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Turning Huh? into AHA!: Free science and math tutoring from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology


Got a science or math homework question, and need some help? Call, email or chat live to get free science and math help from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Homework Hotline!

Tutoring is available September-May, Sunday-Thursday 7-10pm, for science and math topics for grades 6-12.

Visit the Homework Hotline website to submit questions by email or chat, or call 1-877-ASK-ROSE (1-877-275-7673).

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Click here for study guides in science and math topics for grades 6 and up.

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High Lexile (1000+) nonfiction: Fine Arts, Machines, Making Stuff

Cutters, Carvers and the Cathedral Ancona, George 1000 NC
Animals in ArtCome look with me : animals in art Blizzard, Gladys 1000
Panama CanalThe Panama Canal DuTemple, Lesley 1000
Professor Cook’s dynamite dinnersProfessor Cook's dynamite dinners Brash, Lorna 1000
You Wouldn’t Want to Work on the Brooklyn Bridge! An Enormous Project that Seemed ImpossibleYou wouldn't want to work on the Brooklyn Bridge! : an enormous project that seemed impossible Ratliff, Thomas 1010 IG
Professor Cook’s smashing snacksProfessor Cook's smashing snacks Brash, Lorna 1010
Food and Recipes of MexicoFood and recipes of Mexico Beatty, Theresa 1010
Flush! Treating WastewaterFlush! : treating wastewater Coombs, Karen Mueller 1020
Dance for Fun!Dance for fun! Craig Quijada, Balinda 1030 IG
CRAFTS for Pampering YourselfCRAFTS for Pampering Yourself Blake, Susannah 1030 IG
Pantheon, TheThe Pantheon DuTemple, Lesley 1030
Paul CezannePaul Cézanne Harris, Nathaniel 1030
CRAFTS for Revamping Your RoomCRAFTS for Revamping Your Room Blake, Susannah 1040 IG
X-ray Picture Book of Big buildings of the Ancient World  Jessop, Joanne 1040
African American Quilting African American quilting : the warmth of tradition Wilson, Sule Greg 1040
Subway: the story of tunnels, tubes and tracksSubway : the story of tunnels, tubes, and tracks Brimner, larry Dane 1040
On the Shuttle: Eight Days in Space On the shuttle : eight days in space Bondar, Barbara 1050
Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen The amazing paper cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen Brust, Beth Wagner 1060
Shakespeare: His Work and His WorldShakespeare : his work and his world Rosen, Michael 1060
Channel Tunnel, The The Channel Tunnel Donovan, Sandy 1060
My Indoor Garden My indoor garden Lerner, Carol 1070
Cooking the Austrian Way   Hughes, Helga 1070
Cooking the Australian Way   Germaine, Elizabeth 1070
Transformed: How Everyday Things are Made Transformed : how everyday things are made Slavin, Jim 1080 IG
Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal DuTemple, Lesley 1100
New York Subways The New York subways DuTemple, Lesley 1100

Brooklyn Bridge 

The Brooklyn Bridge

Curlee, Lynn 1160
Hi-tech Clothes Hi-tech clothes Spilsbury, Richard 1180
Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American ArtistsWake up our souls : a celebration of Black American artists Bolden, Tonya 1190
Skyscraper Skyscraper Curlee, Lynn 1200
Gateway Arch The Gateway Arch Doherty, Craig 1200
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High Lexile (1000+) nonfiction: Science & Math

Physics Lab in a Housewares StorePhysics lab in a housewares store Friedhoffer, Bob 1000
Light Burnie, David 1000
Planet EarthPlanet earth Gilpin, Daniel 1000
Weather Farndon, John 1000
GalaxiesGalaxies Simon, Seymour 1010
HOW TO MAKE A UNIVERSE WITH 92 INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE A UNIVERSE WITH 92 INGREDIENTS Dingle, Adrian 1010
Technology: a byte-size world! Technology : [a byte-size world!] Green, Dan 1010
MicroAliens: Dazzling Journeys with an Electron Microscope

Microaliens : dazzling journeys with an electron microscope

 

Tomb, Howard 1020 IG
Adventure in Space: The Flight to Fix the Hubble

Adventure in space : the flight to fix the Hubble

 

Scott, Elaine 1020
Destination: Mars

Destination: Mars

 

Simon, Seymour 1030
Earthquake Alert!

Earthquake alert!

 

Mehta-Jones, Shilpa 1030
Energy

Energy

 

Challoner, Jack 1030
Chemistry

Chemistry

 

Newmark, Ann 1040
Sand on the Move: the Story of Dunes

Sand on the move : the story of dunes

 

Gallant, Roy 1040
Bog Bodies

Bog bodies

 

Buell, Janet 1040
First on the Moon

 

Hehner, Barbara 1040
Alien Lifesearch: Quest for Extraterrestrial Organisms

Alien lifesearch : quest for extraterrestrial organisms

 

Jefferis, David 1050 IG
Matter

Matter

 

Cooper, Christopher 1050
Water Power

Water power : a true book

 

Petersen, Christine 1050
Spring Across America

 

Simon, Seymour 1060
Life

Life

 

Burnie, David 1060
Wind Power

Wind power

 

Petersen, Christine 1060
Electricity

 

Parker, Steve 1070
Earth

Earth

 

Van Rose, Susanna 1070
Ocean and Sea

Ocean and sea

 

Parker, Steve 1070
Aliens From Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems

Aliens from Earth : when animals and plants invade other ecosystems

 

Batten, Mary 1070
Solar Power

Solar power : a true book

 

Petersen, Christine 1070
Alternative Energy

Alternative energy : a true book

 

Petersen, Christine 1080
Mountains

Mountains

 

Simon, Seymour 1080
Evolution

Evolution

 

Gamlin, Linda 1080
Mission Earth: Voyage to the Home Planet

Mission, Earth : voyage to the home planet

 

English, June 1080
Volcano Rising

Volcano rising

 

Rusch, Elizabeth 1090 NC
Case Closed: the Real Scoop on Detective Work

Case closed : the real scoop on detective work life

 

Meltzer, Milton 1090
To Space and Back

To space & back

 

Ride, Sally 1090
Prairie Builders

The prairie builders : reconstructing America's lost grasslands

 

Collard, Sneed 1090
Forensics

Forensics

 

Platt, Richard 1100 IG
Redwoods

Redwoods

 

Chin, Jason 1100 NC
Timekeeping : explore the history & science of telling time

Timekeeping : explore the history & science of telling time

 

Formichelli, Linda 1110
Volcano Alert!

Volcano alert!

 

Challen, Paul 1110
Floods

Floods

 

Armbruster, Ann 1110
Story of Salt

The story of salt

 

Kurlansky, Mark 1110
Freaky Flowers

Freaky flowers

 

Souza, D.M. 1110
Scholastic Atlas of Space

Scholastic atlas of space.

 

Vekteris, Donna 1120 IG
Cool Stuff and How It Works

Cool stuff and how it works

 

Woodford, Chris 1120 IG
Killer Rocks From Outer Space: Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites

Killer rocks from outer space : asteroids, comets, and meteorites

 

Koppes, Steven 1120
Tornado Alert!

Tornado alert!

 

Scavuzzo, Wendy 1120
Plant Invaders

Plant invaders

 

Souza, D.M. 1130
Grassland

Grassland

 

Ricciuti, Edward 1140
Endangered Plants

Endangered plants

 

Souza, D.M. 1150
Are We Alone? Scientists Search for Life in Space

Are we alone? : scientists search for life in space

 

Skurzynski, Gloria 1170
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families

The mangrove tree : planting trees to feed families

 

Roth, Susan 1190 NC
Handful of Dirt

A handful of dirt

 

Bial, Raymond 1190
Pioneering Ocean Depths

Pioneering ocean depths

 

Markle, Sandra 1200
Tracking Trash

Tracking trash : flotsam, jetsam, and the science of ocean motion

 

Burns, Loree Griffin 1200
Is There Life on Mars?

Is there life on Mars?

 

Fradin, Dennis Brindell 1200
Cave Sleuths

Cave sleuths

 

Lindop, Laurie 1220
El Nino: Stormy Weather for People and Wildlife

El Nino : stormy weather for people and wildlife

 

Arnold, Caroline 1250
Invisible Allies: Microbes that Shape Our Lives

Invisible allies : microbes that shape our lives

 

Farrell, Jeannette 1270

 

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High Lexile (1000+) nonfiction: World History

Your Travel Guide to Ancient Greece

Your travel guide to ancient Greece

Day, Nancy 1000
In Search of Tutankhamun: The Discovery of a King’s Tomb Caselli, Giovanni 1020 IG
Your Travel Guide to Ancient Mayan Civilization

Your travel guide to ancient Mayan civilization

Day, Nancy 1020
Government in the Ancient World

Government in the ancient world.

