That potato chip bag you tossed in your trash can this afternoon-where does it go when it leaves your house? Garbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash with Science Activities for Kids invites middle graders to investigate the world of trash! The average American produces more than four pounds of trash every day-multiply that by 300 million people and you've got a lot of garbage! Where does it go? How does it break down? What are the challenges of dealing with so much waste? What can we do decrease the amount of stuff we are throwing away? Garbage explores questions like these while encouraging kids to think about the choices they make that generate garbage in the first place. In this book, kids discover the science of garbology, the fascinating world of midden excavation, and learn about different rubbish warriors who are determined to save the planet from being overrun with trash. Readers learn ways to reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink their actions by diving into critical-thinking activities designed to get kids looking at trash as a situation in need of a solution. While we all appreciate our garbage to be out of sight and out of mind, it's crucial to recognize the impact that human behavior has on the planet. Garbage includes hands-on STEM activities and critical thinking exercises to encourage readers to figure out ways to be part of the rubbish revolution. Fun facts, links to online primary sources and other supplemental material, and essential questions take readers on an exploration of the path of trash! Garbage is part of a set of four Build It Environmental Science books that explore the history and science of the planet and all that live on it through hands-on STEM activities and real-life environmental connections. Other titles in this series are Biodiversity, Planet Earth, and Biomes. Nomad Press books integrate content with participation. Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.

Set in China in 1900s, this book presents the story of a young girl who defied tradition by refusing to have her feet bound and in doing so changed the course of her life forever.

What do hammers, wheelbarrows, and brooms have in common? All of them are levers! Levers are simple machines. They help us to do jobs more easily. But dont take our word for it. Put levers to the test with the fun experiments youll find in this book.

Help your students learn essential ICT skills, from Microsoft Office (R) basics to animations and websites. This series brings a fresh approach to ICT for students from 7 to 14 years old, mapped to the Cambridge ICT Starters syllabus for examination from 2019. On Track builds on the skills learnt throughout the series and introduces them to web design, video and animation. They'll plan a computer network for school and create a game where players look after a virtual pet. Each activity is clearly introduced, with step-by-step guidance to help learners master new skills. Key words and visual examples support students' understanding, while tip boxes provide helpful suggestions. Download source files for activities from our website.

Help your students learn essential ICT skills, from Microsoft Office (R) basics to animations and websites. This series brings a fresh approach to ICT for students from 7 to 14 years old, mapped to the Cambridge ICT Starters syllabus for examination from 2019. In Next Steps, learners develop their understanding of documents and images. The resource introduces new areas - such as databases, spreadsheets and working with multimedia. Students will create articles and use spreadsheets to plan a school trip. Each activity is clearly introduced, with step-by-step guidance to help learners master new skills. Key words and visual examples support students' understanding. Download source files for activities from our website.

This series aims to encourage children to access the wonder of the world around them. The books have two reading levels, with a simple sentence on each page for beginners, and more complex information for more confident readers. This text shows a jellyfish using its tentacles to catch food.

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Kindergarten provides a one-page story for each letter of the alphabet. Activity pages include listening for beginning sounds, matching words and pictures, cut-and-paste activities, sentence completion, and following directions.

Tried and tested over many years throughout South Africa, Oxford successful English is a content-rich First Additional Language programme that makes provision for learners of mixed ability. Teaching all the skills required of learners in the foundation phase, including phonics and spelling, the course ensures accurate and comprehensive National CAPS coverage and adequately prepares learners for the Annual National Assessment in Grade 3. Features: in Grade 2 the reading books contain simplified versions of the texts from the big books, ideal for supporting group guided reading as well as paired and independent reading; the rich texts in the reading books develop and extend reading and listening skills.

