Ada Twist, Scientist
In this rhyming story, Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
STEM: Super Science S is for Scientist Books
Looking for books and activities to satisfy curious kids? Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s STEM: Super Science programs use books and hands-on experiences to engage children in scientific learning with activities like building bridges or making slime, enhanced by informational picture books. Each programming kit comes stocked with scientifically minded read alouds, carefully selected by our amazing team of Children’s Librarians. Make sure to check out an upcoming STEM: Super Science program at a location near you.
Hands-on activities support multiple literacies for children, and by combining books and STEM you have a powerful tool for learning! Our STEM Super Science Kit: S is for Scientist introduces children of all ages to the scientific method through fun experiments. From the messy to the unbelievable, the books below offer you the resources and inspiration you need for STEM learning opportunities at home. From learning about the inventor of the Super Soaker to learning the history of hypnosis, kids will be eager to put the information from these books into practice with experiments you can replicate at home.
Cola Fountains and Spattering Paint Bombs: 47 Experiments to do at Home
Describes how to carry out experiments with things that can be found around the house.
Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How We See
Profiles the life and work of a devout Muslim who was the first to hypothesize that vision occurs when light beams travel through the lens of a human eye.
Mad Scientist Academy: The Dinosaur Disaster
Dr. Cosmic’s class of clever monsters has to follow clues through a dinosaur exhibit in order to find Oscar, an escaped dinosaur that is also a school pet. Includes dinosaur facts.
Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects: Build, Invent, Create, Discover
Learn about science in your own home kitchen using everyday materials. Put together a school project or simply make something incredible to share with your friends.
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France
Discover how Benjamin Franklin’s scientific method challenged a certain Dr. Mesmer’s mysterious powers in a whimsical look at a true moment in history.
The Most Magnificent Thing
A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
S is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet
The origins behind some of the most important scientific discoveries are explored.
Ticktock Banneker's Clock
Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife.
Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions
Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual.