125 Cool Inventions
Author: National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 1426318855
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Supersmart machines and wacky gadgets you never knew you wanted"--Cover.
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Variations on Normal
Author: Dominic Wilcox
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2014-08-21
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1473521262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIngenious and amusing illustrated inventions from the brilliant mind of Dominic Wilcox 'I love this book. Laugh-out-loud funny. I want a salty thumb lolly now!' Harry Hill As we go about our day-to-day business, we see the same stuff every day. The bath, the fridge, the lamp post, the bicycle, the tree... so far, so humdrum. But not if you are Dominic Wilcox. Dominic sees things a little differently. For him, inside each of these everyday things are hundreds of surprising ideas waiting to be discovered. The Portable Bottom Seat, the Sick Bag Beard, Wrist Nets for the Butterfingered – Dominic's unexpected inventions, conflations and modifications promise to make your life that little bit easier, or at least more amusing. Normal will never seem quite so normal again.
125 Pet Rescues
Author: National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 1426327366
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents true stories of shelter pets and abandoned animals that have been adopted and are being cared for, including cats, pigs, roosters, horses, and snakes.
100 Inventions That Made History
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-02-03
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1465426868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncredible inventions and inspiring innovations have transformed the world today, so you can't imagine life without them! This tour through time tracks the brilliant breakthroughs of great geniuses starting with ancient times and ending in the modern era. Packed full of awesome ideas, from airplanes, batteries, and chocolate, to video games, wheels, and X-rays, you'll hear the inside story on the brainwaves behind them all. You'll meet the masters of invention who dreamed up the greatest gadgets and gizmos ever. From the everyday essentials we take for granted to fabulous firsts like the car and the television, this roll call of history's most groundbreaking inventions is guaranteed to educate, engage, and entertain the whole family. Part of DK's best-selling top 100 in History series, 100 Inventions That Made History presents an in-depth exploration of each important invention in unprecedented detail with eye-catching visuals and informative text, while stunning galleries reveal a selection of mind-blowing inventions on a shared theme. Also included are the disastrous prototypes that never got off the ground and the futuristic fantasies that may soon be up and running. Open your eyes to a world of wonder... and who knows, you might become the trailblazer of tomorrow!
Kids' Books and Maker Activities
Author: Marge Cox
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2022-10-17
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1440875685
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book connects to the new AASL standards, ISTE Standards for Students, and provides simple directions for using a variety of books to create maker activities that deepen the reading experience. Books and maker activities help children to associate reading with hands-on learning. For educators looking for additional ways to engage youngsters in reading and maker activities, this book provides the perfect hands-on connection. Providing connections to the new AASL standards and the ISTE Standards for Students with simple directions for using a variety of books to create maker activities, this book can help elementary teachers and librarians to enhance and deepen the reading experience. Featured books represent a variety of genres for kindergarten through sixth-grade students and highlights very current titles as well as classics. The book is based on actual experiences with students and staff who have enjoyed and benefited from these activities in their elementary school library. The author's forty years of educational experience ensure the reliability and practicality of this resource that readers can trust and use every day.
Everything Robotics
Author: Jennifer Swanson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 142632331X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThey fix spacecraft, dance, tell jokes, and even clean your carpet! From the tiniest robo-bees to gigantic factory machines, robotics is all around you. This technology isn't just for science-fiction anymore -- it's real and more relevant than ever. With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful design, readers won't stop until they've learned everything there is to know about robotics.
Properties of Energy for Grades 3-5
Author: Jennifer E. Lawson
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Published: 2022-10-07
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 155379964X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProperties of Energy from Hands-On Science: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource: emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science Using proven Hands-On features, Properties of Energy contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; reproducible student materials; and materials lists. Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum: a multi-age approach a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL) place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts In Properties of Energy students investigate properties of energy. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas: The motion of objects depends on their properties. Light and sound can be produced and their properties can be changed. Forces influence the motion of an object. Other Hands-On Science books for grades 3–5 Properties of Matter Living Things Land, Water, and Sky
I Can Be an Awesome Inventor
Author: Anna Claybourne
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Published: 2019-10-16
Total Pages: 67
ISBN-13: 0486839249
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPut on your thinking cap and get inventive! Make a musical instrument from glass bottles, use a drop of water to create a microscope, develop your own computer programming language, and more! Filled with interesting fun facts and entertaining activities, this book will inspire you to create your own inventions.
Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 4
Author: Jennifer Lawson
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Published: 2020-09-07
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1553799399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExperienced educators share their best, classroom-tested ideas in this teacher-friendly, activity-based resource. The grade 4 book is divided into four units: Habitats and Communities Pulleys and Gears Light and Sound Rocks and Minerals STAND-OUT COMPONENTS custom-written for the Ontario curriculum uses an inquiry-based scientific and technological approach builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES includes resources for both teachers and students a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning a fully developed assessment plan for assessment for, as, and of learning a focus on real-life technological problem solving learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL) land-based learning activities and Makerspace centres access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book.)
National Geographic Kids Robots Sticker Activity Book
Author: National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2018-07-03
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1426331800
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTechies in training will go bezerk over this sticker activity book, packed with 1,000 robot-themed stickers and pages loaded with sticker prompts, coloring activities, counting, patterns, mazes, matching, and more. Fans of Transformers, Wall-E, and the other AI heroes will gravitate to this awesome sticker activity book. Discover super high-tech robots that explore land, sea, air, and space; wacky inventions of the past; superstrong bots and supersmall ones; how robots help humans; everyday bots they're familiar with; and megastar machines like BB-8 and more. After getting the buzz on all things bot, kids get to play genius inventor as they sticker, draw, and color their very own special robot. This exciting, educational, yet wildly fun interactive title brings National Geographic Kids signature content to a sticker and activity book format.
