Rocket Scientists

by Barbara M. Linde

Overview

Rocket scientists are very smart, and they’re also very adventurous. Designing and studying rockets is an exciting career that involves science, technology, engineering, and math. Readers discover how rocket scientists apply these areas of STEM in their everyday work. Informative main text, fun fact boxes, and a detailed graphic organizer guide readers through stories of what rocket scientists do. Colorful photographs of rocket scientists in action accompany the exciting, career-focused text. How do rocket scientists get their rockets to successfully blast off? The answers to this question and many more are waiting for readers!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781508145264
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	12/30/2015
Series:	Out of the Lab: Extreme Jobs in Science Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

Table of Contents

It Does Take a Rocket Scientist! 4

What's a Rocket? 6

Many Jobs, One Title 8

Turning Fiction into Fact 10

The First American Rocket Scientist 12

A Mission to Mars 14

Working with Lasers 16

From Watching to Creating 18

Taking Stuff into Space 20

The Future of Aerospace Engineering 22

Keep on Studying! 24

College Students Launch Experiments 26

High School Rocket Scientists 28

All Systems Go! 30

Glossary 31

Index 32

Websites 32