Real-world technology projects pair up with inspiring biographies of
female computer scientists to make a full-color book that will have kids
ages 8 to 11 eager to develop their own apps!
Do you like solving problems? Are you dying to automate even the
simplest of processes? Do you always need to know how things work?
Programming is the process of breaking down complex tasks into a set of
instructions. This is what programmers do when they write code that will
make your computer do what you tell it to! In Gutsy Girls Go for
Science: Programmers with STEM Projects for Kids, readers ages 8 to
11 meet five female programmers who made revolutionary discoveries and
inventions that changed the way people used technology! Ada Lovelace,
Grace Hopper, the ENIAC women, Dorothy Vaughan, and Margaret Hamilton
all broke through barriers of both gender and race to succeed in a field
they loved.
- Through hands-on STEM projects such as designing a web page, creating
a prototype, and learning about variables, kids gain critical thinking
skills just like the ones necessary to succeed in the field.
- Essential questions, cool facts about female programmers, and links to
online resources all reinforce high-level learning.
- Using a fun narrative style, engaging illustrations combined with
photography, fascinating facts, essential questions, and hands-on
projects, this book deepens readers' creative thinking skills.
About the Gutsy Girls Go for Science set and Nomad Press
Programmers is part of a set of four Gutsy Girls Go for
Science books that explore career connections for young scientists.
The other titles in this series include Paleontologists, Engineers,
and Astronauts.
Nomad Press books in the Gutsy Girls Go for Science series integrate
content with participation, encouraging readers to engage in
student-directed learning. Combining content with inquiry-based projects
stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique
approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing
them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with
Common Core State Standards and National Curriculum Standards for Social
Studies. All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook
formats.
