Mason Crest 2016 catalog

SCIENTISTS IN ACTION

MATH & SCIENCE

WHO NEEDS LAB COATS? GRAB YOUR PARKA, YOUR SWIM FINS, AND YOUR HARD HAT AND JOIN THE SCIENTISTS IN ACTION!

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As important as science is in the world today, with educators and business leaders clamoring for tomorrows experts in a wide variety of fields, science still faces some hurdles in getting students psyched. Scientists in Action! is here to change that. By profiling energetic, hands-on, action-packed scientific careers that take experts out of the lab and into the world, each volume will make scientists into Indiana Jones (well, almost).Each book has photos of the scientists in action, inspiring stories of real-life scientists changing the world, and ideas on how students can explore each science as a career.

10 VOLUME SET © 2016

Set ISBN ............ 978-1-4222-3416-7 Hardcover Set Price ............. $279.30 $209.50 (S&L) Hardcover List Price ................ 27.93 20.95 (S&L) Multi-User eBook List Price ..... 35.93 26.95 (S&L) Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 7 1 / 4 x 9 1 / 4 • 48 pages Grade Level: 5-8 HBK ISBN E-ISBN Archaeologists! .....................................-3417-4 -8478-0 Astronauts! ...........................................-3418-1 -8479-7 Big-Animal Vets! ...................................-3419-8 -8480-3 Biomedical Engineers! .........................-3420-4 -8481-0 Civil Engineers!.....................................-3421-1 -8482-7 Climatologists! .....................................-3422-8 -8483-4 Crime Scene Techs! ............................-3423-5 -8484-1 Cyber Spy Hunters! ...............................-3424-2 -8485-8 Marine Biologists! ................................-3425-9 -8486-5 Robot Builders! ....................................-3426-6 -8487-2

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• This informative set immerses students in various STEM-related careers, both familiar and lesser-known. After a preliminary “Action!” chapter introduces readers to the field, each volume subsequently and thoroughly addresses educational requirements (“The Scientists and Their Science”), equipment (“Tools of the Trade”), and examples (“Tales from the Field” and “Scientists in the News”). Text-dependent questions and critical thinking activities conclude each chapter. • VERDICT: …this is first-rate nonfiction for educational or recreational reading.

E D I T O R I A L K E Y I C ON S In response to the principles of the Common Core, our editorial team has devised key icons placed within our books, providing the reader with further reading comprehension and learning opportunities.

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