  | From bats to-- radar (21st century skills innovation library. Innovations from nature) Author: Gregory, Josh | |
| Price: $6.50 | ||
Summary:
When engineers were working on the problem of how to program guided missiles to hit their targets, they studied bats and implemented a strategy using parallel navigation.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 7.30 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 153405 |
Common Core Standards
Grade 4 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 4.RI Key Ideas & Details
Grade 4 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 4.RI Craft & Structure
Grade 4 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 4.RI Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 4 → Reading → RI Informational Text → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & Rang
Grade 4 → Reading → CCR College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards fo
Grade 5 → Reading → RF Foundational Skills → 5.RF Fluency
Grade 6 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 6.RI Key Ideas & Details
Grade 6 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 6.RI Craft & Structure
Grade 6 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 6.RI Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 6 → Reading → CCR College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards fo
Grade 8 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 8.RI Craft & Structure
Grade 5 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 5.RI Key Ideas & Details
Grade 5 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 5.RI Craft & Structure
Reviews:
School Library Journal (11/01/12)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 11/01/2012 Gr 4–8—Each of these titles shows how a particular technological innovation was based on a natural source and concludes with a chapter about important people in the field. Some of the information repeats from book to book. The texts are constructed with short chapters, accompanied by sidebars with related content. Stock color photos and reproductions generally support the main paragraphs; however there is no close-up photo of shark skin in Sharks. Sometimes the link between the technology and its natural source is stronger than others, especially in the titles about bullet trains, anti-collision systems, and Velcro. The helmet technology discussed in Woodpeckers is still under development. These should be particularly useful for students researching inventions. Although a stand-alone title such as Dora Lee's Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature (Kids Can, 2011) may cover a greater number of inventions, this series has more detail. - Copyright 2012 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
