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Book SynopsisTable of Contents Part 1: Introducing Of Mice and Men Part 2: Plot and Action Part 3: Characters Part 4: Key Context and Themes Part 5: Language and Structure Part 6: Grade Booster Literacy Terms

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Nelson English continues to provide an integrated approach to teaching the core literacy skills at primary level; comprehension, writing, grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary. The write-in Workbooks allow children to consolidate skills through a range of differentiated activities. The Workbooks are suitable for use at home or in the classroom.

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Book SynopsisThe maths needed to succeed in A Level Science is harder now than ever before. Suitable for all awarding bodies, this practical handbook addresses all of the maths skills needed for A Level Physics specifications. Worked examples, practice questions, ''remember points'' and ''stretch yourself'' questions give students the key knowledge and then the opportunity to practise and build confidence.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSerious whisky lovers will love this tasting journey to discover their own personal whisky style. * Sainsbury's Magazine *

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Book Synopsiscovers the Year 7 objectives of the Framework for Modern Foreign Languages, as well as the QCA Scheme of Work.Table of ContentsVamos En el instituto Mi familia En casa El tiempo libre En la ciudad

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Book SynopsisThis series has been developed specifically for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) syllabus to be examined from 2020.Table of Contents1. Algebra; 2. Logarithmic and exponential functions; 3. Trigonometry; Cross-topic review exercise 1; 4. Differentiation; 5. Integration; 6. Numerical solutions of equations; Cross-topic review exercise 2; 7. Further algebra; 8. Further calculus; Cross-topic review exercise 3; 9. Vectors; 10. Differential equations; 11. Complex numbers; Cross-topic review exercise 4; Practice paper P2; Practice paper P3; Answers; Glossary; Index.

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Book SynopsisHelp your students learn essential ICT skills, from Microsoft Office® basics to animations and websites.Table of ContentsSeries introduction; 1. Exploring programming; 2. Exploring the internet; 3. Exploring email; 4. Exploring multimedia.

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Book SynopsisHelp your students learn essential ICT skills, from Microsoft Office® basics to animations and websites.Table of ContentsSeries introduction; 1. Documents for a purpose; 2. Multimedia for a purpose; 3. Spreadsheets for a purpose; 4. Databases for a purpose.

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Book SynopsisEd tech has so much potential, both for teachers and learners, so why hasn''t it yet had the transformative impact on education that has long been promised? Daisy Christodoulou tackles both sides of the ed tech debate in answering this question, critiquing missed opportunities about how we learn, as well as areas of success. Rooted in research, and written from the educationalists'' perspective, Teachers vs Tech? examines a broad range of topics from the science of learning and assessment, to personalisation, and the continued importance of teaching facts. It explores international examples from both big brand digital teaching programs and up-and-coming start-ups in considering what has and hasn''t worked well. The author draws throughout on her experience in the classroom and from working within the education community. She outlines a positive vision for the future: one where technology is developed in conjunction with teachers'' expertise, and is ultimately used to improve educationaTrade ReviewEvery educator should read this book. Not just those involved in educational technology: every educator. * TES *Daisy is such a good thinker, it's always a joy to read her ideas! A fascinating blend of research and insight that makes you think, re-think and think some more. * Laura McInerney, Guardian Education columnist and co-founder of Teacher Tapp *A balanced analysis of edtech's true potential ... The book actively makes the case that learning can and should be fun as well as challenging, and shows edtech's potential to diversify the teacher's toolbox well beyond quizzing apps and visualisers. Both aspects are refreshing. * Schools Week *Teachers vs Tech gives a superb introduction into the field of cognitive science and how this knowledge can be used to implement ed tech as a tool to help improve our teaching. * CogSciSci *Does technology helpor hinder learning? The answer is, of course, as with just about everything else in education, is 'it depends'. Fortunately, Daisy Christodoulou's excellent new book Teachers vs Tech? will help you make sense of it all. Highly recommended. * Dylan Wiliam *Christodoulou draws on principles of human cognition and evidence about effective teaching and learning practices, to offer suggestions for how technology can help bring about necessary improvements in education ... In this moment when understanding the possibilities of EdTech is so important, Teachers vs Tech is a helpful read. * Learning and the Brain *Table of ContentsForeword by Paul Kirschner Introduction 1: The science of learning 2: How can we use technology to personalize learning? 3: Why can't we just look it up? 4: How can we use technology to make learning active? 5: How should we use smart devices? 6: The expertise of teaching: can technology help? 7: The expertise of assessment: can technology help? Conclusion: Disrupting education Endnotes Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisCarol Vorderman, one of Britain's best known and loved TV personalities, feels passionately about the value of education. Carol joined forces with DK in 1999 to become DK's Education Champion and has helped them to build the bestselling "Made Easy" series, which includes topics in maths, English, and science and technology. She has also encouraged parents and their teenage children to work together in the "Help Your Kids" series, which includes Help Your Kids With Maths and Help Your Kids With Music. Versatile as ever, Carol has also provided an accessible and fun entry into the world of computer programming with Computer Coding Projects For Kids.Trade ReviewThe queen of numbers has turned her attention to words. Combining colourful diagrams and illustrations with step-by-step instructions, this makes English easier to fathom. -- Natasha Harding * The Sun *Table of Contents 1: Foreword 2: Why learn the rules? 3: Spoken and written language 4: English around the world 5: Grammar 1: The purpose of grammar 2: Parts of speech 3: Nouns 4: Plurals 5: Adjectives 6: Comparatives and superlatives 7: Articles 8: Determiners 9: Pronouns 10: Number and gender 11: Verbs 12: Adverbs 13: Simple tenses 14: Perfect and continuous tenses 15: Participles 16: Auxiliary verbs 17: Irregular verbs 18: Verb agreement 19: Voices and moods 20: Phrasal verbs 21: Conjunctions 22: Prepositions 23: Interjections 24: Phrases 25: Clauses 26: Sentences 27: Compound sentences 28: Complex sentences 29: Using clauses correctly 30: Managing modifiers 31: Commonly misused words 32: Negatives 33: Relative clauses 34: Idioms, analogies and figures of speech 35: Colloquialisms and slang 36: Direct and indirect speech 6: Punctuation 1: What is punctuation? 2: Full stops and ellipses 3: Commas 4: Other uses of commas 5: Semi-colons 6: Colons 7: Apostrophes 8: Hyphens 9: Inverted commas 10: Question marks 11: Exclamation marks 12: Brackets and dashes 13: Bullet points 14: Numbers, dates and time 15: Other punctuation 16: Italics 7: Spelling 1: Why learn to spell? 2: Alphabetical order 3: Vowel sounds 4: Consonant sounds 5: Syllables 6: Morphemes 7: Understanding English irregularities 8: Roots 9: Prefixes and suffixes 10: Hard and soft letter sounds 11: Words ending in -e or -y 12: Words ending in -tion, -sion or -ssion 13: Words ending in -able or -ible 14: Words ending in -le, -el, -al or -ol 15: Single and double consonant words 16: The “i before e except after c” rule 17: Capital letters 18: Silent letters 19: Compound words 20: Irregular word spellings 21: Homonyms, homophones and homographs 22: Confusing words 23: Other confusing words 24: Abbreviations 25: British and American spellings 26: More British and American spellings 8: Communication skills 1: Effective communication 2: Picking the right words 3: Making sentences interesting 4: Planning and research 5: Paragraphing 6: Genre, purpose and audience 7: Reading and commenting on texts 8: Layout and presentational features 9: Writing to inform 10: Newspaper articles 11: Letters and e-mails 12: Writing to influence 13: Writing to explain or advise 14: Writing to analyse or review 15: Writing to describe 16: Writing from personal experience 17: Writing a narrative 18: Writing for the Web 19: Writing a script 20: Re-creations 21: Checking and editing 22: The spoken word 23: Debates and role plays 24: Writing a speech 25: Presentation skills 8: Reference 1: Reference - Grammar 2: Reference - Punctuation 3: Reference - Spelling 4: Reference - Communication skills 5: Glossary 6: Index 7: Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Cat and Dog have each found a nut, but will either of them be able to crack their nut to eat what is inside?Pink B/Band 1B offers emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.The focus sounds in this book are:/g/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/ ck, ffPages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisHugh Pearman deftly guides us through the compelling stories of 55 buildings that explain our world, from antiquity to the present dayTrade Review“For those wanting a foundation course in architecture, [Pearman’s] book is perfect, and sure to stimulate extensive further study of an art form that embraces us wherever we go.”—Simon Heffer, The Telegraph“A treasury of possibilities. . . . We come away with the sense that everything ought to—and can—be designed well, even the most ordinary of buildings.”—Sheehan Quirke, The Critic“Structured in such a way that it is easily accessible for readers, it is expertly researched throughout but intentionally non-academic, despite being published by Yale, making it a perfect introduction to architecture.”—Dominic Bradbury, House & Garden​“Hugh Pearman’s keen eye and encyclopaedic knowledge combine to make a book with universal appeal—as fascinating for a lay audience, as for those who study or practice architecture. It is a lightning tour of history—a sheer delight!”—Norman Foster​​“Told through a hand-picked selection of some of the world’s most unique and innovative buildings, this is a pacey and elucidative insight into just how formative architecture is to society. Sitting at the intersection of art and science, the history of buildings is really the history of people, and Hugh Pearman deftly brings that history to life.”—Maria Balshaw​​​“A wonderfully riveting book that illuminates the work of some of the world’s most audacious architects.”—Cornelia Parker​​​​“About Architecture is an insightful book that provides a deeper understanding of the canons that have informed and shaped the world as we know it.”—David Adjaye

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Book SynopsisWynn Kapit, the designer and illustrator of this book, has had careers in law, graphic and advertising design, painting, and teaching. In 1955, he graduated from law school, with honors, from the University of Miami and was admitted to the Florida Bar. He practiced law both before and after military service. Four years later, he decided to pursue a childhood ambition and enrolled at what is now the Art Center College in Los Angeles, where he studied graphic design. Afterwards, he worked in the New York advertising world for six years as a designer and art director. He dropped out in the late 1960s, returned to California, and began painting. His numerous exhibitions included a one-man show at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in 1968. He returned to school and received a master's degree in painting from the University of California at Berkeley in 1972. Kapit was teaching figure drawing in Adult Ed in San Francisco in 1975 when he decided he Table of ContentsTable of Contents PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION TO COLORING ORIENTATION TO THE BODY Anatomic Planes & Sections Terms of Position & Direction Systems of the Body (1) Systems of the Body (2) Cavities & Linings CELLS & TISSUES The Generalized Cell Cell Division / Mitosis Tissues: Epithelial Tissues: Fibrous Connective Tissues Tissues: Supporting Connective Tissues Tissues: Muscle Tissues: Skeletal Muscle Microstructure Tissues: Nervous Integration of Tissues INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM The Integument: Epidermis The Integument: Dermis SKELETAL & ARTICULAR SYSTEMS Long Bone Structure Endochondral Ossification Axial / Appendicular Skeleton Classification of Joints Terms of Movements Bones of the Skull (1) Bones of the Skull (2) Temporomandibular Joint Vertebral Column Cervical & Thoracic Vertebrae Lumbar, Sacral, & Coccygeal Vertebrae Bony Thorax Upper Limb: Pectoral Girdle & Humerus Upper Limb: Glenohumeral (Shoulder) Joint Upper Limb: Bones of the Forearm Upper Limb: Elbow & Related Joints Upper Limb: Bones / Joints of the Wrist & Hand Upper Limb: Bones / Joints in Review Lower Limb: Hip Bone, Pelvic Girdle, & Pelvis Lower Limb: Male & Female Pelves Lower Limb: Sacroiliac & Hip Joints Lower Limb: Bones of the Thigh & Leg Lower Limb: Knee Joint Lower Limb: Ankle Joint & Bones of the Foot Lower Limb: Bones & Joints in Review MUSCULAR SYSTEM Introduction to Skeletal Muscle Integration of Muscle Action Head: Muscles of Facial Expression Head: Muscles of Mastication Neck: Anterior & Lateral Muscles Torso: Deep Muscles of the Back & Posterior Neck Torso: Muscles of the Bony Thorax & Posterior Abdominal Wall Torso: Muscles of the Anterior Abdominal Wall & Inguinal Region Torso: Muscles of the Pelvis Torso: Muscles of the Perineum Upper Limb: Muscles of Scapular Stabilization Upper Limb: Muscles of the Musculotendinous Cuff Upper Limb: Movers of the Shoulder Joint Upper Limb: Movers of Elbow & Radioulnar Joints Upper Limb: Movers of Wrist & Hand Joints Upper Limb: Movers of Hand Joints (Intrinsics) Upper Limb: Review of Muscles Lower Limb: Muscles of the Gluteal Region Lower Limb: Muscles of the Posterior Thigh Lower Limb: Muscles of the Medial Thigh Lower Limb: Muscles of the Anterior Thigh Lower Limb: Muscles of the Anterior & Lateral Leg Lower Limb: Muscles of the Posterior Leg Lower Limb: Muscles of the Foot (Intrinsics) Lower Limb: Review of Muscles Functional Overview NERVOUS SYSTEM Organization Functional Classification of Neurons Synapses & Neurotransmitters Neuromuscular Integration CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Development of the Central Nervous System (CNS) Cerebral Hemispheres Tracts / Nuclei of Cerebral Hemispheres Diencephalon Brain Stem / Cerebellum Spinal Cord Ascending Tracts (Pathways) Descending Tracts CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: CAVITIES & COVERINGS Ventricles of the Brain Meninges Circulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Cranial Nerves Spinal Nerves & Nerve Roots Spinal Reflexes Distribution of Spinal Nerves Brachial Plexus & Nerves to the Upper Limb Lumber & Sacral Plexuses: Nerves to the Lower Limb Dermatomes Sensory Receptors AUTONOMIC (VISCERAL) NERVOUS SYSTEM ANS: Sympathetic Division (1) ANS: Sympathetic Division (2) ANS: Parasympathetic Division SPECIAL SENSES Visual System (1) Visual System (2) Visual System (3) Auditory & Vestibular Systems (1) Auditory & Vestibular Systems (2) Taste & Smell CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Blood & Blood Elements Scheme of Blood Circulation Blood Vessels Mediastinum, Walls, & Coverings of the Heart Chambers of the Heart Cardiac Conduction System & the ECG Coronary Arteries & Cardiac Veins Arteries of the Head & Neck Arteries of the Brain Arteries & Veins of the Upper Limb Arteries of the Lower Limb Aorta, Branches, & Related Vessels Arteries to Gastrointestinal Tract & Related Organs Arteries of the Pelvis & Perineum Review of Principal Arteries Veins of the Head & Neck Caval & Azygos Systems Veins of the Lower Limb Hepatic Portal System Review of Principal Veins LYMPHATIC SYSTEM Lymphatic Drainage & Lymphocyte Circulation IMMUNE (LYMPHOID) SYSTEM Introduction Innate & Adaptive Immunity Thymus & Red Marrow Spleen Lymph Node Mucosal Associated Lymphoid Tissue (M.A.L.T.) RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Overview External Nose, Nasal Septum, & Nasal Cavity Paranasal Air Sinuses Pharynx & Larynx Lobes & Pleura of the Lungs Lower Respiratory Tract Mechanism of Respiration DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Overview Oral Cavity & Relations Anatomy of a Tooth Pharynx & Swallowing Peritoneum Esophagus and Stomach Small Intestine Large intestine Liver Biliary System & Pancreas URINARY SYSTEM Urinary Tract Kidneys & Related Retroperitoneal Structures Kidney & Ureter The Nephron Tubular Function & Renal Circulation ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Introduction Pituitary Gland & Hypothalamus Pituitary Gland & Target Organs Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands Adrenal (Suprarenal) Glands Pancreatic Islets REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Male Reproductive System Testis Male Urogenital Structures Female Reproductive System Ovary Uterus, Uterine Tubes, & Vagina Menstrual Cycle Breast (Mammary Gland) BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES APPENDIX A: ANSWER KEYS APPENDIX B: INNERVATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES GLOSSARY INDEX

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: INTRODUCTION. 1. The Challenges of Social Work. 2. Orienting Frameworks for Direct Practice. 3. Overview of the Helping Process. 4. Operationalizing the Social Work Values and Ethics. Part II: EXPLORING, ASSESSING, AND PLANNING. 5. Building Blocks of Communication: Conveying Empathy and Authenticity. 6. Verbal Following, Exploring and Focusing Skills. 7. Eliminating Counterproductive Communication Patterns. 8. Assessment: Exploring and Understanding Problems and Strengths. 9. Assessment: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal and Environmental Factors. 10. Assessing Family Functioning in Diverse Family and Cultural Contexts. 11. Forming and Assessing Social Work Groups. 12. Developing Goals and Formulating a Contract. Part III: THE CHANGE-ORIENTED PHASE. 13. Choosing and Implementing Interventions to Facilitate Change. 14. Balancing Micro and Macro Social Work Practice: Roles, Theories and Intervention Strategies. 15. Enhancing Family Functioning and Relationships. 16. Intervening in Social Work Groups. 17. Additive Empathy, Interpretation and Confrontation. 18. Managing Barriers to Change. Part IV: THE TERMINATION PHASE. 19. The Final Phase: Evaluation and Termination.

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Book SynopsisThis uniquely effective guide will help you master the 2023 National Electrical Code. The author uses highly detailed, technically accurate illustrations to make even the most complex aspects of the code easier to understand and apply, translating the often complicated language of the 2023 NEC into clear, simple instructions and helpful visuals. Organized logically to make learning easier, the text introduces you to fundamental concepts before progressing to requirements for various dwellings, including one-family homes, multi-family housing, commercial locations and special occupancies. In addition, a convenient, modular format makes it easy to reference relevant information whenever you need it. The Ninth Edition of this trusted resource provides detailed information on key updates and additions to the 2023 NEC, so you can confidently master the industry standards and best practices you'll need to know for career success. With comprehensive coverage, an innovative learning approach and accurate, up-to-date information, this indispensable guide is an ideal resource for students and professionals alike.Table of ContentsPart I: FOUNDATIONAL PROVISIONS. 1. Introduction to the National Electrical Code��. 2. Definitions. 3. Boxes and Enclosures. 4. Cables. 5. Raceways and Conductors. Part II: ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGS. 6. General Provisions. 7. Specific Provisions. 8. Load Calculations. 9. Services and Electrical Equipment. Part III: MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS. 10. Comprehensive Provisions. 11. Load Calculations. Part IV: COMMERCIAL LOCATIONS. 12. General Provisions. 13. Non-dwelling Load Calculations. 14. Services, Feeders and Equipment. Part V: SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES, AREAS AND EQUIPMENT. 15. Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 16. Health Care. 17. Industrial Locations. 18. Special Occupancies. 19. Specific Equipment.

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Book SynopsisRecommended for Steiner-Waldorf teachers of Class 11 (ages 16-17) as a way of introducing world literature.Trade Review'This is more than just a teacher's resource; the selected retelling is enlivening and the commentary both broad and insightful. Kovacs illustrates the relevance of Parsifal to our time in ways accessible to us all, particularly the [16-17-years-old] age group he was teaching.'-- Helen Branton, The Steiner Store, Autumn 2003

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks 2 Youcubed Summer Camp 3 Memorization versus Conceptual Engagement 4 Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing 5 Big Ideas 9 Structure of the Book 10 Activities for Building Norms 17 Encouraging Good Group Work 17 Paper Folding: Learning to Reason, Convince, and Be a Skeptic 21 Big Idea 1: Solving Problems with Data 23 Visualize: Tongues, Tails, and in Between 25 Play: Inspector Graph-It 36 Investigate: Data Tells Us about Ourselves 41 Big Idea 2: Thinking around Shapes 51 Visualize: Get Your Arms around It 53 Play: 36-Unit Walk 59 Investigate: Shapes on a Plane 65 Big Idea 3: Thinking in Equal Groups 75 Visualize: Sharing Crackers 78 Play: Dozens of Dice 85 Investigate: Playing with Pairs 91 Big Idea 4: Tiling to Understand Area 99 Visualize: Cover Up 101 Play: A Whole New Alphabet 111 Investigate: Sharing an Area 119 Big Idea 5: Seeing Multiplication as Area 125 Visualize: Rods Around 127 Play: Squares and Near-Squares 132 Investigate: Connecting Area and Perimeter 142 Big Idea 6: Understanding 1 2 149 Visualize: I Spy 1 2 151 Play: Spotting 1 2 160 Investigate: The Many Shapes of 1 2 171 Big Idea 7: Seeing Fractions: The Parts and the Wholes 183 Visualize: Seeing Parts and Wholes 185 Play: Cover, Cut, and Sort 191 Investigate: Taking a Fractional Walk 202 Big Idea 8: Being Flexible with Numbers 209 Visualize: How Many Do You See? 211 Play: How Close to 100? 217 Investigate: Tile and Table Patterns 222 Appendix 231 ¼˝ Grid Paper 232 Grid Paper 233 1˝ Grid Paper 234 ¼˝ Dot Paper 235 Centimeter Dot Paper 236 Isometric Dot Paper 237 Hundred Grids 238 About the Authors 239 Acknowledgments 241 Index 243

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Book SynopsisEngage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques The most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you''ll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the fifth-grade level through visualization, play, and investigation. During their work with tens of thousands of teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the same messagethat they want to incorporate more brain science into their math instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work best to get across the concepts they needed to teach. So the authors designed Mindset Mathematics around the principle of active student engagement, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on learning. Open, creative, and visual mathematics tasks have been shown to improve student test scores, anTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks 2 Youcubed Summer Camp 3 Memorization versus Conceptual Engagement 4 Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing 5 Big Ideas 9 Structure of the Book 10 Activities for Building Norms 17 Encouraging Good Group Work 17 Paper Folding: Learning to Reason, Convince, and Be a Skeptic 21 Big Idea 1: Thinking in Cubes 23 Visualize: Solids, Inside and Out 25 Play: City of Cubes 33 Investigate: A Box of Boxes 44 Big Idea 2: Estimating with Fractions 53 Visualize: Making Snowflakes 55 Play: Fraction Blizzard 61 Investigate: Wondering with Fractions 67 Big Idea 3: Using Fraction Equivalence 81 Visualize: Picking Paintings Apart 83 Play: Make a Fake 94 Investigate: Squares with a Difference 101 Big Idea 4: Exploring the Coordinate Plane 115 Visualize: Getting around the Plane 118 Play: Ship Shape 124 Investigate: Table Patterns 133 Big Idea 5: Seeing and Connecting Patterns across Representations 143 Visualize: Two-Pattern Tango 145 Play: Pattern Carnival 153 Investigate: Seeing Growth on a Graph 159 Big Idea 6: Understanding Fraction Multiplication Visually 169 Visualize: Fractions in a Pan 172 Play: Pieces and Parts 180 Investigate: The Sum of the Parts 187 Big Idea 7: What Does It Mean to Divide Fractions? 199 Visualize: Creating Cards 201 Play: Cuisenaire Trains 209 Investigate: Fraction Division Conundrum 217 Big Idea 8: Thinking in Powers of 10 223 Visualize: The Unit You 225 Play: Filling Small and Large 233 Investigate: Museum of the Very Large and Small 239 Big Idea 9: Using Numbers and Symbols Flexibly 247 Visualize: Seeing Expressions 250 Play: Inside Pascal’s Triangle 261 Investigate: The 1492 Problem 268 Appendix 279 Centimeter Dot Paper 280 Isometric Dot Paper 281 About the Authors 283 Acknowledgments 285 Index 287

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks 2 Youcubed Summer Camp 3 Memorization versus Conceptual Engagement 4 Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing 5 Big Ideas 9 Structure of the Book 9 Note on Materials 17 Manipulatives and Materials Used in This Book 18 Activities for Building Norms 21 Encouraging Good Group Work 21 Paper Folding: Learning to Reason, Convince, and Be a Skeptic 22 Big Idea 1: Moving Shapes 27 Visualize: What Does It Mean to Be the Same? 29 Play: Pixel Puzzles 35 Investigate: Slide It, Flip It, Turn It 45 Big Idea 2: Zooming In and Out 53 Visualize: What is Similarity? 55 Play: Find the Fakes 60 Investigate: Growing on a Grid 65 Big Idea 3: Analyzing Proportional Relationships 71 Visualize: Dropping the Altitude 73 Play: Seeing Triangles under the Line 79 Investigate: Stairway to Eleven 85 Big Idea 4: Comparing Patterns of Growth 91 Visualize: Squared Squares 93 Play: Skip-Counting Arrays 100 Investigate: Stacking Pennies 107 Big Idea 5: The Ins and Outs of Functions 117 Visualize: Growing Functions 120 Play: Getting Warmer! 134 Investigate: The Functions of Near Squares 140 Big Idea 6: Finding Patterns in the Clouds 149 Visualize: What’s Going On in This Graph? 151 Play: What’s the Story Here? 158 Investigate: Creating Data Visualizations 166 Big Idea 7: Completing the Real Number System 177 Visualize: Square Sides 179 Play: Between 4 × 4 and 5 × 5 187 Investigate: The Hypotenuse Hypothesis 193 Big Idea 8: Discovering Pythagoras 201 Visualize: Unpacking Pythagoras 204 Play: Pythagorean Triples 209 Investigate: Approximating Square Roots 214 Big Idea 9: Exploring the Geometry of Ice Cream 221 Visualize: Building Intuition about Volume 223 Play: Comparing Cylinders 227 Investigate: Scooping Up Volume 233 Appendix 239 Centimeter Grid Paper 240 Grid Paper 241 Isometric Dot Paper 242 Dot Paper 243 About the Authors 245 Acknowledgments 247 Index 249

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Book SynopsisCombine comprehensive coverage of basic electrical theory with practical "how to" information to prepare students for real practice with DELMAR'S STANDARD TEXTBOOK OF ELECTRICITY, 7E by Stephen Herman. This edition covers all aspects of basic theory with no assumption of prior electrical knowledge. The author also limits math to basic algebra and trigonometry with step-by-step examples. Quality schematics and illustrations guide students through basic electrical circuits; DC and AC theory; and equipment such as meters, transformers and motors. Numerous examples demonstrate how to complete common tasks electricians perform, while succinct units cover only one or two topics each to ensure clarity. In addition, new coverage of spike and surge protection and motor installation complies with the 2017 NEC. MindTap online resources are also available with interactive multimedia and options to customize and track and report progress.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Electrical Occupations. Safety Overview. 1. Atomic Structure. 2. Electrical Quantities and Ohm's Law. 3. Static Electricity. 4. Magnetism. 5. Resistors. 6. Series Circuits. 7. Parallel Circuits. 8. Combination Circuits. 9. Measuring Instruments. 10. Using Wire Tables and Determining Conductor Sizes. 11. Conduction in Liquids and Gases. 12. Batteries and Other Sources of Electricity. 13. Magnetic Induction. 14. Basic Trigonometry and Vectors. 15. Alternating Current. 16. Inductance in Alternating Current Circuits. 17. Resistive-Inductive Series Circuits. 18. Resistive-Inductive Parallel Circuits. 19. Capacitors. 20. Capacitance in Alternating Current Circuits. 21. Resistive-Capacitive Series Circuits. 22. Resistive-Capacitive Parallel Circuits. 23. Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive Series Circuits. 24. Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive Parallel Circuits. 25. Surge, Spike, and Lightning Protection. 26. Three-Phase Circuits. 27. Single-Phase Transformers. 28. Three-Phase Transformers. 29. Direct Current Generators. 30. Direct Current Motors. 31. Three-Phase Alternators. 32. Three-Phase Motors. 33. Single-Phase Motors. 34. Motor Installation. 35. Harmonics.

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Book Synopsis All the latest research on fluency plus dozens of practical lessons and ready-to-use fluency-priming tools, including partner poems, word ladders, and more! All the latest research on fluency plus dozens of practical lessons and ready-to-use fluency-priming tools, including partner poems, word ladders, and more! Fluency expert Timothy V. Rasinski teams up with Melissa Cheesman Smith, a veteran fifth grade teacher, to help teachers effectively weave fluency work into their daily reading instruction. The book is packed with engaging text and tools, an assessment scale, and high quality ready-to-use lessons including text phrasing and tonality, echo reading, word ladders, and more! Given the importance of fluency and its pivotal relationship to comprehension and word recognitionthe potential is high for improving students'' overall reading achievement, and their performance in other content areas.

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Book SynopsisThe If Odyssey draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer''sepic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus,but also to that other great Ancient Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore withOdysseus the value of happiness, non-existent entities, moral dilemmas, thephilosophy of prophecy, and the nature of love among many other philosophicalissues. From the author of The If Machine, this book offers stories andsession plans suitable for use across the curriculum with children aged 8-16.Online you''ll find maps of Odysseus'' journey, The Words of Tiresias thatprovides clues for the children as to Odysseus'' progress and an Ancient Greek languageworkshop with accompanying worksheets. You can use the ''Storykit'' section, whichprovides hints and tips on storytelling skills, to bring the tales of TheOdyssey to life and stimulate independent, critical thinking with yourclass.Trade ReviewThis imaginative journey through the events of Homer's Odyssey will delight and engage children and adults in a philosophical adventure. Worley offers a masterful guide, providing rich philosophical questions and a clearly outlined method to support teachers in nurturing creative and critical thinking in their students. He has interwoven ethics, theory of knowledge, metaphysics, social philosophy, aesthetics into a narrative 'odyssey', using the iconic story of the human search for truth, beauty and goodness. I can easily see this text being adopted in elementary, secondary and even college level. Wendy C. Turgeon, Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. Joseph's College, New York, USA -- Wendy C. TurgeonWhat Peter Worley has achieved with The If Odyssey is nothing short of genius! As a secondary school teacher of English, Theories of Knowledge and Philosophy, I find this book an irreplaceable resource. Not only does it present the teacher with crucial pedagogical instruction, but with a systematic program in how to cultivate the requisite skills of storytelling. Moreover, Worley synthesises, with clarity and precision, how to relate key philosophical concepts to each of the stories from The Odyssey. Simply brilliant!? Mark C. Blythe, Teacher and Postgraduate Researcher in Philosophy of Education -- Mark C. BlytheAnything that inspires people to think and to understand how to think is a great boon. This book is just such a boon, and a great addition to the Worley assault on unthinking-ness. ?Professor A. C. Grayling, Master of the New College of the Humanities -- Professor A. C. GraylingBrilliantly thought provoking, the If Odyssey hooks you from the start and draws you in as cleverly, compellingly and seemingly effortlessly as if it had been put together by the 'wily' Odysseus himself. This is philosophy at its most approachable. David Stuttard, writer, classical historian and author of Power Games: Ritual and Rivalry at the Ancient Greek Olympics -- David StuttardThis splendid book by Peter Worley offers excellent material to help teachers introduce philosophical dialogue in their classes. Worley presents a good classic story, adapted to our time while remaining faithful to the original text, and suggests a multitude of activities and didactic orientations. It is one of the most useful books I've ever read. Félix García Moriyón. Presidente of the International Council of Philosophy with children -- Félix García MoriyónTable of ContentsAcknowledgements \ Preface \ Section One: How to use The If Odyssey \ Introduction \ Ariadne: The Art of Facilitation \ Aoidos: The Lost Art of Storytelling \ Logos: Teaching Strategies \ Section Two: The Odyssey \ 1. The War (The Wooden Horse) \ 2. The Battle (The Ciconians) 3. Happiness and Forgetting (The Lotus Eaters) \ 4. Nobody's Home (The Cyclops) \ 5. Captain or Crew? (Aeolus and the Bag of Winds) \ 6. Dinner Guests (The Laestrygonians) \ 7. Choices (Circe and the Pig Men) \ 8. Under the World (Tiresias and the Underworld) \ Chapter 9. The Singing Women (The Sirens) \ 10. The Horror of The Rocks (Scylla and Charybdis) \ 11. Clouded (The Cattle of Helios) \ 12. The Concealer (The Island of Kalypso) \ 13. The Storyteller (The Phaeacians) \ 14. The Stranger (The Return Home) \ Section Three: After The Odyssey \ Appendix 1: The Hero \ Appendix 2: Introduction to Ancient Greek \ Appendix 3: Ancient Greek Workshop \ Appendix 4: Winged Words (Oidipus and The Riddle of The Sphinx) \ Bibliography

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Book Synopsis_______________The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.Not only is the changing of the seasons an ideal time for children to focus on their understanding and exploration of the world around them, it is also a fantastic opportunity to encourage them to learn new skills or consolidate existing ones, using seasons' as a focus. The activities in this book support practitioners in exploring and reinforcing key learning around Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Although the ideas are linked to specific seasons, the concepts and skills are transferable to other seasons or activities. Suitable for Early Years pract

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Book SynopsisThe 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.Exploring and investigating familiar objects and places gives children real experiences to think, plan and get involved in both indoors and outside. This book gives a variety of ideas for investigations, some of which will extend far beyond the simple initial starting points.Simple observations can turn into early science, technology and creative thinking. Using familiar and easily found objects, the investigations will involve and encourage children to develop these thoughts.

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Book SynopsisThe 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.Every year, an increasing number of children enter the Early Years setting either new to English or with English as an additional language (EAL), which can be daunting, not just for the child but for the practitioner too. How can Early Years practitioners ensure that the right support is in place for the child and themselves?What practical ideas can be used successfully to enrich an EAL child''s understanding of a new language, while, at the same time, allowing that child to bond with their peers? 50 Fantastic Ideas for Children with EAL is an invaluable resource to help integrate children wTrade ReviewThe fact that there are cultural differences to be respected is firmly embedded in the book and gives an extra dimension... The ideas are excellent, easily applied and children will enjoy them as their command of English is effectively improved. * Parents in Touch *Perfect for promoting inclusion and self-esteem, 50 Fantastic Ideas for Children with EAL is ideal for supporting children as they navigate the ups and downs of having English as an additional language. -- LoveReading4Schools

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Book SynopsisWhy are we all taught maths for years of our lives? Does it really empower everyone? Or fail most and disenfranchise many? Is it crucial for the AI age or an obsolete rite of passage?

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Book SynopsisThe first-ever comprehensive book devoted to helping educators use nature journaling as an inspiring teaching tool to engage young people with wild places.In their workshops, John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren are often asked the how-tos of teaching nature journaling: how to manage student groups in the outdoors, teach drawing skills (especially from those who profess to have none), connect journaling to educational standards, and incorporate journaling into longer lessons. This book, expanding on the philosophy and methods of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling puts together curriculum plans, advice, and in-the-field experience so that educators of all stripes can leap into journaling with their students. The approaches are designed to work in a range of ecosystems and settings, and are suitable for classroom teachers, outdoor educators, camp counselors, and homeschooling parents.Full-color illustrations and sample journal pages from notable naturalists show how to put each lesson into practice. Field-tested by over a hundred educators, this book includes dozens of activities that easily support the Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards—and, just as important, it will show kids and mentors alike how to recognize the wonder and intrigue in their midst.Trade Review“From the beginning of time, we have been connected to nature, but for the first time in history, that connection threatens to be broken for most of an entire generation and perhaps generations to come. In this book and this work, I find hope. Laws and Lygren have created a powerful and practical resource for teachers to help children and adults discover, explore, love, and protect the natural world around them. Nature is magic, and everyone needs it.”—Robert Bateman, artist and naturalist“Engaging students in learning about nature is a compelling need in these turbulent times. Just as important is communicating clearly, precisely, and truthfully. Naturalists and educators John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren help teachers achieve these goals with How to Teach Nature Journaling. This is a wonderful response to educators' request for meaningful ways to implement contemporary standards. The book is useful, full of activities, and manageable for classroom teachers.”—Rodger W. Bybee, Executive Director, BSCS Science Learning (Retired)“Imagine if every teacher taught nature journaling, every student spent enough time outside to fill a journal each year, and our kids were becoming writers, artists, and scientists all at once. I’d send my kid to that school. Thanks to Emilie Lygren and Jack Laws, we now have the vision and the tools to make this our reality.”—Craig Strang, Associate Director of Lawrence Hall of Science“The writing, the illustrations, the demonstration of an intentional, informative, and wonderfully educational approach to nature journal writing—it's all here. From field activities with clear examples to an inquiry-based approach to learning, this book is a gem for educators, first-time journalers, and for the experienced naturalist as well. It's art, it's writing, it's education, it's science, naturally so.”—José González, Founder of Latino Outdoors“Here is a natural way for parents and teachers to integrate the beauty and mystery of nature into the lives of children. The book itself is a work of art.”—Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling and Last Child in the Woods“Nature journaling is the single most valuable tool and skill a teacher can possess and use to move the Next Generation Science Standards and environmental literacy forward in their school. You need to do this!”—Rob Wade, Science & Outdoor Education Coordinator, Plumas Unified School District/Plumas County of Education“This book beautifully demonstrates how nature journaling is a valuable, multidimensional approach to science. Through this work, students build neural pathways that enable different brain regions to communicate with each other, resulting in more flexible thinking and creative problem solving in all areas of life. This approach to nature journaling also offers students an excellent way to learn and practice a growth mindset through nature and science.”—Jo Boaler, Professor of Education and Equity, Stanford University; co-founder and faculty director of youcubed.org; and author of several books including Mathematical Mindsets and Limitless Mind“Charlotte Mason said that 'where science does not teach a child to wonder and admire it has perhaps no educative value.' John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren have filled their book with the tools of nature journaling that can help us all get outdoors to wonder at and admire the nature around us. What a gift their book is!”—J. Carroll Smith, EdD, Founder of the Charlotte Mason Institute, Professor of Education (Retired)“In How to Teach Nature Journaling, educators get best practices for facilitating intentional and inclusive strategies for nature journaling with students. This can spark a lifelong wonder of the natural world.”—Arvolyn Hill, Coordinator of Family Programs, Children's Adventure Garden at the New York Botanical Garden“How to Teach Nature Journaling offers step-by-step processes to reach all learners through shared experience. This can be a transformative way for students to learn to communicate and express how they view the natural world.”—Michelle Peres, Environmental Educator, NatureBridgeTable of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Amy Tan INTRODUCTION Why We Teach Nature Journaling Why Nature Journaling? You Can Do This, and It Is Worth It MANAGING THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM Taking Students Outside How to Lead Journaling Activities Nature Journaling In Different Contexts THE NATURE JOURNAL QUICKSTART GUIDE NATURE JOURNALING ACTIVITIES GETTING STARTED: INTRODUCTORY JOURNALING TECHNIQUES AND ACTIVITIES Use Words, Pictures, and NumbersMix It Up I NOTICE, I WONDER, IT REMINDS ME OF MY SECRET PLANT TO EACH ITS OWN COMPARISON ZOOM IN, ZOOM OUT OBSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY Look Big, Look Small Make Comparisons and Study Categories Get Lost in Wonder COLLECTION OR FIELD GUIDE TIMELINE STRING SAFARI ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS SPECIES ACCOUNT FOREST KARAOKE: TRANSCRIBING BIRDSONG SOUNDSCAPE MAPS INQUIRY, INVESTIGATION, AND SCIENTIFIC THINKING Intentional Curiosity and Inquiry The Crosscutting Concepts Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why International Baccalaureate Key Concepts How Do You Answer Your Questions? Ask Questions and Think Like a Scientist Practiced Precision Nature Puzzles Follow Curiosity Chains MYSTERIES AND EXPLANATIONS QUESTIONING QUESTIONS MAPPING LANDSCAPE CROSS SECTION PHENOMENON MODEL TEAM OBSERVATION WORDS: ARTICULATED THOUGHT AND STORYTELLING Writing Find Poems within and around You Reflect, Connect, and Find Joy Practice Scientific Storytelling What Pictures Cannot Show WRITING TO OBSERVE, WRITING TO THINK EVENT COMIC EVENT MAP POETRY OF PLACE AND MOMENT SIT SPOT PICTURES: DRAWING AND VISUAL THINKING Drawing Observational Drawing, Step-by-Step Building New Skills: Basic Drawing Exercises Drawing Tricks and Tips: Instruction for Students Page Structure and Layout THINK WITH PICTURES BALANCING FLEXIBILTY AND STRUCTURE LOOK, AND LOOK AGAIN INSIDE OUT NATURE BLUEPRINTS INFOGRAPHIC PHOTO, PENCIL, AND FOUND-OBJECT COLLAGE NUMBERS: QUANTIFICATION AND MATHEMATICAL THINKING Numbers and Quantification Making Quantification Tool Kits SHOW WHERE THE NUMBERS COME FROM USE NUMBERS TO FIND THE PATTERN HIDDEN FIGURES BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY TIMED OBSERVATIONS CHANGE OVER TIME INCORPORATING JOURNALING INTO LESSONS, FRAMEWORKS, AND ASSESSMENTS Journaling Over Time Developing Skills: Ideas, Practice, and Feedback Grading and Evaluation Evaluation Rubric From Activities to Longer Lessons Journaling and Education Standards Teaching Science and Inquiry: A Deeper Dive FINAL THOUGHTS APPENDICES Tools and Materials Activity Summaries and Possible Phenomena NGSS Connections Evaluation Rubric Cut-and-Paste Nature Journal Essentials Cut-and-Paste Quantification Tool Kit Notes Acknowledgements About the Naturalist Journal Contributors About the Authors

