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Exploring Distant Worlds as a Space Robot Engineer
Contributor(s): Owen, Ruth (Author)
ISBN: 191054938X     ISBN-13: 9781910549384
Publisher: Ruby Tuesday Books
OUR PRICE:   $27.85  
Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats
Published: September 2015
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Robotics
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Computers - Coding & Programming
Dewey: 629.892
LCCN: 2015907065
Lexile Measure: 900
Series: Get to Work with Science and Technology
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8" W x 10.1" (0.65 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 177312
Reading Level: 5.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Huddled in tense silence, a team of scientists watches a bank of flickering screens. Years of design and engineering work, tests, failures, redesigns, and successes are bound up in this moment. Finally, a grainy picture appears on the screens. Cheers erupt as the men and women realize their robot has landed safely on Mars Get to Work with Science and Technology is a fascinating new series that introduces readers to the real-life applications of STEM subjects. In Exploring Distant Worlds as a Space Robot Engineer, readers will meet the scientists who design and build robots, send them into space, and even drive the rovers that are exploring Mars today. Told in a lively narrative style, this book includes firsthand accounts of life as a space scientist and robotics engineer, dramatic anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes photos. Readers will also get the chance to try out their robot designing skills with activities that are perfect for science fair projects.