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To Scale: The Solar System (2015)

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On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe.
A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

High

Length:

00:07

Compounded

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Compounded is a game about building chemical compounds through careful management of elements, a fair bit of social play and trading, and just a bit of luck.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

90 min.

Scenic National Parks (2010)

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Filmed and mastered in High Definition, Scenic National Parks takes you of the beaten path to discover untamed places, unique wildlife, and invigorating activities.

Grade Level:

Middle

Length:

01:40

Using the Writing Process (2006)

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From an initial idea or purpose to a finished piece ready to be shared with an audience, the writing process is a winding and creative road. Every kind of writing and every kind of writer use the stages of the writing process, though not always in the same way or in the same order.

Grade Level:

Middle

Length:

00:23

Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba

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Copies: 6

The author of My Name Is María Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, five new stories, and more.

Author:

Alma Flor Ada

Lost in the Sun

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Copies: 6

Everyone says that middle school is awful, but Trent knows nothing could be worse than the year he had in fifth grade, when a freak accident on Cedar Lake left one kid dead, and Trent with a brain full of terrible thoughts he can't get rid of. Trent’s pretty positive the entire disaster was his fault, so for him middle school feels like a fresh start, a chance to prove to everyone that he's not the horrible screw-up they seem to think he is.
If only Trent could make that fresh start happen.

Author:

Lisa Graff

Lexile:

700L

Fort

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Copies: 6

"This is the 100 percent true story of the summer I - Wyatt Jones - was eleven and built a fort in the woods with my friend Augie Valerio. It isn't the story I handed in to my teacher about how I spent my summer vacation. See, there's stuff that happened that you can't really talk about in school. Not unless you want to get into trouble. Plus, there are things in here like dead squirrels. and squirrel guts. There are weapons, too: a slingshot, a pellet gun, and a pocketknife. I'm just warning you, in case that kind of stuff bothers you.

Author:

Cynthia DeFelice

When the Earth Shakes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis

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Copies: 6

Earthquakes,
volcanoes,
tsunamis.
Headline-making natural disasters with devastating consequences for millions of people. But what do we actually know about these literally earth-shaking events?

New York Times bestselling author, explorer, journalist, and geologist Simon Winchester—who’s been shaken by earthquakes in New Zealand, skied through Greenland to help prove the theory of plate tectonics, and even charred the soles of his boots climbing a volcano—looks at the science, technology, and societal impact of these inter-connected natural phenomena.

Author:

Simon Winchester

When the Earth Shakes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis

The Sound of Life and Everything

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Copies: 6

Twelve-year-old Ella Mae Higbee is a sensible girl. She eats her vegetables and wants to be just like Sergeant Friday, her favorite character on Dragnet. So when her auntie Mildred starts spouting nonsense about a scientist who can bring her cousin Robby back to life, Ella Mae doesn't believe her - until a boy steps out of the scientist's pod and drips slime on the floor right before her eyes.

Author:

Krista Van Dolzer

Lexile:

750L

Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary

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Copies: 6

Typhoid fever is running rampant across America, striking down tens of thousands of people. Dr. George Soper must get to the root of the problem fast. He knows that it takes just one person carrying the bacteria for the fever to spread. When Soper traces an outbreak to Mary Mallon, a New York City cook, he is determined to prevent her from infecting others. But Mallon refuses to cooperate.

Author:

Gail Jarrow

Middle

To Scale: The Solar System (2015)

Compounded

Scenic National Parks (2010)

Using the Writing Process (2006)

Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba

Lost in the Sun

Fort

When the Earth Shakes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis

The Sound of Life and Everything

Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary

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