Olson, Elsie
Summary: This title explores tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Engineering field. Accompanying the main text are activities from a mini flashlight to a test-and-fly glider. These crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J507.8 OLSHeinecke, Liz Lee
Summary: "The creative projects in STEAM Lab for Kids are designed to demonstrate that there's math and science to be found in great art! From rubber bands to edible stained glass, young engineers and artists alike will find inspiration in these 52 art-forward labs." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2018
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Summary: In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 WILFox, Matthew
Contents: Preface: Creative spirit, holy spirit -- Who are we as a species? -- Creativity, our true nature -- Where does creativity come from? -- What happens when the creative spirit and we co-create? -- Adam and Prometheus, creativity and the Christ : is original sin the refusal to create, and is redemption the liberation of creativity? -- Revisioning Easter and Pentecost : rolling away the obstacles...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 2002
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Summary: "Each spread throughout this book explores a breakthrough in the history of engineering, complete with hilarious commentary from Garfield the cat--who would really rather be taking a nap"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 620 HIRBoyd, Jenny
Summary: B.B. King, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Queen Latifah and more than 70 other iconic musicians discuss the creative process in exclusive interviews.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 BOYMetzl, Jamie Frederic
Summary: From leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic-engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives -- sex, war, love, and death.At the dawn of the genetics revolution, our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. But as humanity starts retooling our own genetic code,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2019
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Summary: "Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler--Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning--has studied why students don't like math and often fail in math classes. She's followed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 510 BOABrandt, Anthony K.
Summary: This powerful, wide-ranging exploration of human creativity explores how individuals, organizations, and educational institutions can benefit from fostering it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 BRAOgle, Richard.
Contents: Outing the mind -- Spaces to think with : reason, imagination, and the discovery of DNA -- Genius, imagination, and the nature of mind -- The fools on the hill : tipping points and the microcomputer revolution -- Darwinian networks, or why the fit get fitter -- The mathematical ecology of creativity -- Sex and the single doll : Barbie, Ruth Handler, and the navigation problem -- Think different...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business School Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.3 OGLRice, Elizabeth.
Summary: "Examines the two sides of the debate related to genetic engineering and each of their benefits and dangers, including the implications in medicine, cloning, the environment, agriculture, and more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish 2013
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Summary: New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. How does one do this? By becoming metahuman. To be metahuman, however, isn't science fiction and is certainly not about being a superhero. To be metahuman means to move past the limitation constructed by the mind and enter a new state of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204 CHOØstby, Hilde
Summary: "Author and journalist Hilde Østby was cycling to work one day when she crashed head-first into a stone bridge. At the hospital, she was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and prescribed rest and relaxation. But her brain was anything but restful: ideas for new writing projects popped into her head at a frenzied pace. Never before had she had so many 'aha' moments. But at the same time,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books Ltd. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.35 OSTWildman, Wesley J.
Summary: "Technology can now control the spiritual experience. This is a journey through the high-tech aids for psychological growth that are changing our world, while exploring the safety, authenticity and ethics of this new world. We already rely on technology to manage our health, sleep, relationships, and finances, so it's no surprise that we're turning to technological aids for the spiritual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204 WILThompson, Veronica
Summary: Shares instructions for creating Earth-themed engineering projects, including constructing an airplane from a plastic bottle, transforming an old T-shirt into a working wind sock, and building a small city from plastic containers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 THODougherty, Terri
Summary: "Engineering is a broad field that provides many different opportunities for creating, discovering, and problem solving. Engineers use math and science skills to do work that changes the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 620.0023 DOUZettwoch, Dan
Summary: "Follow Bea, Archie, Trudy, and Spencer (otherwise known as the BATS!) as they crisscross the globe using every type of bridge: beam, arch, truss, and suspension. From ancient low-slung rope bridges to modern hi-tech towers of steel, they'll traverse 'em all. Their journey will take them through history and connect them with new ideas and different cultures. Along the way they'll identify the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022
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Summary: A Harvard faculty member and oral language specialist provides adults with evidence-based tools and techniques to help them have productive and meaningful conversations with children of all ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 ROLMiller, Ron
Contents: Empire State Building -- Panama Canal -- Golden Gate Bridge -- Channel Tunnel -- Saturn V Rocket -- Three Gorges Dam -- Nanomachines -- Timeline -- Choose an eighth wonder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2010
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Summary: "If you let them build, they will come -- to your makerspace! These projects will teach kids science and engineering basics, and then build on them. Learn what shapes are best for building, how they work together, and then and how to think creatively to take your projects to the next level. Bonus video tutorials and other content available on the free Capstone 4D app gives students an augmented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
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Summary: "New York Times"-bestselling author Lehrer ("How We Decide") introduces readers to musicians, graphic artists, poets, and bartenders to show how they can use science to be more imaginative and make their cities, their companies, and their culture more creative.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.3 LEHDykstra, Danell
Summary: How many day-to-day important devices are engineering design products? How does a smartphone send wireless communication? How do batteries release energy? These and other questions are explained using straightforward language that weaves in science terminology and is accompanied by intriguing photographs. Easy experiments demystify engineering concepts with step-by-step instructions to make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM Real DykstraBrereton, Catherine
Summary: Discusses the progress women have made in physics and engineering.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BREBarnham, Kay
Summary: Machines developed for use on land change the way the world works. When tanks were first built, they changed the course of a war. Cars changed how people move—and now electric cars are doing it again! Mag-Lev trains are amazing feats of engineering that move faster than anyone 100 years ago would have thought possible! Readers of this compelling volume explore the science and engineering behind...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023