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  • STEM Tuesday -- Inventions that Changed the World -- In the Classroom
    STEM Tuesday — Inventions that Changed the World — In the Classroom
    September 10, 2024 by
      Inventions are new ideas or things that people create to make life easier or more fun. They help solve problems and improve how we live, like how light bulbs give us light or airplanes help us fly. Inventions make the world a better and exciting place! How have inventions changed your life? These books explore inventors and their inventions. They make a great starting point for invention classroom discussions and activities! Invent It! Written by Rob Beattie This fun and informative guide walks readers through the entire invention process, from brainstorming and prototyping all the way through production and marketing. Kids can follow along with their own ideas, learning practical tips along the way while being inspired by some of history’s best breakthroughs…and biggest flops!   Classroom Activity We use inventions every day, at home, work, and school. Ask students walk about the classroom and write down the inventions they find. Have each student pick one invention and answer...
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  • STEM Tuesday -- Inventions that Changed the World -- Book List
    STEM Tuesday — Inventions that Changed the World — Book List
    September 3, 2024 by
    Inventions make the world go round and allow technology to evolve. This book list not only highlights such remarkable inventions (including those made by children), but also encourages critical thought. By fostering an analytic mind that enables one to understand how things work and how problems can be solved, readers can inspire to make their own inventions. Kid-ventors: 35 Real Kids and their Amazing Inventions Written by Kailei Pew & illustrated by Shannon Wright This is an especially inspiring book because it chronicles a slew of inventors who are children, proving that even the youngest people can change the world. From Popsicles® to swim fins to robots and glitter shooting prosthetics, sometimes, it takes the imagination of a child to create something new.     Invent It! Written by Rob Beattie This fun and informative guide walks readers through the entire invention process, from brainstorming and prototyping all the way...
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    STEM Tuesday — Oceans — Author Interview with Jennifer Swanson
    August 27, 2024 by
        I’m excited to welcome award-winning STEM author Jennifer Swanson to the STEM Tuesday blog today.  She’s going to share her book journey with us.           Get ready to take a deep dive into the mysterious world of an underwater forest! The Lost Forest: An Unexpected Discovery Beneath the Waves (Millbrook Press, April 2, 2024) A Junior Library Guild Selection “A detailed, thought-provoking account of the work of scientists.”―Kirkus Reviews “This book details the fascinating story of the dedicated scuba divers and their work to locate and preserve the area. No one has ever found such a unique habitat, and hopefully, no one will be able to disturb it as scientists work to keep it safe. Readers who enjoy earthly mysteries will enjoy this title. Reviewer Rating: 5″―Children’s Literature “Swanson, who shadowed the scientists, documents their methods and discoveries in an appealing narrative, complemented by...
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  • STEM Tuesday --- Oceans -- Writing Tips & Resources
    STEM Tuesday — Oceans — Writing Tips & Resources
    August 20, 2024 by
    Gateway STEM Ocean Fever is alive and well in Northcentral Kansas! You read that correctly. Ocean Fever has hit my home in the heartland. The wave of all things ocean-related has swept up the reading life of a family about as far removed from the ocean as one can be in the continental United States.  It all started with a non-fiction picture book.  The book was SHARKS, a title in the World of Animals Series. It was a book that showed up one day in our home library. I imagine it came from an elementary classroom cull pile from either my wife’s or my daughter’s classroom or a classroom in the schools where they teach. By whatever means, it arrived in our home and quickly became a staple of my two grandkids’ read-aloud pile when they visited.  SHARKS has been read at all times of the day to one or...
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Callie Dean

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Callie Dean is a musician, writer, educator, and program evaluator. She teaches applied research at Eastern University and is passionate about the role of the arts in effecting community transformation. She lives in Shreveport, La., with her husband and two sons.  She is the director of CYBER.ORG, a STEM education organization with a national network of more than 25,000 K-12 teachers. Callie has written a wide variety of K-12 STEM curriculum materials, including nine cybersecurity badges for the Girl Scouts of the USA. She’s an aspiring PB/MG author, a member of SCBWI, and a 2022 PBParty finalist. Her  areas of interest include technology, cybersecurity, citizen science, and the intersection of science with art.