Skill Sharpeners: Steam, Grade 3

By Evan Moor Educational Publishers

Book Overview

Engage children in solving real-world problems with Skill Sharpeners: STEAM. STEAM is an approach to project-based learning that uses science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics to engage children in empathizing, thinking critically, collaborating, and coming up with solutions to solve real-world problems.

Skill Sharpeners: STEAM is where creativity meets academics. Each unit includes a fun hands-on STEAM project that encourages children to enjoy the journey of creating and sharing his or her solution to help create a better world.

Recipient of the 2021 Parents' Picks Award for Best Products for Elementary Kids, Skill Sharpeners: STEAM provides fun activities that prompt children to think creatively.

Skill Sharpeners: STEAM activity books for grade 3 are organized around 9 real-world topics related to the environment, the Earth, people and cultures, and social and emotional learning. Topics include themes such as:

Wildlife Camera STEAM task: Create a camouflage cover for an outdoor camera.Feeling at Home STEAM task: Paint a design for a mural to show what your home is like.Wildfires STEAM task: Write and record a community service announcement about wildfires.Clutter STEAM task: Design a storage solution for a school shed.Rising Sea Level STEAM task: Design and construct a model of a structure or a solution to help an island nation dealing with rising sea levels.

Each unit includes a grade-appropriate story or nonfiction reading article, a STEAM task to solve, and activities that provide an integrated approach to learning:

Science: important concepts/vocabulary related to the unit's themeTechnology: models about how technology is applied in the real world Engineering: examples of engineering solutions in the worldArt: creative solutions through art projectsMath: math operations to figure out solutions

Plus, each title includes a:

Career spotlight that highlights specific careers related to the topicSupply list for each STEAM taskBonus STEAM puzzleCertificate of completion Answer key

Skill Sharpeners: STEAM creates entertaining and fun activities that get children thinking and learning without even realizing it.

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide Skill Sharpeners: STEAM Teaching Guides include:

How to Use directions for approaching STEAM educationSample pacing guide to complete lessons and activitiesTeaching suggestions with STEAM rubric and graphic organizersExtension activities that include literature suggestions, virtual field trips, and discussion guides to deepen children's connections and understanding

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1645140822
• ISBN13: 9781645140825
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 4