Educational: Mathematics, science and technology, general
BookLife Publishing Forces
Book SynopsisFrom the animal world to the forces that make things go, young minds have big questions about how the world works. The answers to these questions wait in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Unlock the world around you with STEM and Me.
£8.54
BookLife Publishing Wheels
Book SynopsisHave you met the Fixer? He can build and fix anything. He has written this book (well, we wrote it for him, he doesn''t have any hands) to tell you how to put your building and engineering skills to the test. Featuring simple layouts and lovely illustration, this book will teach you how to build toys and machines using simple mechanics and engineering.
£12.99
BookLife Publishing Levers
Book SynopsisHave you met the Fixer? He can build and fix anything. He has written this book (well, we wrote it for him, he doesn''t have any hands) to tell you how to put your building and engineering skills to the test. Featuring simple layouts and lovely illustration, this book will teach you how to build toys and machines using simple mechanics and engineering.
£12.99
CSIRO Publishing Chemistry in the Marketplace
Book SynopsisProvides a fascinating and at times amusing insight into the real world uses of chemicals. This sixth edition of Chemistry in the Marketplace provides fresh explanations, fascinating facts and funny anecdotes about the serious science in the products we buy and the resources we use. It might even save you some money.Trade Review“This is a wide-ranging, detailed and authoritative text, presented clearly and attractively with numerous images, tables and diagrams…it is good to see a text that has retained the essential chemistry and has not been oversimplified for the popular science market”.- Janet Mitchell, School Science ReviewTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1: Molecular musings 2: Chemistry of health and risk 3: Chemistry of surfaces 4: Chemistry in the laundry 5: Chemistry in the kitchen 6: Chemistry in the dining room 7: Biochemistry of metabolism and sport 8: Chemistry of cosmetics 9: Chemistry in the medicine cabinet 10: Chemistry of plastics and glass 11: Chemistry of fibres, fabrics and other yarns 12: Chemistry in the garden 13: Chemistry of hardware and stationery 14: Chemistry in the swimming pool 15: Chemistry at the beach 16: Biological effects of metals and metalloids 17: Chemistry in energy 18: Chemistry of ionising radiation 19: Experiments Appendix 1: Nomenclature in chemistry Appendix 2: Reporting amounts of material (units) Appendix 3: Prevalence of logarithmic scales Appendix 4: How much is safe? Appendix 5: Phase diagrams Appendix 6: Metal foils Appendix 7: Metal alloys Appendix 8: Maillard reaction Appendix 9: Refractive index Appendix 10: Glass transition temperature (Tg) Appendix 11: The entropy game Index
£48.45
CSIRO Publishing Securing Australias Future
Book SynopsisRecognising rapid changes in the global economy, environment and policy, the Australian Government engaged the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) to undertake detailed interdisciplinary research to help guide Australian thinking and policy decisions. This volume synthesises the major themes that emerge from ACOLA's reports.Table of Contents Prologue (by Ian Chubb) Preface (by Michael N Barber) Introduction 1. Australia’s strengths – and a plan for a secure future 2. Engagement with Asia: time to be smarter 3. Boosting productivity with innovation and new technologies 4. Recharging education to power the nation 5. Green and clean: securing a sustainable future 6. Conclusion: challenges and opportunities for Australia Segue: Securing Australia’s Future Compendium (by Dr Alan Finkel) Appendix 1. Australia’s comparative advantage Appendix 2. STEM: Country comparisons: International comparisons of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education Appendix 3. Smart engagement with Asia: leveraging language, research and culture Appendix 4. The role of science, research and technology in lifting Australian productivity Appendix 5. Technology and Australia’s future: New technologies and their role in Australia’s security, cultural, democratic, social and economic systems Appendix 6. Engineering energy: unconventional gas production – A study of shale gas in Australia Appendix 7. Australia's agricultural future Appendix 8. Delivering sustainable urban mobility Appendix 9. Translating research for economic and social benefit: country comparisons Appendix 10. Skills and capabilities for Australian enterprise innovation Appendix 11. Australia’s diaspora advantage: realising the potential for building transnational business networks with Asia Index
£23.16
Hodder Education TGAU CBAC Canllaw Adolygu Mathemateg Uwch
Book SynopsisExam Board: WJECLevel: GCSESubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017Welsh Language edition. Maximise your students' grade potential with a step-by-step approach that builds confidence through topic summaries, worked examples and exam style questions.- Identify areas of improvement to focus on through diagnostic tests for each topic.- Develop exam skills and techniques with skills-focused exam-style questions and exam advice on common pitfalls.- Build understanding and confidence with clear explanations of each topic covering all the key information needed to succeed.- Consolidate revision with 'two weeks to go' summaries for each topic.
