{"product_id":"hacker-class-a-story-of-stem-inspiration-paperback","title":"Hacker Class: A Story of STEM Inspiration - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott A. Miller P. E.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlyssa can't wait for next year's sixth grade STEM class. But she's even more excited to tell her Uncle Mikey all about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncle Mikey calls himself a \"hacker\". But he doesn't crack passwords or break into video games. Uncle Mikey is an engineer at NASA designing the next Mars Rover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncle Mikey, the \"hacker\", guides Alyssa through STEM class, teaching her how to think like a NASA engineer. She learns \"hacking\" can also be about creating. She learns it can be about trusting herself to figure things out. She learns it can be about expecting to mess up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Alyssa learns how to think, she creates her own Maker Space in her head. She starts to think like a NASA engineer. A different type of \"hacker\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducator Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe goal of this book is to use a fun story to teach elementary grade students interested in STEM how to improve their problem solving skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is meant to encourage the positive traits of the \"hacker\" culture; focusing on persistence, creativity, self-trust, and a growth mindset. This book aims to teach thinking patterns that help work through the frustration of complex STEM projects, and hopefully come out the other side a bit wiser.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author graduated from Texas A\u0026amp;M University and has fifteen years of experience as a software engineer for NASA missions, military aircraft avionics, and new generations of medical devices. He lives in San Antonio, TX with his wife and three children, a fish, a dog who sometimes listens, and piles of electronics he won't give away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttp: \/\/hackerclassbook.com\u003cbr\u003ehackerclassbook@gmail.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52657911529779,"sku":"9781737817109","price":20.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RmdZQVZwRDVjZStheEtlaVovdERYQT09.webp?v=1762574350","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/hacker-class-a-story-of-stem-inspiration-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}