Robin Johnson - What Is the Best Solution?

Robin Johnson Author: Robin Johnson Series Development: Reagan Miller Editor: Janine Deschenes Proofreader: Melissa Boyce STEAM Notes for Educators: Janine Deschenes Guided Reading Leveling: Publishing Solutions Group Cover, Interior Design, and Prepress: Samara Parent Photo research: Robin Johnson and Samara Parent Production coordinator: Katherine Berti Photographs: Alamy: Dino Fracchia: p. (t); PA Images: p. 19; Gado Reportage: p. iStock: zoranm: p. Shutterstock: Kevin M. (r); Michalakis Ppalis: p. 18; oconnelll: p. 18; oconnelll: p.

All other photographs by Shutterstock Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Title: What is the best solution? / Robin Johnson. Names: Johnson, Robin (Robin R.), author. Description: Series statement: Full STEAM ahead! | Includes index. Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20190133740 | Canadiana (ebook) 20190133767 | ISBN 9780778764595 (softcover) | ISBN 9780778764090 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781427123619 (HTML) Subjects: LCSH: EngineeringJuvenile literature. | LCSH: EngineeringMethodologyJuvenile literature. | LCSH: Creative thinkingJuvenile literature. | LCSH: Creative thinkingJuvenile literature.

Classification: LCC TA149 .J64 2019 | DDC j620dc23 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Johnson, Robin, author. Title: What is the best solution? / Robin Johnson. Description: New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2019. | Series: Full steam ahead! | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2019023731 (print) | LCCN 2019023732 (ebook) | ISBN 9780778764090 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780778764595 (paperback) | ISBN 9781427123619 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Mechanical engineering--Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC TJ147 .J635 2019 (print) | LCC TJ147 (ebook) | DDC 621--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019023731 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019023732

Title-Specific Learning Objectives: Readers will: Explain that a problem can have many solutions, and that engineers find the best solution to a problem.

Describe different solutions and how they are found. Ask questions about key details in the text, and use evidence to help find answers for their questions.

Activate Prior Knowledge and Make Predictions: Have children activate their prior knowledge by brainstorming answers to the following questions in groups or in a Think-Pair-Share format. What is a solution? Can you name an example? Can you think of a time you found a solution? What kinds of solutions do engineers find? During Reading: After reading pages and 9, ask children to consider solutions that help them meet their needs. Encourage text-to-self connections as you discuss. After Reading: Encourage children to notice solutions in the classroom or at home.

Have children work in groups to make a chart that sorts the solutions into the following categories: meets a need, makes life safer, makes life easier, makes life more fun. Have children display their charts and invite peers to view the charts. Then, discuss other solutions that might have worked to achieve the same goal. For example, is an alarm clock the only solution that makes it easier to get to school on time? Discuss how there are many solutions to the same problem. Which solutions work best for them? Before, During, and After Reading Prompts:

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Meeting Needs ......... From All Sides ........... So Many Solutions! ................. Top Models ............... Pollution Problem .... Different Energy ........

The Best Solution .... Words to Know ....... Index and About the Author .... Crabtree Plus Digital Code ............ STEAM Notes for Educators ................

Finding Solutions What would you do if you needed to get across water? You could walk on a bridge.

You could ride in a boat. Those are both solutions. Bridges and boats are solutions for crossing over water. What is another solution?

A solution is an answer to a question or problem. Can you think of a time you found a solution? This familys house was crowded with toys. Their solution is a toy basket.

It helps keep the house clean!

On the Job Some people have jobs finding solutions. They are called engineers. Engineers use math, science, and creative thinking to solve problems. Engineers enjoy solving problems. They are always looking for new solutions. This engineer designs computers that make work easier.