Do you listen to music with an MP3 player or read books on a tablet? Do you play multiplayer video games with people on the other side of the world? Do you have a robot cleaning your kitchen? Maybe not yet, but someday!
In Technology: Cool Women Who Code, kids in grades four through six learn about the thrilling effort that goes into researching, inventing, programming, and producing the technology we use today, from iPods to mechanical limbs. Young readers discover exactly what technology is, how it evolved, and where the future may lead. They also meet three women who have contributed to the field in critical ways, including Grace Hopper and Shaundra Bryant Daily.
Technology: Cool Women Who Code combines high-interest content with links to online primary sources and essential questions that further expand kids' knowledge and understanding of a topic they come in contact with every day. Compelling portraits of women who have excelled in meeting the challenges of their field keep kids interested and infused with a sense of possibility and determination.
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Release date
August 24, 2015 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781619303232
- File size: 4391 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781619303232
- File size: 4391 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 960
- Text Difficulty: 5-6
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August 1, 2015
Grades 4-7 The women featured in this Girls in Science series share more than a passion for science, technology, engineering, and math. Starting at a young age all were discouraged from pursuing paths in STEM fields. These books seek to rectify this oversight by encouraging today's girls to consider special topics in science and technology. Each begins with a brief definition and historical overview of the topic before focusing on the lives, careers, successes, and influences of three distinguished women scientists or engineers. Technology: Cool Women Who Code looks at Grace Hopper, a pioneer in developing computer languages; Shaundra Bryant Daily, an African American electrical engineer who studied affective computing and created coding programs for girls; and Jean Yang, who emigrated from China and eventually became an innovative computer scientist. Numerous sidebars include further background information, mini profiles of more prominent females in STEM, and thought-provoking questions. A worthy addition to STEM collections.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)
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