How to Code a Rollercoaster

How to Code a Rollercoaster

Author: Josh Funk

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 0425292037

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Pearl and Pascal take their coding adventures to the amusement park in this follow-up picture book from our Girls Who Code program! Pearl and her trusty rust-proof robot, Pascal, are enjoying a day out at the amusement park. Spinning teacups, ice cream, and of course: rollercoasters! Through the use of code, Pearl and Pascal can keep track of their ride tokens and calculate when the line is short enough to get a spot on the biggest ride of them all--the Python Coaster. Variables, if-then-else sequences, and a hunt for a secret hidden code make this a humorous, code-tastic day at the amusement park!


Zoom!

Zoom!

Author: Diane Adams

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2013-02-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1561456837

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Anticipation and anxiety lead to gleeful exhilaration in this story of a father-son roller-coaster ride. A timid young boy is just barely tall enough to ride the DinoCoaster, so he joins his father for a fast-paced journey that takes them climbing, zooming, sailing, and lurching upside down, round and round, past a colorful cast of amusement park creations. When the roller coaster finally comes to a stop, the boy is ready for another ride...but his queasy father isn't quite as enthusiastic. Diane Adams' action-packed propulsive rhyme carries the reader along on a journey from fear to delight, accompanied by Kevin Luthardt's appealing, friendly amusement park dinosaurs.


Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster

Author: Becca Leet

Publisher: Archway Publishing

Published: 2023-08-29

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1665744189

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Lia Schaeffer has always thought she's just like everybody else at her high school, until a bad breakup sends her spiralling into thoughts and behaviors she can't control. A diagnosis of bipolar disorder has her reeling, but with the help of a kind doctor, a couple of understanding therapists and lots of love from family and friends, she learns how to navigate the tricky waters of mental illness and become a stronger version of herself.


How to Weave the Web Into K-8 Science

How to Weave the Web Into K-8 Science

Author: David R. Wetzel

Publisher: NSTA Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0873552350

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Like a search engine for science teachers, How to'eave the Web into K - 8 Science is your custom-made guide to bringing the best of the Internet into your classroom. Author David Wetzel has done the work of locating online materials for you. The book offers resources for the Web-based science teaching and learning plus online technical help for both beginners and experienced computer users. You even get instructions for developing your own Web page. In three concise chapters, this book covers: the rationale behind using Web-based resources for science teaching, and tips for making the most of the Internet; practical strategies you can put to work immediately, including the topics of one-computer and multicomputer calssrooms, wireless and hand-held computers, Web-based learning centres and lessons, WebQuests, virtual tours, labs, field trips, and multimedia presentations; and a wealth of Internet resources including search engines, directories, and NSTA's own SciLinks and Webwatchers. There is an extensive section of Web-based resources listed by category and science-content area. Best of all, in a special companion Web site, you'll find updated Web addresses as well as new resources that came out after this book was printed.


Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters

Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters

Author: Victoria W. Wolcott

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2012-08-16

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0812207599

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Throughout the twentieth century, African Americans challenged segregation at amusement parks, swimming pools, and skating rinks not only in pursuit of pleasure but as part of a wider struggle for racial equality. Well before the Montgomery bus boycott, mothers led their children into segregated amusement parks, teenagers congregated at forbidden swimming pools, and church groups picnicked at white-only parks. But too often white mobs attacked those who dared to transgress racial norms. In Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters, Victoria W. Wolcott tells the story of this battle for access to leisure space in cities all over the United States. Contradicting the nostalgic image of urban leisure venues as democratic spaces, Wolcott reveals that racial segregation was crucial to their appeal. Parks, pools, and playgrounds offered city dwellers room to exercise, relax, and escape urban cares. These gathering spots also gave young people the opportunity to mingle, flirt, and dance. As cities grew more diverse, these social forms of fun prompted white insistence on racially exclusive recreation. Wolcott shows how black activists and ordinary people fought such infringements on their right to access public leisure. In the face of violence and intimidation, they swam at white-only beaches, boycotted discriminatory roller rinks, and picketed Jim Crow amusement parks. When African Americans demanded inclusive public recreational facilities, white consumers abandoned those places. Many parks closed or privatized within a decade of desegregation. Wolcott's book tracks the decline of the urban amusement park and the simultaneous rise of the suburban theme park, reframing these shifts within the civil rights context. Filled with detailed accounts and powerful insights, Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters brings to light overlooked aspects of conflicts over public accommodations. This eloquent history demonstrates the significance of leisure in American race relations.