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Women in science : 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world by Rachel Ignotofsky

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Coding, bugs, and fixes by Heather Lyons and Elizabeth Tweedale

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Hidden figures: the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space by Margot Lee Shetterly

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The fourteenth goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm

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Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed

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Learn about building and engineering and play games with your favorite PBS KIDS characters like Elinor Wonders Why, Ready Jet Go!, Hero Elementary, and Team Hamster!

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STEAM Courses available with a GVL Library card on Creativebug

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Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants by Andrea Beaty

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Learn to program with Scratch: a visual introduction to programming with games, art, science, and math by Majed Marji

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Animal Engineers by Izzi Howell - Hoopla Digital

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Animals build structures to shelter their young, catch prey, and even communicate. Some animals even change their environment to suit their needs. This awesome book reveals the amazing ways that certain animals engineer structures and ecosystems in order to survive.

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Animals build structures to shelter their young, catch prey, and even communicate. Some animals even change their environment to suit their needs. This awesome book reveals the amazing ways that certain animals engineer structures and ecosystems in order to survive.

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Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award-nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really good.

They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world.

In this beautifully illustrated picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as "colored computers," and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career.

"Finally, the extraordinary lives of four African American women who helped NASA put the first men in space is available for picture book readers," proclaims Brightly in their article "18 Must-Read Picture Books of 2018." "Will inspire girls and boys alike to love math, believe in themselves, and reach for the stars."
This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share in the classroom or for homeschooling.

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award-nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really good.

They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world.

In this beautifully illustrated picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as "colored computers," and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career.

"Finally, the extraordinary lives of four African American women who helped NASA put the first men in space is available for picture book readers," proclaims Brightly in their article "18 Must-Read Picture Books of 2018." "Will inspire girls and boys alike to love math, believe in themselves, and reach for the stars."
This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share in the classroom or for homeschooling.

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Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award-nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture boo...

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Story Time From Space

Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

Read by: Astronaut Kate Rubins

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How to be a coder by Kiki Prottsman

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Learn to program by Heather Lyons and Elizabeth Tweedale

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Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering! by Ruth Spiro - Hoopla Digital

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Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this book explores the basics of flight - from birds, to planes and rockets - and ties it all to baby's world. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two, as well!

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Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this book explores the basics of flight - from birds, to planes and rockets - and ties it all to baby's world. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder.

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NASA Space Crafts: Mars Perseverance Rover

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Hidden Figures - Storytime Read Aloud!

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Finding wonders: three girls who changed science by Jeannine Atkins

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The webinar will be taking place on Feb 25 at 12pm EST.
Students can ask Joan questions, hear her stories, and get an inside look at how she is making the world a better place!

SWE Blog
SWE Blog provides up-to-date information and news about the Society and how our members are making a difference every day. You'll find stories about SWE members, engineering, technology, and other STEM-related topics.

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Celebrate "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" with Female Astronaut! - All Together

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The webinar will be taking place on Feb 25 at 12pm EST. Students can ask Joan questions, hear her stories, and get an inside look at how she is making the world a better place! SWE Blog SWE Blog provides up-to-date information and news about the Society and how our members are making a difference every day.

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Baby code! Art by Sandra Horning

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Engineering You Can Eat by Megan Borgert-Spaniol- Hoopla Digital

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With Engineering You Can Eat kids will learn about amazing structures created by ancient and modern engineers. Then they will explore engineering further by making delicious science-themed snacks. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photos make the recipes easy for kids to prepare. Infographics provide additional explanation of some concepts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.

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With Engineering You Can Eat kids will learn about amazing structures created by ancient and modern engineers. Then they will explore engineering further by making delicious science-themed snacks. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photos make the recipes easy for kids to prepare. Infographics provide additional explanation of some concepts.

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The Mars challenge: the past, present, and future of human spaceflight by Alison Wilgus and Wyeth Yates

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National Geographic Readers: Robots - eZone Download

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National Geographic Readers: Robots - eZone Download

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Discover the coolest robots of today and tomorrow in this colorful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists of tomorrow!

Discover the coolest robots of today and tomorrow in this colorful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists of tomorrow!

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Discover the coolest robots of today and tomorrow in this colorful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists of tomorrow!

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Your Challenge: Use chemistry to make relaxing bath bombs!

Materials:

2 C. Baking Soda

1 C. Cream of Tartar

2 Tbsp. Olive Oil

Food Coloring

Essential Oils

Water in a spray bottle

Silicone Ice Cube Trays

Mixing Bowl
Here's How:
1. Mix 2 C. Baking Soda, 1 C. Cream of Tartar, 2 Tbsp. Olive oil, and choice of food coloring until you have a color you are happy with. Do not add too much food coloring to start. The food coloring should be added in little droplets and you must persevere in mixing it in. It should still look quite powdery once mixed.

2. Spray in 2-3 squirts of water. It will fizzle a little as the baking soda reacts with the water. As you start to mix it, it will feel a little more solid, like wet sand. Spray water a couple squirts at a time and continue to mix. You want to continue to add water until the mixture leaves a nice shape behind without crumbling too much. Be careful not to add too much water.

3. Mix in a few (2-3) drops of the essential oil.

4. Press the mixture into the silicon ice cube trays. Make sure to press down hard and pack the mixture in.

5. The ice cube trays must sit for 1-2 days to ensure the bath bombs get hard over time.

6. Remove the bath bombs gently from the ice cube tray. If you find that they break apart, you didn't add enough water. You can crumble it all again, spray with more water and try again.

