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Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences
The British railway system is the oldest in the world. This
fascinating book describes the early days in the British railway
industry, from the opening of the first public steam inter-city
railway line in 1830 and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, through to the
glory days of the Flying Scotsman and the expansion of the national
rail networks in the 1940s to form British Railways. With a
biography of George Stephenson the Father of the Railways and his
son Robert, a timeline and Track Facts, this book is a must for
anyone with an interest in trains and train travel.
We are working with Cambridge International to gain endorsement for
this forthcoming series. Help learners develop essential computing
skills with an approach that uses real-life examples, reinforces
key vocabulary and provides opportunities to learn, practise and
apply throughout. - Encourage learners to become confident in
working with information and ideas of their own and those of others
with discussion tasks, as well as with What can you do? panels at
the end of each unit for self-assessment. - Provide a clear pathway
through the learning objectives with Practise tasks in each unit,
as well as Go further and Challenge yourself! panels with questions
designed to support differentiation. - Recap and activate learners'
prior knowledge with Do you remember? activities and introduce new
computing skills with Learn and Practise tasks. Contents How to use
this book Term 1 Unit 1 Flowcharts in programming (Scratch MIT: Be
a designer) Unit 2 Be a data manager Unit 3 Selecting hardware and
software Unit 4 Variables in programming (Scratch MIT: Be a
storyteller) Term 2 Unit 5 Digital content Unit 6 Sub-routines in
Programming (Scratch MIT: Be an animator) Unit 7 Be a data
architect Unit 8 Micro:Bit Makecode: Be an innovator Term 3 Unit 9
Keeping data safe Unit 10 Scratch MIT: Be a game developer Unit 11
Storage and robots Unit 12 iRobot: Be a problem solver Glossary
Wanneer ’n mens na die naghemel opkyk, sien jy nie net sterre nie.
Die swart leegte van die ruimte is deurspek met voorwerpe van elke
denkbare vorm en grootte – van enorme brandende sterre tot
piepklein stofvlekkies. Hierdie boek verken die geheimenisse van
sterre en planete en ontsluit die raaisels van astronomie: die
wetenskap van die buitenste ruimte.
Computer science has emerged as a key driver of innovation in the
21st century. Yet preparing teachers to teach computer science or
integrate computer science content into K-12 curricula remains an
enormous challenge. Recent policy reports have suggested the need
to prepare future teachers to teach computer science through
pre-service teacher education programs. In order to prepare a
generation of teachers who are capable of delivering computer
science to students, however, the field must identify
research-based examples, pedagogical strategies, and policies that
can facilitate changes in teacher knowledge and practices. The
purpose of this book is to provide examples that could help guide
the design and delivery of effective teacher preparation on the
teaching of computer science. This book identifies promising
pathways, pedagogical strategies, and policies that will help
teacher education faculty and preservice teachers infuse computer
science content into their curricula as well as teach stand-alone
computing courses. Specifically, the book focuses on pedagogical
practices for developing and assessing pre-service teacher
knowledge of computer science, course design models for pre-service
teachers, and discussion of policies that can support the teaching
of computer science. The primary audience of the book is students
and faculty in educational technology, educational or cognitive
psychology, learning theory, teacher education, curriculum and
instruction, computer science, instructional systems, and learning
sciences.
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Spirit and Oppy
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Rachel Vinciguerra; Illustrated by Samantha Gottwalt
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