£15.42
MP-CTM National Council of T Taking Action Implementing Effective Mathematics
Book SynopsisAre you ready to take your teaching to the next level? Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in Grades 6-8 offers a coherent set of professional learning experiences designed to foster teachers' understanding of the effective mathematics teaching practices and their ability to apply those practices in their own classrooms.
£39.06
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Unpacking Fractions
Book SynopsisDrawing on decades of research studies, evidence from teacher practice, and 25 years of experience working around the world with teachers, students, and parents, Monica Neagoy addresses seven big ideas in the teaching and learning of fractions in grades 2-6. Each idea is supported by a vignette from a real classroom, common misconceptions, a thorough unpacking of productive mathematical thinking.
£39.06
Information Age Publishing Frameworks for Integrated Project-Based
Book SynopsisFrameworks for Integrated Project-Based Instruction in STEM Disciplines presents an original approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) centric project based instruction. We approach project based instruction from an engineering design philosophy and the accountability highlighted in a standards-based environment. We emphasize a backward design that is initiated by well-defined outcomes tied to local, state, or national standards that provide teachers with a framework guiding students' design, solving, or completion of ill-defined tasks. In project-based STEM classrooms students investigate, utilize technological tools, construct artifacts, participate in debates, collaborate, and make products to demonstrate what they have learned.Features include deep coverage of four topics in PBI: scaffolding, student-driven inquiry, driving questions, and development of lessons based on national and state standards. This focus will ensure a deep understanding by the reader of project-based instruction, which will allow the reader to create strong and meaningful lesson experiences for their students. An emphasis on student-driven inquiry will be discussed, including the importance of giving students the cognitive tools, such as statistical analysis tools, they need to research and inquire about the lesson topic. A breakdown of what a successful driving question includes will be explained, and examples given. The book will include strategies for starting the lesson process with ending goals in mind by creating driving questions and breaking down state and national standards. This book is strongly rooted in research in the learning sciences about project-based instruction, but will also be designed to be practically useful to teachers and teacher educators and researchers by bridging research and practice.
£48.45
Information Age Publishing Frameworks for Integrated Project-Based
Book SynopsisFrameworks for Integrated Project-Based Instruction in STEM Disciplines presents an original approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) centric project based instruction. We approach project based instruction from an engineering design philosophy and the accountability highlighted in a standards-based environment. We emphasize a backward design that is initiated by well-defined outcomes tied to local, state, or national standards that provide teachers with a framework guiding students' design, solving, or completion of ill-defined tasks. In project-based STEM classrooms students investigate, utilize technological tools, construct artifacts, participate in debates, collaborate, and make products to demonstrate what they have learned.Features include deep coverage of four topics in PBI: scaffolding, student-driven inquiry, driving questions, and development of lessons based on national and state standards. This focus will ensure a deep understanding by the reader of project-based instruction, which will allow the reader to create strong and meaningful lesson experiences for their students. An emphasis on student-driven inquiry will be discussed, including the importance of giving students the cognitive tools, such as statistical analysis tools, they need to research and inquire about the lesson topic. A breakdown of what a successful driving question includes will be explained, and examples given. The book will include strategies for starting the lesson process with ending goals in mind by creating driving questions and breaking down state and national standards. This book is strongly rooted in research in the learning sciences about project-based instruction, but will also be designed to be practically useful to teachers and teacher educators and researchers by bridging research and practice.