Have you ever wondered how computers can make so much happen? How do they perform calculations, show movies and run amazing games? These are all examples of computer programs or applications (often known simply as apps). Coding Club is a unique new series of coding books that will guide young programmers to create their own versions of familiar games and challenge them to adapt and experiment with programs. With clear explanation and step-by-step layout, the series starts right at the beginning and works its way up over four flexible levels. The skills required for each level are introduced in the core books and the additional books at each level give young programmers the chance to develop and practice those skills in an area of their interest.

It's 50 years since the first human set foot on the surface of the Moon! Walking on the Moon celebrates this 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing by helping readers imagine what it was like to actually be there.

Blended with stunning photographs and captivating artwork, step-by-step details of events leading up to the mission are combined with eyewitness accounts and features on people who helped make the first Moon landing happen. A staggering 400,000 people, many of them working behind the scenes at NASA, helped to achieve this historic milestone.

This is the first book in the Imagine You Were There... series, which celebrates events that changed the world and the people who made them happen.

An introduction to the basics of good manners, from meeting and greeting people to proper telephone and mealtime behavior.

A lively new jacket by Marc Brown puts a fresh face on one of the first--and widely considered the best--poetry anthologies for preschoolers. "No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky," writes Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, in his introduction to this child-friendly collection of more than 200 poems by well-known contemporary poets. Each poem in this 112 page book is "exuberantly illustrated," wrote The New York Times Book Review. With subjects ranging from waking up to going to bed and everything in between, here is "a joyous anthology that [is] bound to develop an appreciation for poetry at a very young age."--School Library Journal

Utterly Amazing Earth is a jaw-dropping pop-up book packed with fascinating facts about our amazing planet. Go deep below the Earth's crust to discover earthshattering facts. From volcanoes to earthquakes, the water cycle to seasons, this beautiful pop-up book brings to life amazing phenomena with brilliant paper tricks. Learn how rocks are made and shaped, and what causes the seasons. With pop-ups, activities to try at home and bitesized mind-blowing facts Utterly Amazing Earth is perfect for any child, aged over 6, obsessed with volcanoes, earthquakes and the Earth.

A Pocket sized version with easy-to-read text. It's a long and exciting journey to the celestial city - and as Christian tackles the problems and dangers on the way, we learn about the problems and dangers in our own lives. John Bunyan wrote this book originally so that we can learn about how God wants us to live and that the only way to face our problems is with Jesus. John Bunyan became one of the world's favourite Christian writers - with his books being read by men as diverse as Charles Spurgeon and Vincent van Gogh.

A beautifully illustrated book that covers the essential life skills that children need to know. Discover how you can become the awesome person you want to be with this guide to essential life skills for children. This book helps kids tackle the difficulties they face and helps them to prepare for whatever the future may hold. Inside the pages of this essential life skills book, you'll discover: - Clear and practical life skills divided into 5 chapters covering: Finding Solutions, Ways of Thinking, Communicating, Understanding Feelings, and Coping in Life - Bright, fun illustrations that help readers to digest complex topics like understanding body language and decision making - Topics that drill down into all the different aspects of life skills education for 7-9-year-olds, such as communication, solving problems, understanding yourself and others, and critical thinking skills - Practical advice and activities on how to think up solutions for difficult problems, how to work with other people as a team, and how to write a feelings diary This illustrated guide for children includes practical advice and real-life examples that teach problem-solving, how to make good decisions, and excellent communication skills. Children will learn how to better assess and react to challenges they may face, as well as create coping strategies for difficult situations. Kids can work through engaging activities like making mind maps, thinking about body language, and putting themselves in someone else's shoes. Developing life skills not only leads to better prospects at school and in a future career, but it also gives young people more confidence to aim for a bright, secure and happy future.

This series has been developed for the Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives Curriculum Framework (1129). This Stage 8 learner's skills book helps students develop key 21st century skills including research, analysis and more. Written by experienced teacher and author, Keely Laycock, learners are encouraged to reflect on your chosen topics - such as sustainability and the digital world - at a personal, national and global level. This series enables students to develop skills for their future in a scaffolded and measurable way, and has been produced with feedback from teachers and students all around the world.