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Author
Series
Show Me Science volume 2
Language
English
Description
Strength and stability are important factors in airplane or space vehicle design. Engineers create vehicles that are strong enough to flyEffectively and efficiently by using specific materials and structures that are lightweight and durable. Important decisions are made regarding the materials that are used to make the fuselage, wings, tail, and engine. Many airplane materials are now made of composite materials that are lightweight, yet stronger...
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 29
Language
English
Description
Reality for the individual ends at death. But medical technology is making that endpoint increasingly hard to define. Consider what it means to die and the complications that would ensue if we developed brain transplants or found the secret of immortality.
Author
Series
Show Me Science volume 3
Language
English
Description
Advanced digital technology using 3D-terrain maps, laser pantographs, digital photographs and satellite data is increasing our visual understanding of architectural structures of bygone eras. The multi-faceted world of digital archaeology aids researchers by supporting data management and by making visual presentations more realistic. The ancient city of Troy is re-discovered in this engaging program that fuses complex technology to uncover the past...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Learn why Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy (DPEA) might be a model for public education via project-based learning in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM).
In 2002, a school district in Goleta, California, attempted an experiment. They introduced DPEA, the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, a program designed to teach twenty-first-century skills via project-based learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
Publisher
Nickelodeon / Paramount
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Gear up for seven Nick Jr. adventures designed to introduce kids to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! They'll tackle trajectory and springs with Blaze, work with wind power in Dora and Friends, learn about dinosaurs with PAW Patrol, and master math with Team Umizoomi!
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Find out what it takes to break into STEM. Meet three inspiring women with successful careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Behind your favorite games, movies, cars, computers, apps, and appliances lies STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math. A background in STEM opens doors to today's dream jobs. And you don't have to start with an advanced degree. Teaching yourself a single programming language can be a path to lifelong...
Publisher
Distributed exclusively by Acorn Media U.S
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In this landmark series of films, University of Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy escorts viewers through the history of this most important of all intellectual disciplines. In a journey that takes him through the ages and around the world, he examines the development of key mathematical ideas and shows how, in a multitude of surprising ways, mathematical ideas underpin the science, technology, and culture that shape our world
8) S.T.E.M
Series
Publisher
Nickelodeon / Paramount
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Nick Jr. introduces preschoolers to the exciting curriculum of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) that is a hot topic for parents and educators! Join your favorite Nick Jr. friends from Paw Patrol, Bubbles Guppies and more for exciting adventures and lessons in problem-solving and everyday technologies -- perfect for jump-starting young imaginations and developing inquisitive minds!
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