science

"There are numerous books on STEAM, but most are either arts and crafts project books designed for children or high-level books that can be weighty and inaccessible for new teachers. As an artist/educator who has taught art and technology for years, Tim Needles brings a fresh and unique approach to these topics, focusing on creativity, innovation and collaboration. This accessible and engaging book offers creative ideas for blending arts and STEM learning (STEAM). It covers the fundamentals of STEAM, with project ideas and best practices, while providing insight from educators in the field. Technologies covered include: coding, robotics, 3D printing, virtual and augmented reality, photography, video, animation and digital drawing. In addition, the book addresses several different approaches to bringing STEAM learning to the next level, such as collaboration, global learning, project-based learning, makerspaces and social-emotional learning"--.

". . . a highly illustrated, . . . field guide that will help kids master the essential skills and lessons of middle school Science. With expert knowledge presented in a bold . . . format . . ., students will learn, explore, and practice terminology, techniques, and tools behind creating and testing hypotheses, ecology, chemistry, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"Working with simple household tools, kids can follow the step-by-step photographic instructions to exercise their design smarts, expand their 3-D thinking, and learn the basics of physics and engineering with activities that have real-life applications"--Provided by publisher.

Explores why demonstrably false beliefs in UFOs, aliens, and more, thrive despite decades of eduation and scientific debunking.

Slime can be bouncy, stretchy, and oozy. It's a non-Newtonian fluid. Text provides recipes on how to make homemade slime, along with tips for making scientific observations during the creation process.

Ideally, science would indeed be focused entirely on facts, truth, and objectivity. But the reality is different. Science cannot be separated from the human experience. As long as science is a human endeavor, it will carry with it the biases of society.

Is weather the same as climate? They are indeed different. Weather changes from day to day, whereas climate indicates a given weather pattern over a larger expanse of time, even thousands of years. This book explores the relationships between weather and climate, and how weather may affect the timely issue of climate change. The earth has experienced a period of rising temperatures that has alarmed both scientists and environmental activists. Does weather play a role? After reading this compelling book, readers will understand so much more about both weather and climate and the close relationship they share. Each book in The New Weather series provides very interesting information about everything you have ever wanted to know about weather. Readers can learn weather fundamentals, explore how scientists study the weather, and be amazed by some of the most extreme weather on our planet.

"… takes [the reader] on an astonishing journey back through the ages, showing how dedication, disasters, and eureka moments have brought us antibiotics, electricity, space exploration, and so much more"--Back cover.

"When Miles teams up with his friends to enter a citywide science competition, his cousin Cam, who made it to regionals the year before, offers to help, but while everyone else is rocking the project, Miles feels like the weak link"--OCLC.