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Book Synopsis“What’s going on in this picture?” With this one question and a carefully chosen work of art, teachers can start their students down a path toward deeper learning and other skills now encouraged by the Common Core State Standards. The Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) teaching method has been successfully implemented in schools, districts, and cultural institutions nationwide, including bilingual schools in California, West Orange Public Schools in New Jersey, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It provides for open-ended yet highly structured discussions of visual art, and significantly increases students’ critical thinking, language, and literacy skills along the way. Philip Yenawine, former education director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art and cocreator of the VTS curriculum, writes engagingly about his years of experience with elementary school students in the classroom. He reveals how VTS was developed and demonstrates how teachers are using art—as well as poems, primary documents, and other visual artefacts—to increase a variety of skills, including writing, listening, and speaking, across a range of subjects. The book shows how VTS can be easily and effectively integrated into elementary classroom lessons in just ten hours of a school year to create learner-centred environments where students at all levels are involved in rich, absorbing discussions.Table of ContentsCONTENTSPreface vii Permission to Wonder 1 Visual Thinking Strategies: The Basics 15 Applying VTS to Other Subjects 39 Assessing Thinking Through Writing 75 VTS, Language Development, and English Language Learners 105 Learning How "to VTS" 131 Effective Teaching 147 AppendixIf You're Interested in Trying VTS 165Suggested Reading 179Notes 181Acknowledgments 185About the Author 187Index 189

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Book SynopsisThe Math Curriculum for Gifted Students series provides gifted and advanced learners with challenging activities to extend their mathematical thinking. Developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary, the lessons, activities, and extensions in each book are aligned to national standards and are designed to provide high-ability learners advancement beyond the general curriculum.Table of ContentsSection I: Ratios and Proportional Relationships Lesson 1.1: Ratios and Proportions Lesson 1.1: Activity Lesson 1.1: Practice Lesson 1.1: Assessment Practice Lesson 1.2: Rate and Unit Rate Lesson 1.2: Activity Lesson 1.2: Practice Lesson 1.2: Assessment Practice Lesson 1.3: Percent as a Rate Lesson 1.3: Activity Lesson 1.3: Practice Lesson 1.3: Assessment Practice Lesson 1.4: Converting Units Lesson 1.4: Activity Lesson 1.4: Practice Lesson 1.4: Assessment Practice Section II: The Number System Lesson 2.1: Fractions Lesson 2.1: Activity Lesson 2.1: Practice Lesson 2.1: Assessment Practice Lesson 2.2: Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple Lesson 2.2: Activity Lesson 2.2: Practice Lesson 2.2: Assessment Practice Lesson 2.3: Positive and Negative Numbers Lesson 2.3: Activity Lesson 2.3: Practice Lesson 2.3: Assessment Practice Lesson 2.4: The Coordinate Plane Lesson 2.4: Activity Lesson 2.4: Practice Lesson 2.4: Assessment Practice Lesson 2.5: Absolute Value Lesson 2.5: Activity Lesson 2.5: Practice Lesson 2.5: Assessment Practice

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Book SynopsisThe topic of sport psychology is hardly new—but Essentials of Dance Psychology applies it to dance in a way that sets it apart from all other sport psychology texts available to dance students, instructors, and professionals.Through Essentials of Dance Psychology, readers will come to understand why dancers think and behave as they do and how to design healthy, creative dance environments that lead to both well-being and optimal performance.The book is built on a foundation of evidence from dance and sport psychology research, with applied experiences used as examples throughout. Where appropriate, evidence from other areas of psychology—for example, cognitive behavioral therapy—is used. A thorough coverage of topics relevant to dancers, teachers, and others working to support dancers is included, making the book suitable for one slightly longer course or two short courses in introductory dance psychology.The book is organized into four parts. Part I delves into dancers’ individual differences, examining how personality, perfectionism, self-esteem, self-confidence, and anxiety factor into performance and well-being. Part II explores topics related to dance-specific characteristics such as motivation, attentional focus, and creativity. In part III, readers learn about a range of psychological skills, including mindfulness, goal setting, self-regulation, and imagery. Part IV examines topics related to dance environments and challenges, zeroing in on the social aspects of teaching and learning dance, the challenges of talent identification and development, injuries, body image, and disordered eating.Student-friendly textbook features in each chapter include the following: Relevant definitions A case study that shows how the chapter’s topics can be expressed or experienced in practice One or more Get Practical exercises, which prompt readers to apply or reflect on the chapter’s concepts (These exercises come with either downloadable worksheets or audio, delivered through HKPropel Access.) A roundup of further research needed in each content area, which can inspire research projects for students and professionals alike Key points to reinforce the learning, with particular emphasis on applications Materials available through HKPropel Access include downloadable worksheets, three audio files with guided exercises, vocabulary study aids, lettering art, and two goal-setting templates. In addition, an instructor pack provides chapter summaries, a course outline, a test bank, and a PowerPoint presentation package.Essentials of Dance Psychology offers readers the opportunity to understand sport psychology from the vantage point of a dancer. The text will help develop dance teachers who are able to inspire and sustain high levels of performance and psychological health among dancers. It will also help other professionals who work with dancers to implement evidence-based practices that enhance and sustain dancers’ lives and careers.Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Dance PsychologyWhat Is Dance Psychology?Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Dance PsychologyPart I. Individual DifferencesChapter 1. PersonalityWhat Is Personality?Structure of PersonalityOrigins of PersonalityConsequences of PersonalityNarrow Identity: Are Dancers at Risk?Chapter 2. PerfectionismWhat Is Perfectionism?Origins of Perfectionism in DanceConsequences of PerfectionismHow Can Perfectionism Be Managed?Chapter 3. Self-Esteem and Self-ConfidenceWhat Are Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence?Origins of Self-EsteemConsequences of Self-EsteemOrigins of Self-ConfidenceConsequences of Self-ConfidenceHow Can Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence Be Strengthened?Chapter 4. AnxietyWhat Is Anxiety?Sources of AnxietyConsequences of AnxietyHow Can Anxiety Be Managed?Part II. Dance-Specific Characteristics and DispositionsChapter 5. MotivationWhat Is Motivation?Achievement Goal Theory Perspective on MotivationSelf-Determination Theory Perspective on MotivationHow Can Healthy Motivation Be Nurtured? An Intrapersonal PerspectiveChapter 6. Attentional FocusWhat Is Attentional Focus?Performance-Related Consequences of Different Attentional FociAttentional Focus Research in DanceWhy Attentional Focus Has an ImpactHow Can Optimal Attentional Focus Be Nurtured?Chapter 7. CreativityWhat Is Creativity?Sources of CreativityCorrelates of CreativityHow Can Creativity Be Nurtured?Part III. Psychological SkillsChapter 8. MindfulnessWhat Is Mindfulness?Origins of MindfulnessConsequences of MindfulnessMindfulness Research in DanceWhy Mindfulness Has an ImpactHow Can Mindfulness Be Nurtured?Chapter 9. Goal Setting and Self-RegulationWhat Is Goal Setting?Sources of Goals: Assigned Goals Versus Personal ValuesConsequences of Goal SettingWhy Goal Setting Has an ImpactWhat Is Self-Regulation?How Can Goal Setting and Self-Regulation Be Optimized?Chapter 10. ImageryWhat Is Imagery?Revised Applied Model of Deliberate Imagery UseSources of ImageryConsequences of ImageryWhy Imagery Has an ImpactHow Can Imagery Be Optimized?Part IV. Dance Environments and ChallengesChapter 11. Motivational ClimatesWhat Is a Motivational Climate?Achievement Goal Theory (AGT) Perspective: Task- and Ego-Involving ClimatesSelf-Determination Theory Perspective: Need-Supportive Versus Controlling LeadershipOrigins of Motivational Climates: What Makes Teachers Support or Thwart Healthy Motivation?Consequences of Motivational ClimatesHow Are Healthy Motivational Climates Created?Chapter 12. TalentWhat Is Talent?Sources of TalentConsequences of Talent Beliefs and of Talent IdentificationHow Can Talent Identification and Development Be Optimized?Chapter 13. InjuryWhat Are the Key Psychological Aspects of Injury in Dance?Psychological Risk Factors for Acute Injury: Stress-Injury ModelBeyond the Stress-Injury Model: Other Psychological Risk Factors for Dance InjuryDancers’ Experiences of Becoming and of Being InjuredPsychological Aspects of Injury RehabilitationUsing Psychology to Reduce Injury Risk and Optimize RehabilitationChapter 14. Body Image and Disordered EatingWhat Is Body Image?Eating Disorders Versus Disordered EatingOrigins of Negative Body Image and Disordered Eating in DanceConsequences of Body Image and Disordered EatingHow Can Healthy Body Image Be Nurtured?How Can Disordered Eating Be Prevented, Identified, and Managed?

