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TAME Science Squad™ Comic Books

The TAME Science Squad™ Comic Books are a professionally produced series showcasing the adventures of a diverse team of five TAME students who use their abilities in STEM to save the day. Older kids will enjoy reading the story and completing puzzles while younger kids color in the fun illustrations.

Issue #3 Released!

Free to read & download

We’re really excited about the release of Issue #3 in our Science SquadTM Comic Book series, a special edition written with TAME students and produced in collaboration with NASA and the WEX Foundation.

Who sent the Science Squad to space? TAME students from San Antonio, Texas! This issue of Science Squad would not have been possible without the enthusiastic contributions of the Year 3 students from the WEX Foundation’s space-STEM Lunar Caves Analog Test Sites (LCATS) program, which is also registered as a TAME Club. Their story ideas, suggestions, and lunar habitat design ideas were invaluable.

For more information on the LCATS program check out their website at wexfoundation.org/lcats

Issue #3 will always be free to download and read in English and Spanish. We encourage you to print a classroom set to go with Issues #1 & #2!

A comic book cover with a scene on the surface of the moon. Two astronauts run from meteorites falling towards a geodesic dome in the distance. The top of the comic reads "SCIENCE SQUAD" and on the left are five pictures of the superheroes: Aero is a man with light skin and a red helmet that has a down arrow on it; Morph is woman with light skin, red face mask and gloves, and blue hair; T-Blaze is a man with dark skin, small blue mask, and flames around his head; Quantum is a woman with medium brown skin, brown hair, and red mask; Eco is a light-skinned man with blonde hair and a green mask.

Science SquadTM #3 in English

Portada de un cómic con una escena en la superficie de la luna. Dos astronautas huyen de los meteoritos que caen hacia una cúpula geodésica en la distancia. La parte superior del cómic dice "Escuadrón de Ciencias" ya la izquierda hay cinco imágenes de los superhéroes: Aero es un hombre de piel clara y un casco rojo que tiene una flecha hacia abajo; Morph es una mujer de piel clara, mascarilla y guantes rojos y cabello azul; T-Blaze es un hombre de piel oscura, una pequeña máscara azul y llamas alrededor de la cabeza; Quantum es una mujer de piel morena media, cabello castaño y máscara roja; Eco es un hombre de piel clara con cabello rubio y máscara verde.

Escuadrón de CienciasTM #3 en Español

2021 SALE!

Back-to-School Prices on Issues #1 & #2

To celebrate the release of Issue #3, we’re having a special sale on Issues #1 and #2!  Join our heroes Aero, Eco, Morph, Quantum, and T-Blaze, as they work with a mysterious time-traveling professor to solve problems using their math and science skills.  These titles, available in English and Spanish, are a great way to finish up your summer reading program or generate STEM excitement for the new school year.

Science SquadTM Issues #1 and #2 usually retail at $2.50 each, but while supplies last, we’re offering the following discounts:

  • 1-24 copies:  $2 per comic book
  • 25-49 copies:  $1.75 per comic book
  • 50+ copies:  $1.50 per comic book

You can mix and match any combination of Issues #1 and #2, in English or Spanish.  Prices do not include shipping, which will be calculated at the time of order.

Bundle and save!  Email programs@tame.org for more information or to request a quote!

A comic book cover with five superheroes running forward towards a villain who's out of frame, with only two black hands visible. The top of the comic reads "TAME Comics Presents SCIENCE SQUAD #1" Descriptions of the superheroes: Aero is a man with light skin and a red helmet that has a down arrow on it; Morph is woman with light skin, red face mask and gloves, and blue hair; T-Blaze is a man with dark skin, small blue mask, and flames around his head; Quantum is a woman with medium brown skin, brown hair, and red mask; Eco is a light-skinned man with blonde hair and a green mask.

Issue #1 Sample Pages (English)

Una portada de cómic con cinco superhéroes corriendo hacia un villano que está fuera de cuadro, con solo dos manos negras visibles. La parte superior del cómic dice "TAME Comics presenta Escuadrón de Ciencias # 1" Descripciones de los superhéroes: Aero es un hombre de piel clara y un casco rojo que tiene una flecha hacia abajo; Morph es una mujer de piel clara, mascarilla y guantes rojos y cabello azul; T-Blaze es un hombre de piel oscura, una pequeña máscara azul y llamas alrededor de la cabeza; Quantum es una mujer de piel morena media, cabello castaño y máscara roja; Eco es un hombre de piel clara con cabello rubio y máscara verde.

Issue #1 Sample Pages (Español)

A comic book cover with five superheroes running through a canyon with a robot that looks like the Mars Rover. Toxic yellow liquid rushes down the rocks towards them. The top of the comic reads "TAME Comics Presents SCIENCE SQUAD #2" Descriptions of the superheroes: Aero is a man with light skin and a red helmet that has a down arrow on it; Morph is woman with light skin, red face mask and gloves, and blue hair; T-Blaze is a man with dark skin, small blue mask, and flames around his head; Quantum is a woman with medium brown skin, brown hair, and red mask; Eco is a light-skinned man with blonde hair and a green mask.

Issue #2 Sample Pages (English)

Una portada de cómic con cinco superhéroes corriendo por un cañón con un robot que se parece al Mars Rover. Un líquido amarillo tóxico se precipita por las rocas hacia ellos. La parte superior del cómic dice "TAME Comics presenta Escuadrón de Ciencias # 2". Descripciones de los superhéroes: Aero es un hombre de piel clara y un casco rojo que tiene una flecha hacia abajo; Morph es una mujer de piel clara, mascarilla y guantes rojos y cabello azul; T-Blaze es un hombre de piel oscura, una pequeña máscara azul y llamas alrededor de la cabeza; Quantum es una mujer de piel morena media, cabello castaño y máscara roja; Eco es un hombre de piel clara con cabello rubio y máscara verde.

Issue 2 Sample Pages (Español)

Activities and Solutions

Solving that Sudoku

Use the buttons below for activities, solutions, and a free lesson follow-up activity!

Did you know we offer curated STEM content on a range of topics for K-12 clubs? TAME is committed to supporting students with educational resources that can be adapted from low-cost materials on hand. See more at TAME.org/resources.

Solutions, Issue #1 – Energy (English)

Solutions, Issue #2 – Energy (English)

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Activities

A black and white photo of Dr. Richard L. Price shaking hands in a lecture hall. In the foreground, a lined drawing shows the character The Professor.

The Professor

Dr. Richard L. Price, Chair Emeritus of TAME’s Golden Triangle Chapter, has been a role model for generations of STEM students at Lamar University where he taught trigonometry, precalculus and calculus, and analytical geometry, and served as the College of Engineering’s Director of Minority Recruitment and Retention.

He appears in the TAME Science Squad™ Comic Books as the time traveling mentor known as the Professor.

In 2005 in honor of Dr. Price, GT-TAME announced the Dr. Richard L. Price Endowment Scholarship for Engineering Students at Lamar University, administered by the Lamar University Foundation. See more about the ways Lamar University has honored his legacy: Lamar names auditorium after retired professor.

From his biography:

Dr. Richard L. Price—”Doc Price”—an associate professor of mathematics at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, has had a long and distinguished career in academics. He has devoted himself to recruiting black students to Lamar, to mentoring students, and to preparing them for careers in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences…

At Lamar, Price served as the College of Engineering’s Director of Minority Recruitment and Retention. The LU News Website quoted Dr. Price: “The minority recruiting and retention program is committed to providing scholarships, internships, and other opportunities for traditionally under represented students.”

Entrepreneur and businessman Paul Fregia, a 1981 Lamar graduate, told Lamar University’s Cardinal Cadence in the spring of 2004: “People like Dr. Richard Price were pillars in my life—people who helped me to believe that I could take the next step, and that my dreams could be endless.”

 

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