The Everything STEM Handbook: Help your child learn and succeed in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (Everything® Series) - Softcover

Sawah, Rihab; Clark, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440589798 ISBN 13: 9781440589799

Publisher: Adams Media Corporation, 2015

Synopsis

Projects and experiments to inspire and challenge your kids!

The STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) are top education priorities in the United States--and they are growing fields with a high demand for jobs. If you want to make sure your children are prepared for the future in these fields, here's how you can help: Make it fun! Expose them to hands-on, real-world, and fun activities so they'll become engaged, motivated, and successful students later on.

Look inside for ideas and activities to stimulate your child's interest in these fascinating subjects, including:

• Racing juice cans
• Setting up a circuit
• Observing potato osmosis
• Building a mousetrap race car
• Creating a Cartesian treasure map
• Going on a geometry scavenger hunt
• Building a bridge
• Exploring food chemistry

With easy-to-understand examples, problem-solving tips, and hands-on projects your family can create together, this guide gives you the tools you need to help your kids excel and foster a lifetime love of learning.

About this title

About the Author

Rihab Sawah MS, MA, is an award-winning professor with nearly twenty years of teaching experience. An associate professor of physics at St. Louis Community College, she has taught courses in physics, engineering, astronomy, physical science, and mathematics. She is frequently invited to teach other educators about her engaging classroom techniques, including a recent presentation at the STEMtech Conference in Denver, Colorado. She lives in St. Charles, MO.

Edition details

• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440589798
• ISBN 13: 9781440589799
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320