Exploring Distant Worlds as a Space Robot Engineer Contributor(s): Owen, Ruth (Author) |
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ISBN: 191054938X ISBN-13: 9781910549384 Publisher: Ruby Tuesday Books OUR PRICE: $27.85 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |