It's About Time! Science Projects: How Long Doest It Take? by Robert Gardner is a selection of fun and educational experiments for young people, reflecting the central theme of time. It's About Time! covers measuring time with the Sun; the water clock, the sand clock, the candle clock, the pendulum clock, reaction time, estimating time, and more. Whimsical color illustrations adorn the practical guidelines for a whole series of worthy science projects. It's About Time! is confidently recommended as an outstanding educational and enjoyable resource for grade-school aged children and would also be ideal for homeschool curriculum supplementation.
This clear, reader-friendly book is carefully designed to help readers gain confidence and acquire competence in their academic writing abilities. It focuses on real people as they write and actively involves readers in the writing process. The authors' innovative approach encourages reflection on how professional writing initiatives connect to the personal self. For pre-service and in-service teachers, graduate students, school administrators, educational specialists, and all others involved in the educational enterprise, effective writing is important to professional success.
How can you identify constellations and star formations in the night sky? How can you use star patterns to establish direction and time? What are the legends behind the constellations? How do you know if you are looking at a comet or a UFO? This concise, illustrated guide applies simple science, history, and myth to observing and understanding the sky at night, offering entertaining answers to the mysteries of the nighttime sky for hikers, campers, paddlers, or any other outdoor enthusiast.
Tom Van Holt teaches stargazing courses at the University of Kansas and educational camps and is a regular contributor to Appalachian Trailway News. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas.
DEDICATED TO STOVOKOR AND VELOMIR, passionate stargazers!
Crux Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem is a problem-solving journal at the senior secondary and university undergraduate levels for those who practise or teach mathematics. Its purpose is primarily educational but it also serves those who read it for professional, cultural and recreational reasons. PDF VERSION by Pumukl
Crux Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem is a problem-solving journal at the senior secondary and university undergraduate levels for those who practise or teach mathematics. Its purpose is primarily educational but it also serves those who read it for professional, cultural and recreational reasons. PDF VERSION by Pumukl
Crux Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem is a problem-solving journal at the senior secondary and university undergraduate levels for those who practise or teach mathematics. Its purpose is primarily educational but it also serves those who read it for professional, cultural and recreational reasons.
Crux Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem is a problem-solving journal at the senior secondary and university undergraduate levels for those who practise or teach mathematics. Its purpose is primarily educational but it also serves those who read it for professional, cultural and recreational reasons.
