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Gale In Context: Science is an engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. By integrating authoritative reference content with headlines and videos, learners see how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity. Users can explore millions of full-text articles from national and global publications, 200+ experiments and projects, and top reference content.
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Learn about everything from molecules and magnetism to rockets and radio waves and find out how a hot-air balloon rises, how erosion flattens mountains, how light waves zip through space, and how the human eye sees colors. With STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects ever more important in today's technological world, this book can inspire and educate inquisitive young minds and prepare them for the future.
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Explores the ways in which science, technology, engineering, and math impact the game of soccer, including the physics of kicking the ball, how technology helps players improve their skills and keeps them safe, and how geometry helps players score goals. Includes sidebars, infographics, a glossary, and resources for further information.
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Examines the sport of snowboarding through the lens of STEM--science, technology, engineering, and mathematics--showing how engineers and mathematicians design snowboards and snowboarding gear, and how snowboarding courses are designed. Includes a glossary, index, and access to online resources.
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Explores the ways in which science, technology, engineering, and math impact the game of basketball, including the forces acting on the ball, how technology helps players improve their skills, and how statistics are used. Includes sidebars, infographics, a glossary, and resources for further information.
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Explores the ways in which science, technology, engineering, and math impact the game of ice hockey, including the physics involved in a slap shot, how technology helps players improve their skills and keeps them safe, and how statistics are used. Includes sidebars, infographics, a glossary, and resources for further information.
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An introduction to the job of a wildlife conservationist with an emphasis on how science, technology, engineering, art, and math are important in this type of work. Also outlines specific jobs available within the field, a typical day in the life of a conservationist, STEAM job facts, and more.
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"Throughout history, black women have blazed trails across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Black Women in Science brings something special to black history books for kids, celebrating incredible black women in STEM who have used their brains, bravery, and ambition to beat the odds. Black Women in Science stands out amongst other black history books for kids―featuring 15 powerful stories of fearless female scientists...
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"Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more, this book celebrates over 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. In these profiles, young readers...