Educational: Technology
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.
£8.54
BookLife Publishing Pulleys
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.
£8.54
Hachette Children's Group The Ultimate Guide to Minecraft Creative Mode
Book SynopsisLooking for a new things to do in Minecraft Creative Mode? This is just what you need! This book is packed with fun ideas for making new designs and constructions in Creative Mode. There are sections for everything from gigantic underground lairs to sky-scraping towers, and imposing statues, the coolest home interiors, to watery builds like underwater temples and pirate ships.Lots of fan builds show you just what's possible, and every section is full of cool ideas and useful building techniques you've never thought of before. There's even a dedicated section for making redstone gadgets for all the budding engineers out there.Plus, it's 100% updated with the latest blocks and design skills to make sure you're making the coolest builds ever. It's got everything you need to turn you into a Minecraft master builder!Table of ContentsContents include: Building Basics • Home Sweet Home • Ultimate Underground Bases • Towers and Skyscrapers • Gothic Castles and Fancy Palaces • Watery Builds • Nature Builds • Statues and Monuments • Wild and Crazy Constructions • Using Mobs • Sneaky Building Shortcuts • Advanced Tips • Getting Started with Redstone • Interactive Builds • Redstone for Experts • Ultimate Building Challenges • Minecraft Master Builder's Quiz.
£11.69
Ransom Publishing Great Journeys: Set Six
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NQ Publishers #TECHNOLOGY: From the Wheel to the Metaverse, The
Book SynopsisHave you ever wondered how the wheel was invented or who created the first video game? Do you understand how the internet works and why vaccines save lives? Are you aware that fossil fuels not only power cars and planes, but are also used to generate the electricity that powers almost everything else? Do you know about alternative energy sources and how they work? Would you like to know more about robotic surgery, vertical farming or gene therapy? Then this is the book for you!
£13.49
Cheriton Children's Books Terror Alert: Using Science to Fight Terrorism
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Cheriton Children's Books Cold Case Closed: Using Science to Crack Cold
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Cheriton Children's Books Tracking a Killer: Using Science to Solve
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Double 9 Booksllp Venus Equilateral
Book SynopsisVenus Equilateral is a science fiction novel written by George O. Smith. The book is set in the 22nd century and revolves around a space station located between Venus and the Sun. The station, called Venus Equilateral, is a hub for communication and transportation throughout the solar system. The story follows the crew and inhabitants of Venus Equilateral as they deal with various challenges and dangers, including sabotage attempts and hostile aliens. The main character is the station's chief engineer who must use his technical expertise to keep the station running and protect it from threats. The book explores themes of technology, human ingenuity, and the potential for conflict between different factions in a high-tech society. It also delves into the personal relationships and conflicts among the crew and inhabitants of the station, including a love triangle and political tensions between different groups.
£16.14
Bellwether Media Apple
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Bellwether Media Fender
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Chicago Review Press The Apollo Missions for Kids
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The greatest exploring voyages in history, the Apollo missions to the moon still awe and inspire half a century on. In clear and exciting prose, Jerome Pohlen brings the Apollo story to a new generation of explorers." Tom Jones, four-time shuttle astronaut and author of Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir"[A] detailed and generously illustrated overview...An ideal candidate for STEM collections." -- Booklist"An engrossing portrayalat once broad in scope and rich in specific details." -- Kirkus Online"The best Apollo book I've read." -- Geek Mom"an outstanding supplement to school materials for kids." -- Rhapsody in Books"very highly recommended for all young space enthusiasts." -- Midwest Book Review"one of those books you will buy now and do with your kids, and can enjoy time and again." -- Inspired by Savannah"I love a book that is well-designed and thought out." -- A Net in Time
£16.10
Orion Publishing Co Build Your Own Mars Colony
Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for little astronauts with big imaginations!This space-age set contains everything an explorer needs to create the ultimate Mars colony, from colourful astronauts and space vehicles to adorable astro-pets.Simply unfold the poster to reveal the surface of Mars, pop out the pieces and assemble them (no scissors or glue required) for hours of extraterrestrial fun. Easy to put together and full of lovable characters, this is a charming set for children to assemble and play with.The box comes with 10 press-out sheets that make over 20 pieces when assembled and no scissors or glue required.
£15.29
Princeton University Press The Teacher in the Machine
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£22.50
O'Reilly Media BioBuilder
Book SynopsisToday's synthetic biologists are in the early stages of engineering living cells to help treat diseases, sense toxic compounds in the environment, and produce valuable drugs. With this manual, you can be part of it.
£29.99
WW Norton & Co Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
Book SynopsisAmerica’s most celebrated astrophysicist invites young readers to explore the mysteries of the universe.
£999.99
Bellwether Media Tiktok
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Pearson Education Structural Mechanics
Book SynopsisHassan Al Nageim is a Chartered Engineer and Professor of Structural Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Loads on buildings and structures 3. Concurrent coplanar forces 4. Non-concurrent coplanar forces 5. Moments of forces 6. Framed structures 7. Construction materials 8. Shear force and bending moment 9. Properties of sections 10. Introduction to structural stability, durability and environmental conditions 11. Simple beam design to BS 5950, BS 5268, EC3 and EC5 12. Beams of two materials 13. Deflection of beams 14. Axially loaded columns 15. Connections to BS 5950 and EC3 16. Addition of direct and bending stresses 17. Portal frames and arches 18. Gravity retaining walls
£75.04
Taylor & Francis Ltd Technology and Critical Literacy in Early
Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, this popular text explores classrooms where technology and critical literacies are woven into childhood curricula and teaching. Using real-world stories, it addresses what ICTs afford critical literacy with young children, and how new technologies can be positioned to engage in meaningful and authentic learning. Concise but comprehensive, the text provides strategies, theoretical frameworks, demonstrations of practice, and resources for teachers.Updated with discussions of media literacy and new pedagogical tools, the second edition features new classroom examples and experiences that highlight the ways in which critical literacy, technology and media literacy come together in everyday life in the early childhood classroom. The inviting examples model how to use the interests and inquiry questions of young learners as a springboard for creating a critical curriculum. Each chapter includes Reflection Points, pedagogical invitations, and Resource BoxeTable of ContentsIntroductionMapping out the Terrain of This Book Pedagogical Features 1 Setting a Context for Exploring Critical andMedia Literacies Using Technology Differential Access and Connectivity New Technologies as Tools for Engaging in Critical Literacy Work Key Aspects of Critical Literacy Who We Are Extending Children’s Repertoire of Literacy and Communications Practices New Technologies Does Not Equal Critical Literacy PART ONEOne Teacher’s JourneySubtle and Explicit Uses of Technology Re-Designing My Little Pony Using Technology as a Teaching and Communicative Tool 2 Building Relationships Between Home and School With the Use of TechnologyTeaching and Learning with Pre-K and K Children: The First Month Establishing a Home/School Partnership Through Documenting and Sharing Learning3 Beginning With Coming Together as a Community to Create Spaces for Critical Literacy Hello My Names Are/ Hello My Names Are NotNames Are Not Just Names Seamlessly Creating a Generative Curriculum4 Reading With Text and Against Text With Young Children Reading With the TextReading Against the TextI’m Glad I’m a Boy! I’m Glad I’m a Girl! Reading With and Against Froodle Discussing Froodle Lessons from Kushi 5 Working With Multimedia Text and TechnologyLayered Response to a Multimedia Text Where Was Their Home? Gloves for the Homeless PART TWOFurther Insights into Teaching with Technology 6 Yes We Can!: Using Technology as a Tool for Social Action Building From Children’s Inquiry Questions Travel Trunks: Using the Internet as Text and Tool Creating Space for Social Action 7 Our Families Don’t Understand English! What Is a Podcast? Creating 100% KidsIntroducing Subrina Exclusion and Inclusion Negotiating Identities/Growing Literacies Creating New Spaces for Participation The Final Show Children’s Construction of Identity 8 What About Antarctica? Reading the Clustr Map Further Explorations The 100% Kids Clustr Map Columbia Gets a Dot 9 The Tomato Trials Backbreaking Work? Critically Reading the Web The Trials Begin Tomato Trial Findings In Retrospect 10 Desires, Identities, and New Communication Technologies Meaningful and Sustained Learning Learning From Our Students
£38.99
Jampa Andra Space Coloring Book
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Austin Macauley Publishers A Case for AI Ethics to Achieve Sustainability
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Johns Hopkins University Press Diversifying Digital Learning
Book SynopsisHow does the digital divide affect the teaching and learning of historically underrepresented students?Many schools and programs in low-income neighborhoods lack access to the technological resources, including equipment and Internet service, that those in middle- and upper-income neighborhoods have at their fingertips. This inequity creates a persistent digital dividenot a simple divide in access to technology per se, but a divide in both formal and informal digital literacy that further marginalizes youths from low-income, minoritized, and first-generation communities. Diversifying Digital Learning outlines the pervasive problems that exist with ensuring digital equity and identifies successful strategies to tackle the issue. Bringing together top scholars to discuss how digital equity in education might become a key goal in American education, this book is structured to provide a framework for understanding how historically underrepresented students most effectively engage with teTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Mapping the Terrain, by William G. Tierney and Suneal Kolluri2. Equitable Education for Democracy in the Digital Age, by Joseph Kahne, Christina Evans, Erica Hodgin, and Young Whan Choi3. Computer Science for All, by Joanna Goode, Julie Flapan, and Jane Margolis4. Facilitating Digital Access, by Zoë B. Corwin and Antar A. Tichavakunda5. Reimagining STEM, by S. Craig Watkins6. Diversifying Digital Clubhouses, by Amanda Ochsner7. Supporting Youth to Envision Careers in Computer Science, by Crystle Martin8. African American Youth Tumbling Toward Mental Health Support-Seeking and Positive Academic Outcomes, by Lynette Kvasny and Fay Cobb Payton9. Black Student Lives Matter, by David J. Leonard and Safiya Umoja NobleConclusion, by Amanda Ochsner, Zoë B. Corwin, and William G. TierneyContributorsIndex
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Teacher Created Materials, Inc The Cutting Edge
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Teacher Created Materials Underwater Training
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Teacher Created Materials Designing a Shuttle
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£10.26
Bellwether Media Solar Storm
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Bellwether Media Lamborghini Sian
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Bellwether Media Lotus Evija
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Creative Company Asteroids
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BookLife Publishing Travel and Transport
Book SynopsisThere are lots of interesting and fun machines in the world, but there are some machines that changed the world. This series explores how certain pieces of technology have made huge impacts upon the world. Be it life-saving technology, such as the defibrillator, or a catalyst for social change, such as the washing machine, some machines are world changers.
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BookLife Publishing The Case of the Locked Library
Book SynopsisA book has been stolen and the library''s been locked... Can you help to solve the case? You will need to put your skills in science, technology, engineering and maths to the test, but don''t worry, the great STEM Detectives are on hand to help! If you crack the case, you could even become part of the STEM Detectives yourself. Get over to the evidence board and start investigating!
£11.69
Bellwether Media Acura NSX
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Spacecare: Medicine in Microgravity
Book SynopsisFilled with answers from actual astronauts, Spacecare is the perfect book for kids who dream of going to space! Have you ever wondered how astronauts stay healthy in space? What if an astronaut gets sick on the space station? Does snot run in space? This fascinating photo-illustrated look at space and medicine explores how scientists and physicians study astronauts in space, how they help keep them safe, and what we've learned about the human body through space exploration. Questions from real kids and answers from astronauts, along with photos from NASA, combine for an out-of-this-world exploration of health. Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.
