Virtual STEM Fair: Summer Reading Camp
Enjoy the power of STEM within the covers of these wonderful books. Experience more by watching the activity videos taught by our Savvas Learning Company family. Try the investigations at home by downloading the activity directions. Have fun as you read, explore, and be creative this summer!
(Many of these books may be found in your local library or online for purchase.)
STEM Books, Lessons, and Activites
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Lower Elementary
The Beak Book
By Robin Page, Published by Beach Lane Books
We Are Water Protectors
Written by Carole Lindstrom, Illustrated by Michaela Goade, Published by Roaring Brook Press
Terrible Times Tables
By Michell Markel, Illustrated by Merrilee Liddiard, Published by Cameron + Company
If Bees Disappeared
By Lily Williams, Published by Roaring Brook Press
The Sign of the Seahorse
Authored and Illustrated By Graeme Base, Published by the Penguin Group
Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics
Authored and Illustrated By Graeme Base, Published by the Penguin Group
Upper Elementary/Middle Grades
Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World
Published by Riddleland
How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine
By Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville, Illustrated by Giselle Potter, Published By Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Twenty-One Elephants
By Phil Bildner, Illustrated by LeUyen Pham, Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
By William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, Pictures by Elizabeth Zunon, Published by Penguin Random House
Kate The Chemist and The STEM Night Disaster
By Dr. Kate Biberdorf with Hillary Homzie, Published by Philomel Books
Tomatoes for Neela
Written by Padma Lakshmi, Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Nea, Published by Philomel Books
Be an Author!
All stories begin with an idea. Do you have an idea you would like to share with the world? Maybe it is about an experience you had or about something you read or heard that sparked your “thinking.” Write it down! Use the writing templates below to help you organize your thoughts and ideas in a meaningful way to share with others.
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Lower Elementary
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Upper Elementary
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Middle Grades
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We Built It
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Fun Facts About
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Poems About...
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We Did it. (You Can Too)
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We Invented It!
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Garden Journal
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Cool Careers
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The Question & Answer Book of
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The Who’s Who of…
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Odes and Songs
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Problem Solved!
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Site Survey
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Oral Histories
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Poetry Anthology