1030
Ancient Aztecs

The ancient Aztecs

Sonneborn, Liz 1030
Roman Colosseum, The

The Roman Colosseum

Mann, Elizabeth 1030
Ancient Chinese, The

The ancient Chinese

Schomp, Virginia 1040
Your Travel Guide to Ancient Israel

Your travel guide to ancient Israel

Sherman, Josepha 1040
Tutankhamen’s Gift

Tutankhamen's gift

Sabuda, Robert 1050 AD
Castle

Castle

Gravett, Christopher 1050

Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan

Around the world in a hundred years : from Henry the Navigator to Magellan

Fritz, Jean 1050
Your Travel Guide to Ancient Egypt

Your travel guide to ancient Egypt

Day, Nancy 1050
Roman Army: The Legendary Soldiers Who Created an Empire

The Roman Army : the legendary soldiers who created an empire

Blacklock, Dyan 1060 IG
Your Travel Guide to Ancient China

Your travel guide to ancient China

Sherman, Josepha 1060
Ancient Greeks

The ancient Greeks

Lassieur, Allison 1060
Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia : the sumerians, babylonians, and assyrians

Schomp, Virginia 1070
Vikings, The

The Vikings

Schomp, Virginia 1080
Hatshepsut, His Majesty, Herself

Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself

Andronik, Catherine 1080
How to Make a Mummy Talk

How to make a mummy talk

Deem, James 1090
Ancient India

Ancient India

Schomp, Virginia 1090
Ancient Kushites

The ancient Kushites

Sonneborn, Liz 1090
Ancient Romans

The ancient Romans

Lassieur, Allison 1090
Secrets of the Sphinx

Secrets of the Sphinx

Giblin, James Cross 1100
Colosseum

The Colosseum

DuTemple, Lesley 1100
How the Sphinx Got To the Museum

How the sphinx got to the museum

Hartland, Jessie 1120 AD
Weapons & Warfare: From the Stone Age to the Space Age

Weapons & warfare : from the stone age to the space age

Meltzer, Milton 1120
Ancient Inca

The ancient Inca

Calvert, Patricia 1120
Bodies From the Ash

Bodies from the ash

Deem, James 1120
Mummies: the Newest, Coolest & Creepiest 

Mummies : the newest, coolest, and creepiest

Tanaka, Shelley 1130
Ancient Celts

The ancient Celts

Calvert, Patricia 1130
Pirates

Pirates

Netzley, Patricia 1140 NC
Food: Its Evolution Through the Ages

Food : its evolution through the ages

Ventura, Piero 1140
Knight

Knight

Gravett, Christopher 1140
National Geographic Kids Everything Castles

Everything castles

Boyer, Crispin 1150 NC
Mysteries of the Mummy Kids

Mysteries of the mummy kids

Halls, Kelly Milner 1150
Encyclopedia of Preserved People

The encyclopedia of preserved people : pickled, frozen, and mummified corpses from around the world

Prior, Natalie Jane 1170
Revenge of the Whale

Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex

Philbrick, Nathaniel 1170
The History Puzzle

The history puzzle : how we know what we know about the past

Beller, Susan 1180
The Egyptology handbook : a course in the wonders of Egypt

The Egyptology handbook : a course in the wonders of Egypt

Sands, Emily 1180
Mummies: Dried, Tanned, Sealed, Drained, Frozen, Embalmed, Stuffed, Wrapped and Smoked–and We’re Dead Serious

Mummies : dried, tanned, sealed, drained, frozen, embalmed, stuffed, wrapped, and smoked... and we're dead serious

Sloan, Christopher 1190 NC
Corpses, Coffins and Crypts

Corpses, coffins, and crypts : a history of burial

Colman, Penny 1190
Gladiator

Gladiator

Watkins, Richard 1200 NC
Ship

Ship

Macaulay, David 1250
Story of Mankind, The Van Loon, Hendrik Willem 1260
Adventures of Marco Polo

The adventures of Marco Polo

Freedman, Russell 1270
Ancient Egyptians

The ancient Egyptians

Perl, Lila 1320
Ancient Maya

The ancient Maya

Perl, Lila 1380

 

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High Lexile (1000+) nonfiction: Facts, Language, Favorites, Parent Shelf, Religion

It’s Disgusting and We Ate It!