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Book SynopsisMore Dance Improvisations builds on the success of its predecessor, Dance Improvisations, and offers 78 brand-new activities that have been tested and refined by author Justine Reeve, a veteran dance instructor and choreographer. This text offers a wealth of creative ideas that instructors can use to help their dancers explore and experience movement. The 78 improvisation tasks and exercises support all portions of a dance class, from improvisation lessons, warm-ups, and games that stimulate creativity to choreographic tasks for creating movement material. These new activities will provide an invaluable source of creative ideas for all dancers, including those who are exploring their own professional practice.More Dance Improvisations offers expert instruction in planning, teaching, and assessing students’ improvisations; a choreographic toolkit and glossary of dance and choreographic terms; step-by-step instruction and teaching tips that will save instructors preparation time; and extensions of each improv to aid further exploration and development of the improvisation skills. Instructors can use the improvs for individual lessons or in developing an entire lesson plan. “The improvisation tasks and exercises will encourage dancers’ imaginative responses to a varied selection of stimuli, whether alone or in groups,” says author Justine Reeve. “These improvisations will give dancers the keys to unlock ideas that they will find useful on their choreographic journey.” After an introductory chapter that covers many important topics on conducting safe and effective practices and workshops and on how to use the book, the text moves into its first set of improvisations: warm-up games. These games develop quick thinking, group thinking, movement communication, and an awareness of the needs and movements of others. The next two chapters explore solo and duo improvisations as well as group creative tasks. Each improvisation task has a brief description, an image, numbered tasks for clarity, a teaching tip, and ideas to take the task further or develop the dance idea as appropriate. Chapter 5 explores how the physical and aural setting can lead to creating interesting and considered dance. Chapter 6 encourages dancers to use movements, phrases, and sequences created in previous tasks to develop and structure the movement material into something new. “These games, tasks, ideas, stimuli, and developments are here to give instructors and students a little push to find creative vision, explore movement, and discover how these ideas can be developed, adapted, and structured,” says Reeve. “Instructors will find new ways to help their dancers create original movements through both individual and group activities, and students will gain inspiration through using these improvisations.”More Dance Improvisations promotes creativity that leads to innovative breakthroughs for students from middle school through college. It is the perfect resource to help dancers enjoy their exploration of movement and dance as they gain greater awareness of the capabilities they possess.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction and How to Use This Book This chapter explores how to use this book, warming up and safe practice, effective planning, top tips for dance improvisation, planning your workshop, inclusive practice, and finding the right music, musicality, phrases and a table of improvisations.Chapter 2. Warm-Up Games and Tasks This chapter explores the concepts of play and spontaneous movement as stimuli for warming up the body and preparing the mind for new experiences. The games and improvisations within will prepare dancers for the creative tasks ahead, improve reaction times and explore key features of movement.Chapter 3. Solo and Duo Improvisations This chapter explores the movement responses dancers can generate on their own and with partners. Through these tasks, they’ll discover spontaneous movement answers that will develop, challenge and refine their creative responses, solo or in duos.Chapter 4. Group Creative Tasks This chapter explores the movement responses dancers can generate in groups. By working with others, they can explore and discover new movement ideas. The tasks within aim to develop, challenge and refine creative responses and the feeling of working as a team that comes with making group decisions in the moment.Chapter 5. Moving Beyond the Kinaesthetic: Using Physical and Aural Improvisation Tasks This chapter explores how starting with elements of physical and aural settings can lead students to create interesting dance. It acts as a taster for being inspired by external stimuli and will hopefully inspire an abundance of future ideas.Chapter 6. Developing Improvisations This chapter encourages dancers to use the movements, phrases and sequences created in previous tasks to play with development and structuring to manipulate the movement material. They can also develop ideas using existing material and repertoire. These are only a few suggestions to inspire additional ideas on how to develop movements into dance pieces or works.

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Book SynopsisA NEW EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL BESTSELLER 'Well-researched and provides positive solutions' Times Educational Supplement In The Elephant in the Classroom, Jo Boaler outlines what has gone wrong in mathematics education, identifying the problems facing children in classrooms today. How can children be prepared for the mathematics they will need in the future? They need to be taught to be quantitatively literate, to think flexibly and creatively and how to problem solve. Jo Boaler offers concrete solutions for parents and teachers that will revolutionise children's experience with maths. Along with practical teaching activities, strategies and questions that can transform a child's mathematical future, she shares a range of free and accessible online resources. 'Has attracted an enthusiastic and vocal fan club among mums, dads and professionals' Daily TelegraphTrade ReviewHelp children to learn to love the subject ... Make mathematics more the mathematics that people need out there in the world * Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4 *For any parent who is haunted by their child complaining that maths just isn't for them. The Elephant in the Classroom has attracted an enthusiastic and vocal fan club among mums, dads and professionals * Daily Telegraph *Well researched and provides positive solutions * Times Educational Supplement *Maths can be fun - if only it's taught properly ... Children who are subjected to dry and narrow maths classes need to know this and they need to be introduced to the real mathematics - the varied and exciting subject that will help them for the rest of their lives. * Scotsman *A very readable book that every teacher of mathematics should, at least, delve into * Mathematics Teaching *Fascinating examination of math and math instruction... Boaler makes a strong case for a math revolution * The Education Digest *A new kind of classroom teaching using cooperative problem solving to encourage deep learning * School Librarian *Finally a book which explains how to make maths exciting in school * Freeducation blog *The most important book I have read in the last five years . . . See how differently maths could and should be taught * The Garden Window blog *Practical teaching activities, strategies and questions that can transform a child's mathematical future * Parents in Touch *Thanks, Jo Boaler, for opening my eyes * The Reading Residence *Fascinating . . . A great exposition of a totally different way to teach mathematics * The Wright Lines *

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Book SynopsisThis is your essential guide to less harmful, but equally effective, environmentally friendly printmaking methods. Traditional printmaking techniques expose the artist and the environment to a multitude of toxic materials. In this book, Mark Graver puts the case for non-toxic printmaking and discusses the replication of traditional techniques with less harmful, but equally effective, environmentally friendly methods. This book covers engraving, etching with acrylic resists, using drypoint, making aquatints, mezzotints and collagraphs, and using photopolymers as well as combining various printmaking techniques. Highly illustrated wit the works of artists from around the world, this practical and inspiring book contains everything you need to know about switching to a non-toxic printmaking practice.Trade ReviewThe next installment in A&C Black's excellent Printmaking Handbook range...includes a series of ways to replicate traditional printmaking methods without the use of acids, solvents and petroleum-based materials which can be dangerous to inhale or be in extended contact with. * Artists and Illustrators *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Why Non-Toxic? Materials Metals 1. Acrylic Resist Etching on Copper 2. Acrylic-Resist Hard Grounds 3. Acrylic Soft Grounds 4. Acrylic-Resist Aquatint 5. Wash Grounds, Lift Grounds, White Ground 6. Etching Copper with Ferric Chloride 7. Saline Sulphate Etch 8. Inks, Inking, Paper and Printing 9. Colour, Chine-Coll and Multi-Plate Printing 98 10. Non-Chemical Processes 11. A Survey: Is Printmaking Going Green? By Indrani Gall 12. Conclusion Appendix 1 – Some Thoughts on Non-Toxic Printmaking Appendix 2 – Original Prints and Reproductions – A Need for Definition Featured Artists Suppliers Website Resources Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEverything you need to teach writing in the primary classroom. The Writing Book helps you to break down the mysteries of written English into comprehensible steps that will get your students writing with confidence and flair. Written in Zoë and Timothy Paramour's funny, frank and reassuring style, this follow up to The Grammar Book gives teachers clear and systematic guidance about how to develop children’s written English. It covers vocabulary, register, word order and text layout, as well as sentence structure, length and syntax. It explores the features of different genres, the ways we can play with language and the reader’s expectations to make writing more engaging. The Writing Book gives teachers a clear and consistent language they can use with their students to offer meaningful feedback, especially when children’s writing lacks flair and energy. Written by teachers for teachers, it provides tips, tricks, and adaptable resources to make teachers’ lives easier. This book makes it easy for teachers to identify everything their students need to know to become confident, competent writers.Trade ReviewA marvellous and comprehensive map of the writing journey, guiding the reader from the first words and ideas, step-by-step through to the final draft. -- Andrew Jennings, author and founder of Vocabulary Ninja, @VocabularyNinjaThe Writing Book offers some excellent tips for helping your class to become independent, confident writers who are creative but who also understand the machinations of what good writing looks like. -- Adam Bushnell, author @authoradamThis accessible, useful book is full of ideas for encouraging children and young people to write well with as much originality as possible. It's practical, with lots of enjoyable exercises and strong examples across a wide range of writing genres. * Ink Pellet magazine *

