Metropolitan Library System - Kids Catalog

We need electricity to turn on the lights, charge our phones, and watch TV. Where does electricity come from, and how does it make all these things work? The answers to these questions and more are shown to readers in this handy guide to an essential early science curriculum topic. Age-appropriate text and eye-catching fact boxes present information in a clear and concise way. They're paired with charming illustrations that feature helpful labels...

With LittleBits, you can build your own electronic devices using modules that snap together easily with magnets. With this book, students learn the art of innovation through detailed explanations and hands-on activities built to foster creativity and problem solving. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on maker-related concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn...

From Alexander Graham Bell to Steve Jobs, creative thinkers have revolutionized the way we communicate. Come aboard a young inventor's time machine as he explores the history of the telephone, one fraction at a time! By integrating math and literacy skills, this math reader makes learning fractions simple, relevant, and fun, and the real-world examples of problem solving allow students to explore the concepts in meaningful ways. Text features such...

The world around us is full of objects that have been designed and built using some sort of engineering, whether it's the cars and trains that take us from place to place or the towering skyscrapers where people live and work. Readers learn about the techniques and technologies behind them in this fascinating introduction to engineering. Whether it's small like a bike's gear or huge like a bridge's beam, the terms explained in this volume will expand...

Movies and music have come a long way thanks to technology, from watching movies on the big screen at a theater and listening to big vinyl records on a bulky record player to streaming hundreds of movies and music wirelessly with just a click of a button. In Movies and Music in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how technology has and continues to disrupt the movie and music industries. Series includes a table of contents, tech-forward...

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have never been more important. Just about every part of our lives is touched by one or more of those fields. In this book, check out many stories from the world of Information Technology, including these breaking headlines: Science: Psychology's Impact on Social Media Technology: 3D Printing . . . From a Smart Phone? Engineering: New Batteries-More Power! Math: Math Models Break Secret Codes! Inside,...

Makey Makey is a kit that helps you turn everyday objects into touchpads that control your computer's keyboard. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn STEM concepts, new vocabulary, and locate information.

Updated for 2020, Intermediate readers explore electricity.