3rd Grade

Library Media Connection Editor's Choice for 2014, Hive Mind brings imaginations to life with action-packed, science fiction! Attend Sci Hi with Sidney Jamison and his friends while they study Colony Collapse disorder,...

SCUBA diving in the Pacific. Tuna-salad sandwiches. An underwater lab. Life can't get any better for Sidney Jamison. But it can definitely get weirder. When Sidney, Penny, and Hari are invited to help the marine biologists...

When Sci Hi's school for whiz kids is blasted 500 million years into the past, Paleontology class gets way more real and way more lethal. To jump forward through time, Sidney, Hari, and Penny must survive slimy trilobites,...

People are always changing their environment. Farmers use the land to grow crops and raise animals. People cut down trees and build roads. Many people live in big buildings in cities. We must take care of the earth and...

Frogs are amazing animals that face danger from climate change and habitat loss. Now a deadly fungus threatens them, too. Scientists are working hard to save them. Can these amphibians bounce back before it's too...

Millions of blue crabs are caught in the Chesapeake Bay each year. But there is a big problem brewing in the bay. The blue crab population is shrinking. Why? Scientists and watermen have teamed up to study the lives of...

The National Museum of Natural History has been displaying fossils for over 100 years. Learn about the challenges that museums face when designing fossil exhibits. You'll also learn how studying fossils helps scientists...

Imagine having a job where you get paid to draw! Botanical illustrators draw detailed illustrations of plants. Learn about this job, the tools that are used, and how it helps science. In this STEAM career, the beauty is...

The Horten Ho 229 was an experimental German airplane created by the Nazis. They believed its innovative design would help them win the war. Although this experimental aircraft never worked as planned, it's still...

To be a chef, you need to have a great palate, knife skills, and... science skills? It's true, cooking requires more "science" than you may think! Learn about the innovations and technology behind great cooking with this...

At Smithsonian's National Zoo, keeping the zoo animals happy and healthy is a big job. Part of this involves creating enclosures and habitats that make the animals feel at home. Learn how zookeepers designed a habitat for...

A marble rolls down a tube. It hits a doll, which knocks over some dominoes. Anything can happen in a Rube Goldberg Machine! These machines take simple tasks and make them complex and fun. Do you have what it takes to make...