£14.24
Pogo Books Challenger
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£10.42
Creative Company Apple
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Creative Company Microsoft
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Creative Company Netflix
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Creative Company Tesla
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Anglia Young Books Television Man
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£5.99
DK Knowledge Encyclopedia Space
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£22.49
North Star Editions How It Works: Airplanes
Book SynopsisIntroduces readers to the science that makes airplanes possible. Accessible text, helpful diagrams, and a “How Does It Work?” feature make this book an exciting introduction to understanding technology.
£10.44
Holiday House Simple Machines
Book SynopsisHow many simple machines do you use every day? Probably more than you realize! Machines make work easier— helping break things apart, lift heavy objects, and change the power and direction of force applied to them. In this accessible picture book, celebrated nonfiction author David A. Adler outlines different types of simple machines—wedges, wheels, levers, pulleys, and more—and gives common examples of how we use them every day. Anna Raff''s bright illustrations show how simple machines work—and add a dose of fun and humor, too. Two appealing kids and their comical cat use machines to ride see-saws, turn knobs, and even eat apples. Perfect for classrooms or for budding engineers to read on their own, Simple Machines uses clear, simple language to introduce important mechanical vocabulary, and easy-to-understand examples to illustrate how we use machines to solve all kinds of problems.
£8.54
North Star Editions Destination Space: Finding Earthlike Planets
Book SynopsisExplores scientists' thrilling quest to find Earthlike planets. Engaging text, vibrant photos, and informative infographics help readers learn about this important advancement in exploring space, as well as the people and technology that made it possible.Trade Review“Engaging and informative, covering the history of the space program as well as plans for the future.” * School Library Journal *
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b small publishing limited Technology Activity Book
Book SynopsisTechnology is science in action. Little learners can discover more at home by reading the simple explanations and doing the beautifully illustrated activities on each page. This is a terrifically technological treat that will start a lifelong passion for STEM subjects.
£6.99
World Book Electricity
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Bellwether Media Aerospace Engineer
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Workman Publishing The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet:
Book SynopsisIn this exciting book, a former NASA astronaut inspires the next generation of space travellers with answers to all kids' questions on how people become astronauts, how they prepare for space travel, and what it's like to live and work in space. A kid's guide to leaving the planet from someone who's done it! Former astronaut Terry Virts guides readers through the practical elements of becoming an astronaut, along with the wonders (and challenges!) of space travel. With insider information on training, piloting a ship, and working in space, readers and aspiring astronauts will be inspired to start their own journey to the stars. This practical guide is full of valuable wisdom and insight that will guide the astronaut candidates of tomorrow!Trade Review"With an eye to younger audiences with stars in their eyes, he describes space programs of the past and near future in clear, simple language and embeds pep talks about the importance of getting a good education and ignoring nay-sayers…. Finally, an astro-memoir for kids that really gets down to the nitty-gritty."—Kirkus Reviews"With an eye to younger audiences with stars in their eyes, he describes space programs of the past and near future in clear, simple language and embeds pep talks about the importance of getting a good education and ignoring nay-sayers…. Finally, an astro-memoir for kids that really gets down to the nitty-gritty."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review"A fun, fact-filled reflection of space-bound adventure."—Booklist, starred review"Paints a vibrant picture of life aboard the International Space Station…. Young space enthusiasts will enjoy this guide. Aspiring astronauts will treasure it."—TIME for KidsAuthor Terry Virts "engages readers with more than a smattering of history, science, and pure delight." —Upstate Parent"The Astronaut’s Guide to Leaving the Planet is exactly the sort of book kids who love space will fall in love with…. an informative read that should appeal to space fanatics young and old." —Cracking the Cover
£11.99
Rockridge Press Adventure Girls! Stem Crafts: 40 Activities for
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