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Book SynopsisAn all-encompassing guide to mastering teaching maths in secondary schools, Succeeding as a Maths Teacher is a unique manual that gives advice and guidance for maths teachers at all stages of their career. This handbook not only offers foundational advice on how to deliver the most effective maths lessons, but also delves deeper into key ideas for more experienced teachers, such as how the science of learning applies to mathematics and nuances in instructional design. Written by lead practitioners in maths at Ormiston Academies Trust, with a combined teaching experience of over 60 years, Succeeding as a Maths Teacher takes you from your first days in the classroom through to leading a department. Along the way, the authors explore the purpose of a maths education, topics such as modelling and questioning, how to develop a high-quality maths curriculum and the importance of planning learning over lessons, adapting your teaching in light of feedback, reasoning and solving problems, and enriching pupils’ experiences of learning maths. The Succeeding As… series offers practical, no-nonsense guidance to help you excel in a specific role in a secondary school. Including everything you need to be successful in your teaching career, the books are ideal for those just starting out as well as more experienced practitioners looking to develop their skill sets.Trade ReviewSucceeding as a Maths Teacher is the perfect companion to support the development of any teacher of maths in the first years of their career and potentially beyond. * Peter Mattock, Assistant Principal and author of Visible Maths @MrMattock *Succeeding as a Maths Teacher is packed full of sensible advice. This well-organised book provides a concise guide to all aspects of teaching maths, including questioning, vocabulary, use of exercise books, responsive teaching, representations, professional development and enrichment. The fundamentals of maths teaching are explained in a really accessible way, with plenty of practical examples and references to research and further reading. An excellent resource for maths teachers from a highly knowledgeable team of authors. * Jo Morgan, Maths Teacher @mathsjem *A comprehensive companion for maths teachers at any stage of their career. Jam-packed with solid advice and actionable tools for planning lessons, developing the curriculum or leading a department. * Kathryn Darwin, Director of Learning for Dr Frost Maths @arithmaticks *This is an outstanding resource for maths teachers. It provides excellent advice from experienced and highly reputable members of the profession, written in an accessible and entertaining style. A very welcome and unique addition to maths education literature. * Ed Southall, Maths Curriculum Lead for Oak National Academy @edsouthall *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Planning learning, not lessons 2: Some practicalities of classroom instruction 3: Responsive teaching 4: Representing mathematics 5: Reasoning and problem-solving 6: Enrichment inside and outside the classroom 7: Applying science and research to teaching mathematics 8: Personal professional development 9: Understanding curriculum and assessment 10: Developing your team 11: Some practicalities of leading a department References Index

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Book SynopsisBuilding on the success of the first volume of Teaching Entrepreneurship, this second volume features new teaching exercises that are adaptable and can be used to teach online, face to face or in a hybrid environment. In addition, it expands on the five practices of entrepreneurship education: the practice of play, the practice of empathy, the practice of creation, the practice of experimentation, and the practice of reflection.This portfolio of practices leads to a holistic teaching approach designed to help students think and act more entrepreneurially under various degrees of uncertainty and across contexts. Here in Volume Two the editors and contributors demonstrate how the five practices are a framework for course development to help students make progress toward a more entrepreneurial way of thinking and develop the ability to find and create new opportunities with the courage to act on them.Educators trying to build entrepreneurship into their curriculum, from within and outside the business school, will find Teaching Entrepreneurship, Volume Two invaluable in developing experiential learning experiences.Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Teaching Entrepreneurship, Volume Two 1 Heidi M. Neck, Candida G. Brush and Patricia G. Greene 2 Are you teaching entrepreneurially? A self-assessment 17 Heidi M. Neck, Candida G. Brush and Patricia G. Greene 3 Exercises to practice play 21 Collaborative art 22 The Babson Airplane Company 28 Puzzles and stories 35 Seated bucket ball 47 Words with frenemies 53 The bake-off playwriting activity 73 Overcoming your fears through art 79 The geometric challenge 85 4 Exercises to practice empathy 91 A day in the life 92 Idea generation – a family affair 98 Successful pitching styles 108 Customer journey mapping 114 AEIOU observation 123 What if I were my own customer? 128 Fumbling in the dark 134 Sylvia Waterston interactive case 141 Investor negotiation 155 Target market buyer personas 170 5 Exercises to practice creation 176 Exploring growth options 177 Creating the future through the UN Sustainable Development Goals 184 Give–get for resource acquisition 189 Pitching with the 4H Framework 196 Idea board 204 Tell me about . . . an interview role-play for need identification 210 What should public policy be for entrepreneurs? 218 Hot seat 223 6 Exercises to practice experimentation 231 Building gender acumen as an inclusive entrepreneurial leadership competence 232 Idea testing using the business model canvas 245 Mindshifts 253 Supply chain innovation to reduce ecological impact 257 The relevance and value of pivoting – which company would you invest in? 266 Testing small in order to grow big 271 Opportunity evaluation checklist 280 Sweating the small stuff 288 Ideas in motion 300 7 Exercises to practice reflection 306 Envisioning the future 307 Why should I invest in you? 316 Uncertainty and corporate entrepreneurship – the TMRO (Tomorrow) Framework 321 Looking in – founder identity in new venture creation 332 Babson activity analysis 338 Designing the authentic brand called you 348 The organizational culture design game 359 Five strangers 366 Appendix: exercises categorized by topic 373 Index 377

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Book SynopsisThis book is the second volume of mathematician and Waldorf teacher Ernst Schuberth's Geometry Lessons in the Waldorf School.It covers the free form drawing and basic constructions covered in Years 4 and 5. An accompanying CD has additional exercises and color plates for the teacher to study.

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Book SynopsisSimone Grünewald is a 3dtotal Publishing favorite as the designer of popular characters for Character Design Quarterly magazine, and the author of Sketch Every Day, a book packed with her much sought-after sketching techniques and character-design tips. This new title, The Art of Simone Grünewald, is a beautifully produced hardback that goes even further to delight existing fans, as well as aspiring character designers new to her work. Simone is an expert in the art of imbuing scenes and character with a depth of mood, emotion, and atmosphere. The resulting images are incredibly engaging and thoughtful, while still being accessible and commercial. This mix of talent and an understanding of creating work that has wide appeal is a professional approach that readers will be keen to learn and apply to their own art. In addition to fan-favorites from her portfolio and exciting new art commissioned especially for the book, Simone shares the digital and traditional tools and techniques she uses to acquire her results. Brand-new tutorials illustrate Simone’s talent not just for drawing, but for teaching techniques in a fun and lively way.

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Book SynopsisIntroduce your child to reading and writing with our Verbal Skills Workbooks. Through fun activities such as tracing and color-by-letter, our workbooks gradually introduce new concepts. The eye-catching illustrations and captivating content reinforce lessons and help children stay motivated, encouraging them to be lifelong readers and writers.In this third book in the alphabet sequence, children learn to link uppercase and lowercase letters while working on strengthening their sense of alphabetical order. All of this is done with fun and familiar activities, like tracing, connect-the-dots, and color-by-letter.

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Book SynopsisThis audio CD is a companion to the two song books 'Gesture Games for Spring and Summer' and 'Gesture Games for Autumn and Winter'.It includes 37 songs, and is intended as a learning CD for teachers and parents rather than a 'listening' CD for children.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Find out all about looking after a pet dog in this non-fiction book.Pink A/Band 1A offers emergent readers very simple, highly predictable texts and provides direct support through illustrations.The focus sounds in this book are: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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