£86.70
Taylor & Francis Handbook of Research on STEM Education
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£247.00
Taylor & Francis Handbook of Research on STEM Education
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£94.99
Taylor & Francis STEM Education by Design
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£114.00
Taylor & Francis STEM Education by Design Opening Horizons of
Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates how STEM can and should be understood as more than a collection of disciplines; it is a transdisciplinary, possibility-rich domain that is much more than the sum of its parts. Table of ContentsChapter 1. STEMChapter 2. LearningChapter 3. MathematicsChapter 4. TechnologyChapter 5. EngineeringChapter 6. ScienceChapter 7. STEM EducationReferencesAcknowledgments
£39.99
Taylor & Francis STEM Education in Primary Classrooms Unravelling Contemporary Approaches in Australia and New Zealand
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£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd STEM Education with Robotics
Book SynopsisThis book offers a synthesis of research, curriculum examples, pedagogy models, and classroom recommendations for the effective use of robotics in STEM teaching and learning. Authors Chauhan and Kapila demonstrate how the use of educational robotics can catalyze and enhance student learning and understanding within the STEM disciplines. The book explores the implementation of design-based research (DBR); technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK); and the 5E instructional model; among others. Chapters draw on a variety of pedagogical scaffolds to help teachers deploy educational robotics for classroom use, including research-driven case studies, strategies, and standards-aligned lesson plans from real-life settings.This book will benefit STEM teachers, STEM teacher educators, and STEM education researchers.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction. Chapter 1. Transformational Learning with Educational Robotics. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. STEM and technology-enhanced learning environments. 1.3. Educational robotics. 1.4. Exhibiting the role of robots in supporting student learning. 1.5. Conclusion. 1.6. Key takeaways. Chapter 2. Applications of Robots in Educational Settings. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Constructionism and educational robotics. 2.3. Educational robotics: Roles and settings. 2.4. Examples of applications of robots as a learning tool in teaching and learning. 2.5. Conclusion. 2.6. Key takeaways. Chapter 3. Teaching STEM with Robotics: Synopsis of a Research-guided Program. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Need for authentic STEM learning experiences. 3.3. Rationale for robotics in STEM education. 3.4. Overview, theoretical background, and project design. 3.5. Illustrative examples from implementation. 3.6. Project outcomes and recommendations. 3.7. Conclusion. 3.8. Key takeaways. Part II: Theory, Design, and Implementation. Chapter 4. Design-based Research for Robotics-enhanced Learning Environments. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Design-based research. 4.3. Literature review exemplifying the use of design-based research in robotics-enabled learning. 4.4. Design-based research implementation examples from robotics-enhanced learning environments. 4.5. Implementation challenges of design-based research. 4.6. Conclusion. 4.7. Key takeaways. Chapter 5. Effective Professional Development for Robotics-focused Learning Environments. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Teacher professional development. 5.3. Designing for effective professional development. 5.4. Literature review on teacher professional development for robotics-based learning. 5.5. Designing a robotics-based professional development program using situated learning. 5.6. Creating a professional development program using the social capital theory. 5.7. Challenges in planning effective professional development programs and incorporating their lessons. 5.8. Conclusion. 5.9. Key takeaways. Chapter 6. Applying TPACK to Design for Robotics-enhanced Learning. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge. 6.3. Literature review on teachers’ TPACK development. 6.4. Development of teacher TPACK through professional development aimed at using robotics as a learning tool. 6.5. Development of TPACK-guided robotics-based STEM learning units. 6.6. Conclusion. 6.7. Key takeaways. Part III: Instructional Perspectives and Lesson Designs. Chapter 7. Prerequisites, Practices, and Perceptions to Design Effective Robotics-based Lessons. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Enabling effective integration of robotics in classrooms. 7.3. Prerequisites for robotics-based STEM lessons. 7.4. Instructional practices for effective robotics-based lessons. 7.5. Factors that influence student perceptions of utilizing robots as educational tools. 7.6. Conclusion. 7.7. Key takeaways. Chapter 8. Applying Cognitive Domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy to Robotics-based Learning. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Bloom’s taxonomy. 8.3. Literature review on applications of Bloom’s taxonomy in robotics. 8.4. Integrating cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy with educational robotics to promote higher-order thinking. 8.5. Conclusion. 8.6. Key takeaways. Chapter 9. Using the 5E Instructional Model to Develop Robotics-based Science Units. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. The 5E instructional model. 9.3. Literature review on integrating the 5E model in robotics-based learning. 9.4. Exemplar robotics-based science unit plans aligned with the 5E model and Next Generation Science Standards. 9.5. Implementing the 5E instructional model. 9.6. Conclusion. 9.7. Key takeaways. Appendix A. Appendix B. Index
