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What does it mean to evangelize ethically in a multicultural
climate? Following his successful Evangelism after Christendom,
Bryan Stone addresses reasons evangelism often fails and explains
how it can become distorted as a Christian practice. Stone urges us
to consider a new approach, arguing for evangelism as a work of
imagination and a witness to beauty rather than a crass effort to
compete for converts in pluralistic contexts. He shows that the way
we lead our lives as Christians is the most meaningful tool of
evangelism in today's rapidly changing world.
Given the pace of how we harness and utilize electricity, as well
as the importance of developing new sources of energy, electricity
is a timely subject for kids to explore. In Explore Electricity!
With 25 Great Projects, kids ages 6-9 will learn the basics of
electricity: currents, circuits, power, magnetism and
electromagnetism, motors and generators. They'll become more
attuned to how much they rely on electricity in their daily lives.
They'll also understand that while electricity is a wonderful
resource, and one we've used to our advantage ever since it was
discovered, the future of how we make and use electricity is still
changing and there are things they can do today to impact these
changes. This title invites kids to experiment on their own with 25
simple projects that will "spark" their learning and enthusiasm,
including making their own clothespin switch, lemon battery,
compass, electromagnet, and flashlight, as well as generating their
own "lightning." These hands-on activities combined with
informational text will excite kids about STEM? the interrelated
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
In "Explore Colonial America ," kids ages 6-9 learn about America's
earliest days as European settlements, and how the colonists
managed to survive, build thriving colonies, and eventually
challenge England for independence.
How did the colonists build homes, feed and clothe themselves, and
get along with the Native Americans who were already here? This
accessible introduction to the colonial period teaches young
children about the daily lives of ordinary colonists and offers
fascinating stories about those who helped shape the emerging
nation. Activities range from creating a ship out of a bar of soap
and building a log home out of graham crackers and pretzels to
making a wampum necklace. Projects are easy-to-follow, require
minimal adult supervision, and use primarily common household
products and recycled supplies.
By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and
comic cartoons, kids "Explore Colonial America ," and have a great
time discovering our nation's founding years.
Everything moves! Kids run around the playground, cars drive on the
road, and balls fly through the air. What causes all this motion?
Physics! Forces and motion rule the way everything moves through
space. In Explore Forces and Motion! With 25 Great Projects,
readers ages 7 through 10 discover that the push and pull of every
object on the planet and in space depends on how a force acts upon
it. Things float because of a force called buoyancy, we stick to
the ground because of a force called gravity, and we make
footprints in sand because of a force called pressure. Physics
becomes accessible and interactive through activities such as a
experimenting with a water cup drop, building a bridge, and
spotting magnetic field lines. Simple machines such as levers,
pulleys, and wedges are used as vehicles for discovery and
comprehension of the foundational concepts of physical science.
Using a theme familiar to everyone--motion--this book captures the
imagination and encourages young readers to push, pull, twist,
turn, and spin their way to learning about forces and motion.
Does your coat have a zipper? Did you eat breakfast with a fork?
You're using simple machines! From butter knives to seesaws,
rolling pins to catapults, we are surrounded by simple machines!
Simple Machines! With 25 Science Projects for Kids astounds readers
with the ingenuity they already possess and inspires them to look
differently at the objects they use every day. What do a fork and
an axe have in common? How do pulleys get a flag up a flagpole?
Simple Machines! introduces kids to the concept of mechanical
advantage and harnesses kid-power by inviting them to build
machines of their own design. This book also opens eyes and minds
to the diversity of machines in their lives, and sparks the
imagination with challenge, humor, and achievable projects. Simple
Machines! dedicates a chapter to each of the six simple machines
that were identified centuries ago: levers, inclined planes,
pulleys, screws, wedges, and wheels and axles. Kids develop
analytical skills as they figure out where force is applied and
what kind of work it generates. Essential questions, fascinating
facts, and links to online primary sources make student-led
learning fun and productive! Through science-minded STEM projects
and investigative engineering experiments, kids develop critical
and creative thinking skills about the roles simple machines play
in our world and their importance to human civilization. Simple
Machines! is part of a set of two Explore Technology books that
introduce young digital natives to the history, science, and
engineering of the tech world in which we live, using hands-on STEM
activities, essential questions, links to online primary sources
and real-life connections. The other title in this series is
Robotics! 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.
What's it like outside? And what are you going to do about
it?
Every morning, before heading to school or out to play, kids want
to know what the weather is going to be like that day. Is it a day
for building a snowman, constructing a sandcastle, or planting a
garden? Will they be stuck inside because of rain at recess? Or
stuck at home because of snow? And what about tomorrow? "Explore
Weather and Climate " will help kids understand the "how" and "why"
behind the "what." They'll learn how wind, sun, and water combine
to form the weather we experience every day. They'll find out why
the weather gets extreme. "Explore Weather and Climate " offers
engaging text reinforced with 25 hands on projects that include
creating a storm in a bottle, touching the clouds, and eating an
edible climate map, resulting in an unforgettable understanding of
these forces of nature.
Most people think of evangelism as something an individual
does--one person talking to one or more other people about the
gospel. Bryan Stone, however, argues that evangelism is the duty
and call of the entire church as a body of witness. "Evangelism
after Christendom" explores what it means to understand and put to
work evangelism as a rich practice of the church, grounding
evangelism in the stories of Israel, Jesus, and the Apostles. This
thorough treatment is marked by an astute sensitivity to the ways
in which Christian evangelism has in the past been practiced
violently, intentionally or unintentionally. Pointing to exemplars
both Protestant and Catholic, Stone shows pastors, professors, and
students how evangelism can work nonviolently.
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