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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.
• Includes hands-on activities that explore technological advances
• 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
• 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 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.
• Includes hands-on activities that explore technological advances
• 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
• 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.
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?
K–2 5–6Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com
ISBN: 978-0-02-285949-7
MHID: 0-02-285949-7
This student edition addresses state
standards by providing instruction on
technology, its development, its history,
and its impact on society.
• Provides information on all types of
technology including media,
transportation, entertainment, and
medicine
• Includes hands-on activities that
explore technological advances
• Supports student understanding of
specific state technology standards
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by Doris Licameli
Food’s Great Journey
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The Power
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ISBN: 978-0-02-285950-3
MHID: 0-02-285950-0
Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com
This student edition addresses state
standards by providing instruction on
technology, its development, its history,
and its impact on society.
• Provides information on all types of
technology including media,
transportation, entertainment, and
medicine
• Includes hands-on activities that
explore technological advances
• Supports student understanding of
specific state technology standards
MacmillanMacmillan/McGraw-Hill
Informational
Nonfiction
ON THE
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Searching for Cures
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MacmillanMacmillan/McGraw-Hill
Informational Nonfiction
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This student edition addresses state
standards by providing instruction on
technology, its development, its history,
and its impact on society.• Provides information on all types of
technology including media,
transportation, entertainment, and
medicine• Includes hands-on activities that
explore technological advances• Supports student understanding of
specific state technology standards
ISBN: 978-0-02-286123-0MHID: 0-02-286123-8
Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com
by Thao Pham
Informational Nonfiction
MacmillanMacmillan/McGraw-Hill
Technology and Society Social Studies
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Biography
Meet Mae Jemison
by Kate Pistone
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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.
science | technology | engineering |math
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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Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com
science | technology | engineering |math
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.
K–6
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