As educators begin to embrace comic books, graphic novels and other aspects of pop-culture as teaching tools, we often get the question about whether any of these materials are useful for teaching STEM. The answer is YES!
This is our second article, with a list of comics that fit STEM requirements for mid-level learners.
Many of these recommendations were made with the help of other educators and comics enthusiasts.
Believe it or not, the two often overlap. 🙂
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Science Comics Series
- Laika (https://www.nickabadzis.com/laika-graphic-novel/)
- Feynman (https://us.macmillan.com/feynman/jimottaviani/9781596438279/)
- Primates (https://www.amazon.com/Primates-Fearless-Science-Goodall-Galdikas/dp/1596438657)
- Tetris (https://us.macmillan.com/tetris/boxbrown/9781626723153/)
- Secret Coders Series (http://www.secret-coders.com/buy-the-books/)
- Castle in the Stars (https://www.tor.com/2017/09/07/comic-excerpts-alex-alice-castle-in-the-stars/)
- Astronaut Academy (http://www.astronautacademy.com/)
Middle School Level Science Comics
- Everyday Science Series (Y Kids) (https://www.amazon.com/At-Amusement-Park-Everyday-Science/dp/9810522436)
- XOC: The Journey of a Great White (Oni Press) (http://secure.onipress.com/title/xoc:-the-journey-of-a-great-white)
(Mid/Upper Elementary)
- Mandrill Mountain Math Mysteries Series (https://rosenpublishing.com/product/mandrill-mountain-math-mysteries-set-1)
- Meanwhile (Shiga) (http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/meanwhile_9780810984233/)
- Super One-Page Math Comics (Friedman) (https://www.amazon.com/Funnybone-Books-Super-One-page-Comics/dp/043915278X)
- Super Scratch Programming Adventure (Lead Project) (https://nostarch.com/scratch)
- Solution Squad (McClain & McClain) (http://www.solutionsquad.net/blog/)
Middle School Level Tech, Engineering and Math Comics
- Solution Squad (McClain & McClain) (http://www.solutionsquad.net/blog/)
- Meanwhile (Shiga) (http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/meanwhile_9780810984233/)
- Super One-Page Math Comics (Friedman) (https://www.amazon.com/Funnybone-Books-Super-One-page-Comics/dp/043915278X)
- Super Scratch Programming Adventure (Lead Project) (https://nostarch.com/scratch)
- Math Games (Jung, Chung) (https://www.amazon.com/Math-Game-Graphic-Novels/dp/981052238X)
- World Book Building Blocks of Mathematics Series (https://www.worldbook.com/products/building-blocks-of-science-books)
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