Teach students about historical figures, events, inventions and discoveries through steampunk for young readers. These activities for Gadgets and Gears: The Mesmer Menace by Kersten Hamilton go well within science and social studies units on scientific inquiry, simple and complex machines, inventors and inventions, renewable energy, wind and flight or the historical period around Theodore Roosevelt's presidency. Students will explore the book's vocabulary, narration, and themes.
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