Discover fascinating facts, figures, and pictures while learning about the most interesting and extreme jobs that use technology. Find out what kind of training it takes be a roller coaster designer, how much money a space robotics engineer makes, and exactly what in the world a wind turbine technician does! Working the most extreme and interesting job in the world also often comes with a paycheck! Punch in to see how fascinating jobs in the fields of science, math, sports, and technology really work. Book jacket.

Part of a super fun middle grade series, Awesome Achievers in Technology puts the spotlight on lesser-known heroes and their contributions in tech. Everyone has heard the name Steve Jobs, but what about Nolan Bushnell--Jobs's boss before the invention of Apple, and the founder of the first major video game, Pong? Many of the most relevant figures in tech history have remained in the shadows, but not any longer! From Alan Katz's new Awesome Achievers series, Awesome Achievers in Technology gives kids a look behind the scenes at 12 lesser-known inventors whose contributions to tech are personally relevant to their lives today. Each figure is given a traditional biography but is also subject to Katz's unique brand of silliness, with humorous elements such as imagined poems, song lyrics, and diary entries by and about the not-so-famous figure accompanying each bio. Spot illustrations throughout add to the lighthearted and appreciative humor each figure receives. Reluctant readers and budding tech enthusiasts alike will delight in this imaginative and engaging introduction to a new series of laugh out loud biographies.

Discover fascinating facts, figures, and pictures while learning about the most interesting and extreme jobs that use math. Find out what kind of training it takes be a stunt coordinator, how much money a cryptologist makes, and exactly what in the world a fluid mechanics engineer does! Working the most extreme and interesting job in the world also often comes with a paycheck! Punch in to see how fascinating jobs in the fields of science, math, sports, and technology really work. Book jacket.

"This engaging book highlights various careers in technology, describing what each job typically involves and the training required to pursue it"--

Discover fascinating facts, figures, and pictures while learning about the most interesting and extreme jobs that use science. Find out what kind of training it takes be a food taster, how much money a human lie detector makes, and exactly what in the world a professional beard grower does! Working the most extreme and interesting job in the world also often comes with a paycheck! Punch in to see how fascinating jobs in the fields of science, math, sports, and technology really work. Book jacket.

"Imagine living on the moon or riding in a self-driving car. Engineers are working to make these things realities! Right now, engineers are designing things that affect our everyday lives. You can thank an engineer for your phone, lights in your home, and your transportation to school. The work that engineers do influences almost everything around us and helps to solve problems for people around the world."--

Imagine riding in a self-driving car or taking a trip around the moon. Engineers are working on making these ideas realities! Learn all about the fascinating field of engineering with this nonfiction title that builds critical literacy skills and STEM content knowledge. Featuring TIME content, this purposefully leveled text was developed by Timothy Rasinski, a leading expert in reading research. The intriguing sidebars feature fun facts that challenge students to think more deeply about the topics and develop higher-order thinking. Informational text features include a table of contents, captions, bold font, an extensive glossary, and a detailed index to deepen understanding and build academic vocabulary. The Try It! culminating activity requires students to connect back to the text, and the Reader's Guide provides opportunities for additional language-development activities. Aligned with McREL, WIDA/TESOL, and state standards, this title readies students for college and career. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Robotics is one of the hottest fields in STEM curriculum. Open students' eyes to the field of professional robotic engineers. Readers will learn the basics from a real-life expert and get some hands-on epxperience all in a digital format.

Seed Learning's Future Jobs Readers is a new four-level non-fiction series that explores future careers related to developing technologies. In particular, the series aims to spark the interest of readers in considering the study of STEM-related subject areas that can open up new horizons for the next generation in the workplace. In Wearable Technology Creators, students will learn about a career in which people use their imaginations at work every day. Their jobs are interesting, fun, and challenging. They make special glasses, shirts, shoes, and, in the future, much more!

Why the United States lags behind other industrialized countries in sharing the benefits of innovation with workers and how we can remedy the problem. The United States has too many low-quality, low-wage jobs. Every country has its share, but those in the United States are especially poorly paid and often without benefits. Meanwhile, overall productivity increases steadily and new technology has transformed large parts of the economy, enhancing the skills and paychecks of higher paid knowledge workers. What’s wrong with this picture? Why have so many workers benefited so little from decades of growth? The Work of the Future shows that technology is neither the problem nor the solution. We can build better jobs if we create institutions that leverage technological innovation and also support workers though long cycles of technological transformation. Building on findings from the multiyear MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future, the book argues that we must foster institutional innovations that complement technological change. Skills programs that emphasize work-based and hybrid learning (in person and online), for example, empower workers to become and remain productive in a continuously evolving workplace. Industries fueled by new technology that augments workers can supply good jobs, and federal investment in R&D can help make these industries worker-friendly. We must act to ensure that the labor market of the future offers benefits, opportunity, and a measure of economic security to all.