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Wire, power, connect, and create with Cool Battery & Electricity Projects! Kids can learn how to wire a working lamp, build a buzzing electric game, and more! Each workshop project includes easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions paired with photographs. Budding craftspeople and engineers will love learning how to use the tools of the trade to make one-of-a-kind creations. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard...
22) Electricity
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Easy-to-read text, simple infographics, and fun facts create a basic explanation of electricity and its effects. Young readers will explore the amazing science that lights up their world as they read and look at cool pictures.
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From Alexander Graham Bell to Steve Jobs, creative thinkers have revolutionized the way we communicate. Come aboard a young inventor's time machine as he explores the history of the telephone, one fraction at a time! By integrating math and literacy skills, this math reader makes learning fractions simple, relevant, and fun, and the real-world examples of problem solving allow students to explore the concepts in meaningful ways. Text features such...
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At the end of this book, you should be able to identify electricity as the flow of electrons. How do electrons move? What causes them to move? Further reading would yield terms like static electricity and electric potential energy. This book will only give you an introduction to the world of electrons and electricity, but it's a good start.
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Primarily, this book will teach you the difference between conductors and insulators. You will also learn the mechanics of each, as well as some examples. Knowing what conductors and insulators is the first step to ensuring electrical safety. You would know which to hold and which not to hold without protective equipment. Read and learn more about electricity.
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Voltage is defined as the force that makes electrons flow. Meanwhile, the unit of electrical force is called the volt. In this book, you will also learn about the alternating current (AC), the direct current (DC), and the alternator. Expect to read technical descriptions to facilitate a more thorough understanding of how electricity works.
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Electricity flows if a positive terminal and a negative terminal are completely connected. That's the most basic information there is about the structure of electrical circuits. However, this book will take you deeper into the topic. It will also discuss the difference between closed and open circuits. It will also explain, who a short circuit is called as such.
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From Alexander Graham Bell's earliest model to modern-day cell phones, telephones are one of our most important modes of communication. Learn about the initial attempts to transmit the human voice over wire, and discover how far telephones have progressed within the past few centuries.
29) Electricity
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Dorling Kindersley
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1992
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Includes index.--Discusses the properties of electricity and describes how it is made and used.
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The purpose of this educational book is to teach your child the importance of electricity. However, unlike the school's official textbooks, this book contains just the right blend of text and images to facilitate self-paced learning. Use this book to complement classroom-based education.
32) All About Drones
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Explores the fascinating world of drones. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, and a "How It Works" feature, the book provides an inspiring look at this exciting technology.
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With LittleBits, you can build your own electronic devices using modules that snap together easily with magnets. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn STEM concepts, new vocabulary, and locate information.
35) Smartphones
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Phones have come a long way thanks to technology, from landlines that required an operator to connect a call to smartphones that come with as many features as a laptop! In Smartphones in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how smartphones and technology has and continues to disrupt many businesses, including the taxi and marketing industries. Series includes a table of contents, tech-forward sidebars, a timeline, glossary, index,...
36) Movies and Music
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Movies and music have come a long way thanks to technology, from watching movies on the big screen at a theater and listening to big vinyl records on a bulky record player to streaming hundreds of movies and music wirelessly with just a click of a button. In Movies and Music in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how technology has and continues to disrupt the movie and music industries. Series includes a table of contents, tech-forward...
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Cars have come a long way thanks to technology, from Model T cars to cars that drive themselves. In Self-Driving Cars in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how autonomous driving technology has and continues to disrupt industries from car manufacturers to city infrastructures. Series includes a table of contents, tech-forward sidebars, a timeline, glossary, index, and author biography.
38) Virtual Learning
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Education has come a long way thanks to technology, from learning in a classroom at a set schedule to learning virtually anywhere at any time. In Virtual Learning in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how technology has and continues to disrupt how, where, and when students learn. Series includes a table of contents, tech-forward sidebars, a timeline, glossary, index, and author biography.
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Makey Makey is a kit that helps you turn everyday objects into touchpads that control your computer's keyboard. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn STEM concepts, new vocabulary, and locate information.
40) 3D Printing
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Printing has come a long way thanks to technology, from printing words and images on a flat surface to recreating a life-size version of a car. In 3D Printing in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how 3D printing technology has disrupted major industries including health and architecture design. Series includes a table of contents, tech-forward sidebars, a timeline, glossary, index, and author biography.
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