Advice from the MuseumTour expert:
Our staff highly recommends this enlightening series. It shifts the focus of historically
male-dominated subjects to a female perspective, making these topics accessible
and pertinent to girls. Includes hands-on activities, entertaining storylines
and informative interviews with women in the cutting-edge sciences.
Math, Science and Technology are for girls too!
The Science Book for Girls - Lively text and illustrations help kids
investigate what makes their toast turn brown in the morning and why their
stomachs rumble. They'll find out how to collect and compare snowflakes,
discover how genetics relates to family traits and much more. With brain
teasers, puzzles and experiments in astronomy, physics, zoology, botany,
geology and chemistry.
The Math Book for Girls ~ Kids can learn why fractions are important
when they bake a cake; develop spatial visualization skills by building a
geodesic dome big enough to play in; use geometry to design unique wrapping
paper; discover how grids simplify drawing pictures; and much more.
The Technology Book for Girls ~ Looks at technology that girls encounter
every day, such as CD players, microwave ovens and touchscreens. Filled with
fun, easy-to-do activities, it encourages girls to experiment and explore.
They are also introduced to eight women who work in exciting technological
careers, including an astronomer, a radio frequency inspector and a plant
physiologist.
Set of 3 paperback, full-color books, 80 pages.
Awards:
Parents' Guide to Children's Media, 2000
Parents' Choice Recommended Winner, 2000
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children (NSTA), 2002.
Ages 8 and up.
Grades 3 and up.
2264 - Books for Girls Series - $27.85
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