Using a game-like format, this book illustrates the interaction of plants and animals in the Asian mangrove forest. The book's various story paths reveal the complicated and delicate food web of the mangrove forest. Engaging text and vivid design help convey key curricular concepts related to food webs and biomes.
Ken Lodge investigates the basic concepts of phonological theory. He especially focuses on sameness and difference, each a sine qua non of classification. It is assumed that all academic disciplines utilize these two basic concepts in classification. Since phonology deals with the interface between the abstract system of native speaker knowledge and physical entities, the linguistic classification of those physical entities needs a clear and rigorously applied criteria for deciding what constitutes the same sound and what does not.
Providing non-scientific readers with basic toxicological concepts, Toxicology for Non-Toxicologists explains how those concepts and their applications affect everyday life. Readers will find an introduction to the study of toxic chemicals on humans and the environment, close examinations of toxicology issues, and a discussion of the general approach to risk assessment.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Structure
Getting and keeping the attention of fourth and fifth graders can be challenging, and Bill Nye is determined to do just that in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Structures. He tries out the Bungee Zone in British Columbia, and survives to explain more about structures, and the support mechanisms that give them strength. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York is used to illustrate some of these concepts. Amid all the traveling, the Science Guy still manages to act really silly, and students' eyes will roll at the notoriously bad jokes.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy - Heat
Heat is caused by the movement of molecules, and, in this program, Bill Nye demonstrates his usual brand of exciting instruction. Trained as a mechanical engineer at Cornell, Nye pursued a career as a standup comedian before turning to science education. His background is obvious as he engages students in science concepts, while allowing them to have fun. Bringing science to a level easily understood by kids without condescension is what Nye does well.