£38.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in
Book SynopsisProviding salient stories and practical strategies, this book empowers educators to embrace the unique talents of neurodivergent learners in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). An exploration of the exciting opportunities neurodiversity presents to build an innovative workforce is grounded in a large body of research from psychology, neuroscience, and education.Author Jodi Asbell-Clarke presents individual examples of neurodivergent journeys in STEM to establish evidence-based connections between neurodiversity and the types of innovative problem-solving skills needed in today's workforce. The featured stories come directly from the author's many years in inclusive classrooms with STEM teachers along with interviews from many neurodivergent professionals in STEM. Teachers will learn how to embrace the unique brilliance and potential of the neurodivergent learners in their classroom, working against historic marginalization and deficit-based perspectives Trade Review"Imagine a world where the unique STEM-related talents of neurodivergent individuals are cultivated to grow a dynamic, innovative workforce. In her groundbreaking work, Jodi Asbell-Clarke presents an empowering roadmap for educators to embrace and nurture these talents, instead of perpetuating shame and pity".—Professor Sara Seager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Neurodivergent Learners in STEM" is an empowering guide for educators to create inclusive learning environments, expertly navigating the intersection of STEM education and neurodiversity and providing practical strategies to unlock the potential of neurodivergent learners."—Matthew Farber, author of Gaming SEL: Games as Transformational to Social and Emotional Learning "Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM is an important book for all educators. It encourages us to look at all students as having huge potential. Don’t leave behind students who think differently. They may be the leaders of their generation."—Nadine Bonda, PhD, former SuperintendentTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Neurodiversity—The Words We Use 3. Neurodiversity—The Competitive Advantage 4. Learning in the Brain 5. Learning in the Classroom 6. The Role of Emotion in Learning 7. Extraordinary Learners 8. Neurodiversity and Collaboration 9. Inclusive STEM Teaching 10. Strategies for Inclusion—Project-Based Learning 11. Strategies for Inclusion—Game-based Learning 12. Strategies for Inclusion—Computational Thinking 13. Neurodiversity in STEM—The Actions We Take
£26.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Science and Technology in the Early
Book SynopsisTeaching Science and Technology in the Early Years (37) celebrates young children's amazing capabilities as scientists, designers and technologists. Research-based yet practical and accessible, it demonstrates how scientific designing and making activities are natural to young children, and have the potential for contributing to all aspects of their learning.By identifying the scientific and technological concepts, skills and activities being developed, the book enables the reader to make more focused diagnostic observations of young children and plan for how they can help move them forward in their learning. This third edition has been thoroughly updated and features: fresh insights into young children's learning from neuroscience and new-materialist' perspectives; a UK-wide perspective on Early Years curricula and how they support the inclusion of science and technology as an entitlement for young children; new caseTrade Review"This is the third edition of this valuable book, and it's good to see it kept up to date as it's a subject where change happens very quickly. It celebrates and raises awareness of young children’s amazing capabilities as scientists, designers and technologists and demonstrates how scientific designing and making activities are natural to young children, and have the potential for contributing to all aspects of their learning." - Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch Table of ContentsList of figures, tables and learning stories List of contributors Acknowledgements Part One: The principles of teaching science and technology in Early Years settings 1.Introduction 2.Young children as scientists, designers and technologists – theories of learning 3.Talk, narrative and sustained shared thinking 4.Outdoor learning in science and technology 5.Assessing and documenting children’s learning 6.Planning for science and technology in the Early Years setting Part Two: Guidance on teaching thematic science and technology topics 7.Sowing the seeds – a thematic approach to plant life in Early Years education 8.A thematic approach to humans and animals in Early Years education 9.A thematic approach to everyday materials in Early Years practice 10.A thematic approach to changing materials in Early Years settings 11.A thematic approach to forces, magnets and electricity in Early Years settings 12.A thematic approach to sound, light and space in Early Years settings 13.Moving on – transitions in Early Years science and technology References Index
£28.99
Nomad Press Explore Shapes and Angles!: With 25 Great
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£19.31
Nomad Press Explore Shapes and Angles!: With 25 Great
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£15.10
Tarquin Publications Bend the Rules: An extraordinary collection of
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£7.98
