Book Lists
Books + Makerspace: Ideas for Integrating STEAM and Picture Books
These books were specifically mentioned in the presentation. Here's a LINK to the list for printing.
Lego Slide: Prairie Boy: Frank Lloyd Wright Turns the Heartland Into a Home by Barb Rosenstock, Dreaming Up: a Celebration of Building by Christy Hale, SkyBoys: How THey Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson, The Science of Bridges & Tunnels by Ian Graham, Whose Boat? by Toni Buzzeo. Saved By the Boats by Julie Gassman. Seeing Symmetry by Loreen Leedy. If I Built a Car/House/School by Chris VanDusen.
Keva Slide: Pop’s Bridge by Eve Bunting, 21 Elephants by April Jones Prince, Perfect Square by Michael Hall, Circle, Square, Triangle by Mac Barnett, Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran. Dreaming Up by Christy Hale.
Play-doh Slide: Night the Lights Went Out on Christmas by Ellis Paul (based on song), Claymates by Dev Petty, Monster books by Amanda Noll, Exploring Fossils: Paleontologists at Work by Elsie Olson, Stone Girl, Bone Girl by Laurence Anholt, Dinosaur Lady by Linda Skeers, Animation Lab for Kids by Laura Bellmont, M&Ms math books by Barbara McGrath. I Pledge Allegiance by Bill Martin Jr.
Cardboard Slide: Just Like Rube Goldberg by Sarah Aronson, Rube Goldberg's Simple, Normal, Humdrum School Day by Jennifer George, Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines by Paul Long, Shoes by Ryan Jacobson, Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Dean and Litwin, Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems, It’s All a Game: the History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Cataan by Tristan Donovan, Pass Go and Collect $200 by Tanya Stone, Who Was Milton Bradley by Kirsten Anderson, Not a Box by Antoinette Portis, Boxitects by Kim Smith by , What to Do with a Box by Jane Yolen, Golf-o-Rama by Bill Mayer
Dash & Dot, Sphero, & Ozobot Slides: Grace Hopper Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark, Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine also by Laurie Wallmark; How to Code a Sandcastle/Rollercoaster by Josh Funk, coding books by Elizabeth Noll (series), Any Who Was/Who Is book or other biography, fairy tales, any book with a clear beginning, middle, end. I'm An Immigrant, Too! by Mem Fox (or any book that details an immigrant journey that could be mapped out.) Joke books, poetry books.
Makey-Makey slide: When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins, Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World by Elizabeth Rusch, Doll-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey, Ada’s Violin by Susan Hood, ANY book about music, ANY book you want students to make an interactive poster of, particulary biographies. (see Inventors...below)
Cubelets slide: Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor, Robots, Robots, Everywhere by Sue Fliess, Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman, Robot Zot by Jon Scieszka, How to Code a Sandcaste/Rollercoaster by Josh Funk, Clink by Kelli DiPuccio, ANY books about robots. Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall.
3D Printer slide: Beauty and the Beak by Deborah Lee Rose, Winter’s Tail by Craig Hatkoff, Unstoppable: True Stories of Amazing Bionic Animals by Nancy Furstinger, Pop: The Invention of Bubble Gum, Six Dots: the story of Young Louis Braille by Jennifer Bryant; Shell, Beak, Tusk: Shared Traits and the Wonders of Adaptation by Bridget Heos, Ancient Egypt by George Hart; ANY book -- create an item that symbolizes the character, setting, something significant.
Robot Mouse, Bee-Bot, and Botley slides: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman, Robot Zot by Jon Scieszka, How to Code a Sandcaste/Rollercoaster by Josh Funk, Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens, The Willow Pattern Story by Allan Drummond, ANY book where you want students to re-tell the story (sequencing/order of events).
Video slide: Video Ideas by Tim Grabham, How to Make a Movie in 10 Easy Lessons by Robert Blofield, Harry Potter: Imagining Hogwarts: A Beginner's Guide to Moviemaking by Bryan Michael Stoller, The Green Screen Makerspace Project Book by Todd Burleson. The Great Dewey Hunt by Toni Buzzeo, Library Gingerbread Man by Dotti Enderle
Books About Makerspaces
Perfect to get students in the Maker Mindset:
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro
What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
Information & Ideas For Librarians and Teachers:
Library Makerspaces: The Complete Guide by Theresa Willingham
The Kickstart Guide to Making GREAT Makerspaces by Laura Fleming
Makerspaces in Schools by Lacy Brejcha
Building a K-12 STEM Lab by Deborah Nagler
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons: Using Children's Books to Inspire STEM Learning by Emily Morgan (3 volumes)
Perfect Pairs: Using Fiction and Non-Fiction Picture Books to Teach Science by Melissa Stewart (2 volumes)
Distance Learning for Elementary STEM by Amanda Thomas
Getting Started with Lego Robotics by Mark Gura
Make, Learn, Succeed by Mark Gura
Big Book of Makerspace Projects by Colleen Graves
Challenge-Based Learning in the Library Makerspace by Colleen Graves
The Green Screen Makerspace Project Book by Todd Burleson
The Big Book of MakerCamp Projects by Sandy Roberts
The Makerspace Librarian's Sourcebook by Ellyssa Kroski
Maker Lab series by Dorling Kindersley & Smithsonian
Picture Books About Inventors
Have You Thanked an Inventor Today?
The Story of Inventions
So You Want to Be An Inventor
bubble gum -- Pop: the invention of Bubble Gum
ear muffs -- Earmuffs for Everyone
day-glo paint -- The Day-Glo Brothers
TV -- The Boy Who Invented TV: Philo Farnsworth
swim fins -- Ben Franklin’s Big Splash
electricity -- Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World
women's swimsuit -- Annette Feels Free
printing press -- You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Books!
Plow -- John Deere, That’s Who
Cars -- The Inventor's Secret
subway trains -- The Secret Subway
super soaker water guns -- Whoosh!
denim jeans -- Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea
board games -- Pass Go and Collect $200
Crayons -- The Crayon Man
Radar -- Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
Band-aids -- The Boo-Boo That Changed the World
Slinky -- The Marvelous Thing that Came from a Spring
Lego -- Lego Manufacturers: the Kristiansen family
Doughnuts -- The Whole Story of the Doughnut
computers & computer code - Grace Hopper Queen of Computer Code, Steve Jobs bio
Minecraft -- Minecraft Creator Markus Persson
ferris wheel -- Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
bridge -- Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge
paper bags -- Marvelous Mattie
Rube Goldberg machines -- Just Like Rube Goldberg and also Rube Goldberg's Simple, Normal, Humdrum School Day
Popsicles -- The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle
Macy's Parade Balloons -- Balloons Over Broadway
ALSO -- the book "Girls Think of Everything" for 2-3 page synopsis of women's inventions. And 25 Women Who Thought of It First.
The Woman Who Invented Windshield Wipers
ramen noodles --Magic Ramen
cotton candy -- Fairy Floss
guitars -- Guitar Genius: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World
submarine -- Papa's Mechanical Fish