464273

Suzanne Brockmann’s wildly popular Troubleshooters series showcases this master storyteller’s rare gift for blending intense adventure with sensuous romance. And it all begins with The Unsung Hero, a heart-pounding tale of love that reveals hidden truths and brings two solitary people together against all odds. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Suzanne Brockmann’s Born to Darkness. After a near-fatal head injury, Navy SEAL lieutenant Tom Paoletti catches a glimpse of an international terrorist in his New England hometown. When he calls for help, the Navy dismisses the sighting as injury-induced imaginings. In a last-ditch effort to prevent disaster, Tom creates his own makeshift counterterrorism team, assembling his most loyal officers, two elderly war veterans, a couple of misfit teenagers, and Dr. Kelly Ashton. As the town’s infamous bad boy, Tom was always in love with Kelly, a sweet “girl next door” who has grown into a remarkable woman. Now he has one final chance for happiness, one last chance to win her heart, and one desperate chance to save the day. “Thanks to Suzanne Brockmann’s glorious pen, we all get to revel in heartstopping adventure and blistering romance.”—RT Book Reviews

Unsung Heroes of Social Justice

Unsung Heroes of Social Justice
Author: Todd Kortemeier
Publisher: Unsung Heroes
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781632353603

Presents twelve individuals who made important contributions to social justice that went largely unrecognized due to their race or gender.

Women in Science

Women in Science
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-03-07
Genre: Postcards
ISBN: 1607749815

Science

Science
Author: Patricia Fara
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 782
Release: 2010-02-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191655570

Science: A Four Thousand Year History rewrites science's past. Instead of focussing on difficult experiments and abstract theories, Patricia Fara shows how science has always belonged to the practical world of war, politics, and business. Rather than glorifying scientists as idealized heroes, she tells true stories about real people - men (and some women) who needed to earn their living, who made mistakes, and who trampled down their rivals in their quest for success. Fara sweeps through the centuries, from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, illuminating the financial interests, imperial ambitions, and publishing enterprises that have made science the powerful global phenomenon that it is today. She also ranges internationally, illustrating the importance of scientific projects based around the world, from China to the Islamic empire, as well as the more familiar tale of science in Europe, from Copernicus to Charles Darwin and beyond. Above all, this four thousand year history challenges scientific supremacy, arguing controversially that science is successful not because it is always right - but because people have said that it is right.

Stolen Science

Stolen Science
Author: Ella Schwartz
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1547602295

A fresh approach to a timely topic, Stolen Science is a fascinating compendium of stories of uncredited scientists and inventors throughout the ages. Over the centuries, women, people from underrepresented communities, and immigrants overcame prejudices and social obstacles to make remarkable discoveries in science--but they weren't the ones to receive credit in history books. People with more power, money, and prestige were remembered as the inventor of the telephone, the scientists who decoded the structure of DNA, and the doctor who discovered the cause of yellow fever. This book aims to set the record straight and celebrate the nearly forgotten inventors and scientists who shaped our world today.

Longitude

Longitude
Author: Dava Sobel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2010-07-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0802779433

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem." Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives and the increasing fortunes of nations hung on a resolution. One man, John Harrison, in complete opposition to the scientific community, dared to imagine a mechanical solution-a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had ever been able to do on land. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world.

On Her Own Terms

On Her Own Terms
Author: Barbara R. Stein
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2001-10-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0520227263

Publisher Fact Sheet The life of an explorer, amateur naturalist, philanthropist, & pioneer in the field of science.