7. Ask your parents if you can use it in the bath tub. Have a nice relaxing bath and watch the bath bomb dissolve in action! The bath bombs work best in warm-hot water.
Take It Further:

Try to dissolve your bath bomb in different temperatures of water. Which temperature works best?
How It Works:
When the bath bomb is placed in water, the baking soda and cream of tartar start reacting together in an acid-base reaction. When the cream of tartar and the baking soda react, they form new molecules. One of those new molecules is carbon dioxide, which is a gas. The bubbles form from the sudden production of carbon dioxide gas molecules.
Fun Facts:

Bath bombs can help sooth muscles and they can have a wide range of ingredients. A few key ingredients that most homemade recipes have are baking soda and citric acid or cream of tartar. When baking soda and citric acid/cream of tartar are mixed and are then put in water, they undergo a chemical reaction.

Da Bomb Fizzers is a business that was created by Caroline and Isabel Bercaw, and they came up with the idea when they were 10 and 11 years old! They started with $25 worth of ingredients to make a homemade bath bomb science experiment for an art fair. When they sold out of their product, they decided to reinvest and make more bath bombs to sell. Since then, their business investment has turned into a multi-million-dollar business.

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Homemade Bath Bombs - Carnegie STEM Girls

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Girls who code: learn to code and change the world by Reshma Saujani

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Sally Ride and the shuttle missions by Andrew Langley

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Get ready to be inspired by our latest SWE podcast with TIME's 2020 Kid of the Year , Gitanjali Rao. Interviewed by the likes of Angelina Jolie and Ellen DeGeneres, Gitanjali has become quite the star-and for good reason. At just 15 years old, this brilliant young innovator has designed and built technology and tools that address serious issues like water contamination, opioid addiction and cyberbullying.
Find our SWE Diverse podcasts on SoundCloud, iTunes, Apple Podcasts and more.
Get to know Gitanjali and her innovations in this SWE Diverse episode, hosted by SWE 2020 Achievement Award recipient Jayshree Seth, chief science advocate at 3M. We promise, it'll leave you feeling inspired and eager to help the world through engineering.

"Each and every one of us has the power to change the world."
-Gitanjali Rao

Gitanjali Rao

Gitanjali Rao was recognized as Discovery Education 3M America's Top Young Scientist in 2017 and received an EPA Presidential award for inventing her device "Tethys"-an early lead detection tool. Gitanjali is also the inventor of "Epione"-a device for early diagnosis of prescription opioid addiction using genetic engineering, and "Kindly"-an anti-cyberbullying service using AI and Natural Language processing.

She was honored as Forbes "30 Under 30 in Science" in 2019 and TIME 's "Top Young Innovator" for her innovations and STEM workshops she conducts globally, which has inspired over thirty-five thousand students in the last two years across four continents. In her sessions, she shares her own process of innovation that can be used by students all over the world. She is an experienced TED speaker and often presents in global and corporate forums on innovation and the importance of STEM.

She is an author of the book, "Young Innovator's Guide to STEM" which will release in March 2021, and was recently honored as Time Kid of the Year 2020 for her community service and innovations.

Jayshree Seth

Jayshree Seth, Ph.D., is a Corporate Scientist for 3M Company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, where she has worked for over 27 years. She holds 70 patents on a variety of innovations, with several others pending. Dr. Seth uses scientific knowledge, technical expertise, and professional experience to advance science and develop new products. She currently leads applied technology development for sustainable industrial products in 3M's Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division. She is also 3M's first-ever Chief Science Advocate and is charged with communicating the importance of science in everyday life, breaking down barriers, and building excitement around STEM careers. She is very passionate about teaching, coaching, mentoring and is a sought-after speaker, globally, on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership, and science advocacy. Dr. Seth has been interviewed in national and international media, and she has featured in 3M brand campaigns and commercials.

Dr. Seth is the fourth woman and first woman engineer to attain the highest technical designation of Corporate Scientist at 3M, as well as induction into the 3M Carlton Society, which honors the very best among the scientific community. She is also a certified Design for Six Sigma Black Belt. At 3M, she has served on the CEO Inclusion Council, chaired the Asian and Asian American Employee Network (A3CTION), and serves on the Women's Leadership Forum (WLF) Technical Chapter. She has received numerous 3M excellence awards and a record-setting number of intrapreneurial grants to drive innovation. She was conferred the 2020 Achievement Award from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the 2019 International Women & Technologies' Le Tecnovisionarie ® award for sustainability, the 2020 Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts River Valley, the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater in India, and was also among engineers selected to attend the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 14th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium.

Dr. Seth grew up in Northern India, in the university town of Roorkee, at the foothills of the Himalayas and on the banks of the River Ganges canal. She holds a B.Tech. in chemical engineering from NIT, Trichy, India, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Clarkson University, New York. Jayshree is a member of the Engineering Advisory Council for Clarkson University. Dr. Seth has over 15 journal publications based on her graduate work, co-authoring several with her husband, who also works at 3M. They enjoy extending science, creativity, and innovation into their kitchen. They have two adult children. Dr. Seth enjoys experiencing other cultures and she is also an avid reader, writer and poet.

Read SWE's newest publication, The Heart of Science: Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, written by Jayshree Seth. In The Heart of Science , Seth discusses the relationship society has with science and engineering and offers her unique perspective on topics surrounding advocacy, interdisciplinary contexts, thoughtful leadership and inclusive progress. She also leans on her childhood experiences, and those of her children, as source material on the lessons she has learned during her career journey. All proceeds from the sale of the book will support the Jayshree Seth Scholarship for Women of Color in STEM. This scholarship-to be awarded annually by the Society of Women Engineers-will support a woman pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a STEM field.

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