It's disgusting-- and we ate it! : wild and wacky food from around the world-- and throughout history!

Solheim, James 1010 AD
American Sign Language

American Sign Language

Kent, Deborah 1020 IG
Myths busted! : just when you thought you knew what you knew–

Myths busted! : just when you thought you knew what you knew--

Krieger, Emily 1030
Mystery of the Hieroglyphs

The mystery of the hieroglyphs : the story of the Rosetta stone and the race to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs

Donoughue, Carol 1030
LEGO PLAY BOOK : IDEAS TO BRING YOUR BRICKS TO LIFE

Lipkowitz, Daniel 1040
A to Zen: A Book of Japanese Culture

A to Zen : a book of Japanese culture

Wells, Ruth 1070 IG
Ox, house, Stick: The History of Our Alphabet

Ox, house, stick : the history of our alphabet

Robb, Don 1070 NC
Kid Who Invented the Popsicle, The

The kid who invented the popsicle : and other surprising stories about inventions

Wulffson, Don 1080
Shaker Hearts

Shaker hearts

Turner, Ann 1140 AD
Amish Home

Amish home

Bial, Raymond 1140
Scholastic Book of World Records 2014

SCHOLASTIC 2014 BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS

Morse, Jennifer 1170 NC
Scholastic Book of World Records 2013

Scholastic book of world records 2013

Morse, Jennifer 1180 IG
Johann Gutenberg and the Amazing Printing Press

Johann Gutenberg and the amazing printing press

Koscielniak, Bruce 1240 AD
Donovan’s Big Day

Donovan's big day

Newman, Leslea 1540 AD
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Stuff to do instead of watching TV: Parkour

free running

Free Running by Paul Mason

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On this day in history: August 6

On August 6, 1928, Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the latter part of the 20th century, is born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A frail and diminutive man with a shock of silver-blond hair, Warhol was a major pioneer of the pop art movement of the 1960s but later outgrew that role to become a cultural icon.

To read morel, click here.

To learn more about Andy Warhol and his art, check out these books:

 

 

Fabulous : a portrait of Andy Warhol

Fabulous : a portrait of Andy Warhol  by Bonnie Christensen

 

Uncle Andy's

Uncle Andy’s by James Warhola

 

 

 

 

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August is National Sandwich Month!

Check out these books about sandwiches…

 

Make Me a Peanut Butter Sandwich and a Glass of Milk by Ken Robbins

Text and hand-tinted photographs show how each part of a peanut butter sandwich and milk lunch is made, from field, to store, to table.

 

From Fruit to Jelly by Shannon KnudsenFrom fruit to jelly

An introduction to the process of making jelly, from the time the farmer plants a bush or tree to the time someone eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

 

 

 

Grow Your Own Sandwich by John MalamGrow your own sandwich

Presents advice for planting and caring for tomatoes, and provides a recipe for creating a cheese and tomato sandwich with the fresh tomatoes.

 

 

 

 

Lunch Munch by Bobbie KalmanLunch munch

Explores why and how to have a delicious and healthy lunch through nutrition facts and easy recipes for nourishing foods.

 

 

 

 

The Sandwich Swap by Queen RaniaThe sandwich swap

Best friends Lily and Salma disagree over their preferred foods, but after trading sandwiches to see how they taste, the girls change their minds.

 

 

 

 

The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord The giant jam sandwich.

When four million wasps fly into their village, the citizens of Itching Down devise a way of getting rid of them.

 

 

 

Peanut Butter and Jelly by Nadine Westcott

Rhyming text and illustrations explain how to make a peanut butter jelly sandwich. Includes instructions for accompanying hand and foot motions at the end of the book.

 

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Stuff to do instead of watching TV: Learn about tigers

There’s a new Amur tiger cub at the Indianapolis Zoo!  Check out these books to learn more about this forest-dwelling big cat.

National Geographic Everything Big Cats by Elizabeth Carney

National Geographic kids. Everything big cats

Why Don’t Tigers Eat Bananas? by Katherine Smith

Why don't tigers eat bananas?

Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger by Ann Nagda

Tiger math : learning to graph from a baby tiger

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Stuff to do instead of watching TV: Learn ballet positions

ballet

Ballet School by Naia Bray-Moffatt

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