Summary: Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This series covers history from 3500 B.C. to the 1780's. This course analyzes civilizations by looking at their geographic and political environments, their technologies, economies, social institutions, and cultural achievements. Students will look at history from new perspectives, come to understand the connections between human beings despite time and distance, and appreciate the lasting...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1995
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 909 WOR PART 1Call number: DVD 909 WOR PART 2
Call number: DVD 909 WOR PART 3
Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD ENGSummary: Encourages the development of number concepts, from basic counting to multiplication and division, through manipulation of cubes of 10 different colors, which can be snapped together.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Didax, Inc. 2010
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 14Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Our hands-on kit highlights the life cycles of butterflies, chickens, and frogs - with five realistic manipulatives for each animal. Children can put them in sequential order or compare one animal's life cycle to another"--Container
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore Learning Materials 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, and curiosity."--Container
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD NATSummary: Zingo brings fast-paced excitement and learning to the classic game of Bingo! Slide the Zinger to reveal picture tiles, make a match and fill your card to win. Images with printed words and two levels of play make this the perfect game to grow with.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Technology & Space Module is to build kids' fascination with the solutions of tomorrow and get them excited to look beyond the world they see today. Topics in this module include mechanics, astronomy, robotics, coding, communication. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD TECSummary: "Osmo's Coding Starter Kit enables kids to create technology, guide and control animated characters, and compose music through code! Using tangible coding blocks, kids can easily get a hold of coding concepts and gain an understanding of computer programming. Set your critical thinking and computational thinking skills in motion today. Osmo add-on game teaches coding, logic, and problem solving...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Tangible Play Inc 2020
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 262-ASummary: This series covers America's history from the age of Pre-Columbian Native Americans, through European discovery, colonization, independence, the forging of a young nation, and the settling of the American frontier. Students will look at the history of the United States from a new perspective, as they explore the events that have shaped modern American society. Professor Linwood Thompson is the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1996
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973 EAR3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 1
Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 2
Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 3
Worley, Peter.
Summary: " ... Draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer's epic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus, but also to that other great Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore with Odysseus the value of happiness, non-existent entities, moral dilemmas, the philosophy of prophecy, and the nature of love ..." -- back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum International Pub. Group 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.67 WORSummary: "The goal of the Creation & Sound Module is to teach kids how creativity and self-expression apply to identifying and solving problems. Topics in this module include art, sound, color, tempo, rhyming, and literature. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD CRESummary: The projector solar system is a great toy for education with a voice that will enhance your child’s creative skills and knowledge, inspiring them to imagine and discover the stellar spectacles of the cosmos, galaxies, cosmonauts, spaceships, and our amazing solar system planets.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Science Can. 2024
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 39Summary: "Stay sharp all summer long with activities, games, and storybooks designed to improve memory and logic, practice math skills, advance reading comprehension, and more!"
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD KNOSummary: Children create pictures and designs using colorful screws and the child-safe power drill or screwdriver. Cards suggest design ideas, or children may create their own.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Kernion, Mark C.
Summary: Barron's Chemistry: The Easy Way covers all important chemistry topics, from atomic structure and chemical formulas to electrochemistry and the basics of organic chemistry. Three full-length tests are included with answers fully explained, two of them modeled after the SAT Subject Area Chemistry Test. A method of diagnosing students' strengths and weaknesses by topic area is included with each...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Test Prep 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 540.76 KERSummary: "Children will stay engaged with learning all summer long through interactive activities, storybooks, and games that develop musical interest, explore artistic abilities, expand creative thinking skills, and so much more!"
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows designer-activist Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller to rural Bertie County, the poorest in North Carolina, where they work with local high school students to help transform both their community and their lives. Living on credit and grant money and fighting a change-resistant school board, Pilloton and Miller lead their students through a year-long, full-scale design and build project...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IFSummary: Engaging, fun and effective, these challenge cards provide a hands-on approach to STEM instruction. Features activities that can be performed independently, in small groups, or as a whole-class activity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 26McGeehan, John.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2012