LEADER 00000nam 22005171i 4500 001 frd00031082 003 CtWfDGI 005 20191024135553.0 006 m jo d 007 cr un ---anuuu 008 191024s2019 xx jo 000 1 eng d 020 9781619307919|q(epub) 024 3 9781619307919 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 050 4 PS3607.I2695 082 04 560.92|223 100 1 Gibson, Karen Bush,|eauthor. 245 10 Gutsy Girls Go For Science :|bPaleontologists : With Stem Projects for Kids /|cKaren Bush Gibson. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bNomad Press / Bookmasters,|c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 1 online resource (112 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 490 1 Focus on science 490 1 Gutsy girls for for science 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 Hands-on science projects pair up with inspiring biographies of female paleontologists in a full-color book for ages 8 to 11 that will have kids digging in their own backyards and making real-world learning connections! Who were the first people to walk upright? What kind of life existed millions of years ago? How have organisms changed through the eons? These are the kinds of questions that keep paleontologists awake at night! In Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Paleontologists with STEM Projects for Kids readers ages 8 to 11 meet five female paleontologists who made breakthrough discoveries of ancient life from millions of years ago, including Mary Anning, Mignon Talbot, Tilly Edinger, Zofia Kielan-Jaworoska, and Mary Leakey. These women all led fascinating lives while working in the field and in the lab, often facing challenges because of their gender and race, Through hands -on STEM projects such as creating a paleontology diorama, modeling an excavation, preparing specimens and finding clues in teeth, kids gain critical thinking skills just like the ones necessary to succeed in field, Essential questions, cool facts about female scientists, and links to online resources all reinforce high-level learning, Using a fun narrative style, engaging illustrations combined with photography, fascinating facts, essential questions, and hands-on projects, this book deepens readers' creative thinking skills. About the Gutsy Girls Go for Science set and Nomad Press Paleontologists is part of a set of four Gutsy Girls Go for Science books that explore career connections for young scientists. The other titles in this series include Programmers Engineers and Astronauts Nomad Press books in the Gutsy Girls Go for Science series integrate content with participation, encouraging readers to engage in student-directed learning. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers. 521 0 Ages 8-11. 526 0 Guided Reading level|cR. 588 0 Print version record. 600 10 Anning, Mary,|d1799-1847|vJuvenile literature. 600 10 Edinger, Tilly,|d1897-1967|vJuvenile literature. 600 10 Kielan-Jaworowska, Zofia|vJuvenile literature. 600 10 Leakey, Mary D.|q(Mary Douglas),|d1913-1996|vJuvenile literature. 600 10 Talbot, Mignon|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Paleontology|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Women paleontologists|vBiography|vJuvenile literature. 650 7 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women. |2bisacsh 655 0 Electronic books. 700 0 Shululu|q(Hui Li),|eillustrator. 830 0 Focus on science (Nomad Press) 830 0 Gutsy girls go for science. 914 frd00031082
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