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3) Geology of the Great Plains and mountain west: investigate how the Earth was formed with 15 projects
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Learn how geology and physical geography are intertwined and explore the unique setting of the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains. The region includes the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This activity book stands as an invitation for young readers to explore, from antiquity to modernity, the innovation and physical science behind the towering structures and buildings in cities around the world. With a blend of trivia and fun facts that illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements from the ancient pyramids to the Empire State Building, readers will discover how engineers and laborers experienced triumphs and tragedies in their...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Shows readers how rebel soldiers fought in horrific conditions while their families faced their own hardships for the sake of freedom. Students examine wartime propaganda to discover the truth about events leading up to the war, and engage in vibrant debate, strategic planning, and literary deconstruction to understand the official documents upon which America is founded.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
Grab some paper, cardboard, duct tape, and other materials and get ready to blast away boredom! Inventive young builders will love creating awesome projects such as treasure chests, tin can robots, space stations, swords and armor, and a whole lot more. With easy to follow step-by-step instructions, readers will be building their own fantastic projects in no time!
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Describes the tools that scientists use to analyze information about the Earth's climate and measure the current rate of climate change, with twenty-five projects for positive actions that can be done to protect the environment.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Catch a kid looking down, and chances are they're focused on a screen, deciding on strategy, building cities, setting traps for monsters, sharing resources, and nurturing critical relationships. Over 90 percent of kids ages 2-17 play video games. In Video Games: Design and Code Your Own Adventure, young readers learn why games are so compelling and what ancient games such as mancala have in common with modern games like Minecraft. Kids will even create...
15) Fault lines & tectonic plates: discover what happens when the earth's crust moves, with 25 projects
Author
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Learn about earthquakes and volcanoes and how the earth's surface is always changing.
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Series
Publisher
Graphic Arts Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Baby Brontosaurus and more. This series of visually rich instruction books for LEGO® creations is perfect for children ages 5 and up. Inside Build it! Dinosaurs, you'll find a range of creative models from the prehistoric era to put together, created using the LEGO® Classic set 10697, or bricks that LEGO® obsessives may already have at home. Each book in this interactive series contains 3-5 dioramas...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Arts Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This series of visually rich instruction books for LEGO® creations is perfect for children ages 5 and up. From an octopus to a stingray, a tigerfish to a hammerhead shark, and much more, you'll find a range of creativity-sparking ideas inside these pages."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Arts Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This series of visually rich instruction books for LEGO® creations is perfect for children ages 5 and up. From the familiar passenger train to an exciting bullet train, a heavy-loading freight train to an autorack, you'll find a range of creativity-sparking ideas inside these pages."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Robots are everywhere! In Bots! Robotics Engineering with Hands-On Makerspace Activities, middle schoolers learn about these devices that vacuum our houses, work in our factories, help us learn at school, sample rocks from other planets, and even bring back images from the bottom of the ocean. In Bots! you can find hands-on STEM activities, coding challenges that use free online software, essential questions, and links to online primary resources!"--...
Author
Publisher
Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"An exciting book about the chain reaction world of Rube Goldberg for middle schoolers, including 25 engineering design projects that get middle schoolers applying the laws of physics to their own inventions as they learn the scientific principles behind the actions and reactions they create."-- provided by publisher.
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