The Culture of Calendars | |||||
ISBN: 9781493866953 Author: Dona Herweck Rice Publisher: Teacher Created Materials Published: Oct 2018 Retail: $11.99 OUR PRICE: $8.75
Binding Type: Perfect Bound Annotation: The use of calendars dates back thousands of years. Why are we driven to record time, and what would happen if we did not? Who created the concept of calendars? Why do different cultures use different calendar systems? And why are calendars so important to us? It is about "time" we found out! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, it features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering innovations that solve real-world problems with content that touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math! |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Date & Time - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Ancient - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made |
Dewey: 529.3 |
LCCN: 2018005251 |
Lexile Measure: 730 |
Series: Smithsonian Readers |
Target Age Group: 8 - 12 |
Target Grade: 4 |
Grade level: 4 |
Physical Information: 9.00" H x 7.00" W 32 pages |
Copyright year: 2019 |
Subject: STEM/STEAM |
Fiction/Nonfiction: INFO |
Interest Level: 2 - 7 |
TCM Reading Level: 4.7 |
Early Intervention Level: 27 |
DRA Level: 40 |
Lexile: 730L |