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Sixty minutes of exercise a day is a habit children should get into
at an early age. Not only does exercise build the body's strength
and endurance, it helps prevent injury and improves concentration
and mood. This engaging book explains the benefits of regular
exercise and offers simple activities and advice on fitting fitness
in during the day.
Biomedical engineering is the fastest growing engineering field.
From designing life-saving medical devices to high-performance
athletic gear, these engineers improve people's lives every day.
This book explores the creative ways biomedical engineers help
diagnose, treat, and prevent problems found in human body systems.
Real-life examples make learning about the engineering design
process interesting for readers. Practical, hands-on activities
help readers to understand scientific and engineering principles.
Children between the ages of 5-12 need between 10-11 hours of sleep
a night. Unfortunately, many children are falling short of this
mark! Accessible text and relatable examples help young readers
understand the importance of getting proper rest. Content includes
sleep cycles, time management and maintaining a nightly routine,
and creating a sleep-friendly environment.
As cities and populations grow, we need more and more energy to run
and heat our homes and to power transportation. Readers will learn
how energy engineers help make sure that our energy demands are met
in a number of different ways. They discover new ways to convert
natural resources into affordable and environmentally friendly
forms of energy; they build and operate power stations for both
renewable and non-renewable forms of energy; they manage electrical
power networks; they also monitor how generating energy may harm
the planet. Real-life examples and a design challenge help students
understand key concepts related to the engineering process, and how
energy engineers will play a vital role in our future.
Working in oceans presents unique challenges. Readers will learn
how ocean engineers design equipment and processes to help
scientists that study ocean systems, such as oceanographers, do
research in deep waters, long distances away from land, and in
harsh weather conditions. Ocean engineers come up with innovative
solutions to these challenges by designing submersible vessels,
structures built offshore, monitoring devices, and communication
systems. Real-life examples and a design challenge help students
understand key concepts related to the engineering process.
Good mental health is as important as good physical health to our
overall fitness. This important book gives children ways to reduce
feelings of anxiety and manage their emotions. Simple activities
help children learn how to relieve tension and improve
concentration.
Robots are machines that follow a decision-making process when
performing tasks. They are playing an increasing role in
manufacturing, agriculture, medicine, mining, and aerospace, as
well as in our everyday lives. Readers will learn how robotics
engineers find new ways for robots to do work that would be
dangerous, time-consuming, dull, or impossible for humans to
perform. Real-life examples and a design challenge help students
understand key concepts related to the engineering design process,
and how robotics engineers play a vital role in expanding our
knowledge of the universe.
Insects live all over the world and are food for many animals,
including other insects! Children will be fascinated to learn about
the many ways these tiny creatures defend themselves against
predators. Well-written text, full-color photographs, and clearly
labeled illustrations help children discover the many ways that
insects defend themselves. The World of Insects series provides
children with an overview of the important characteristics of
insects and their relationships to the other living things on
Earth. Fascinating and easy to read, this beautiful set of books
outlines significant details and concepts in clear and simple ways.
Children will be eager to investigate the incredible world of
insects! Each book includes a fun and interactive activity page.
Every structure that touches the ground could benefit from the
skills of a geotechnical engineer. Readers will discover how these
engineers study rocks, soil, natural processes, and potential
hazards to help make the safest, strongest foundations possible.
This book introduces key concepts and the engineering design
process with interesting examples from the field. A hands-on
activity and a design challenge engage readers in engineering
action.
Food is the fuel that gives our bodies energy, builds bones and
muscles, and helps keep us healthy and happy. This informative book
explains to children why our bodies need nutrition, how our bodies
use it, and what they need to eat for a balanced diet.
Born in California, Shailene Woodley almost became an interior
designer before landing a starring role in the TV series The Secret
Life of the American Teenager. This book follows the intriguing
story of her rise to fame, from her breakout movie role in The
Descendants to her star-making role in The Fault in Our Stars to
her superstar status today as Tris in the Divergent movies.
Research suggests that children who develop locomotor, balance, and
manipulative skills at a young age are more likely to participate
in physical activities throughout their lives. This action-packed
title introduces these fundamental movement skills and provides
readers with fun ways to incorporate them into their everyday
activities.
For kids into music, this title can't be beat! From inspiring
profiles of key Maker musicians, to learning the components of
different musical instruments, readers will discover how music
works in harmony with the Maker movement. Several maker projects
give readers opportunities to build their own instruments.
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