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Got wheels? Sure we do—and they make life a lot easier! For centuries humans have used critical thinking to invent devices that make their work more efficient. This STEM issue takes us on the road for a closer look at cars, trucks and trains—all devices that move people and things world wide. But these sources of transportation also run on fossil fuels—a nonrenewable resource that is having a negative impact on our planet’s environment. That’s where STEM steps in with ideas for new inventions to move vehicles that are cleaner and healthier for our planet. A win-win!
In this issue students will:
- read expository text about energy and the environment
- learn about alternative energy resources
- use the newspaper for a compound word scavenger hunt
- race an energy efficient car through math calculations
- use estimation and geometry to calculate newspaper ad space
- write expository text using facts and opinions
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