Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD ENGSummary: Encourages the development of number concepts, from basic counting to multiplication and division, through manipulation of cubes of 10 different colors, which can be snapped together.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Didax, Inc. 2010
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 14Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Kaufman, Josh
Summary: "Provides a comprehensive overview of every major business topic: entrepreneurship, product development, marketing, sales, negotiation, accounting, finance, productivity, communication, psychology, leadership, management, systems design, analysis, and operations ... in clear, straightforward, and simple terms."--Back cover
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 650 KAUSummary: Essentially, a manager's style is the way he or she makes decisions, relates to subordinates, and lays out a vision for an organization. This program examines five widely recognized management styles, commonly identified as autocratic, persuasive, consultative, participative, and laissez faire. Viewers learn about each style's characteristics, advantages, drawbacks, and practical applications....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This series covers America's history from the age of Pre-Columbian Native Americans, through European discovery, colonization, independence, the forging of a young nation, and the settling of the American frontier. Students will look at the history of the United States from a new perspective, as they explore the events that have shaped modern American society. Professor Linwood Thompson is the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1996
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973 EAR3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 1
Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 2
Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 3
Oakley, Barbara A.
Summary: "A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject--based on one of the world's most popular online courses and the bestselling book A Mind for Numbers and its wildly popular online companion course "Learning How to Learn" have empowered more than two million learners of all ages from around the world to master subjects that they once struggled with. Fans often wish they'd discovered...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Engaging, fun and effective, these challenge cards provide a hands-on approach to STEM instruction. Features activities that can be performed independently, in small groups, or as a whole-class activity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Group 2018
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 26Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, and curiosity."--Container
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: With nano-enabled drugs that destroy diseased cells and enable tissue repair, doctors may one day extend life expectancy far beyond our current capabilities—at least in countries wealthy enough to afford the technology. But the medicine that so radically redefines our standards of health and mortality will also profoundly challenge our social support systems and cultural values. In this Fred...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: "The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Our hands-on kit highlights the life cycles of butterflies, chickens, and frogs - with five realistic manipulatives for each animal. Children can put them in sequential order or compare one animal's life cycle to another"--Container
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore Learning Materials 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Combining aesthetics, sustainability, and function is the challenge of green architecture-and 20 teams of college students from North America and Europe brilliantly rise to that challenge as they compete to design, build, and demonstrate the operation of the most attractive and energy-efficient house at the 2007 Solar Decathlon held in Washington, D.C. This program tracks the teams from the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Technology is taking the field of biometrics to new levels of accuracy and efficiency. But is the price of such security, achieved by turning over unique bodily information to governments and private companies, too high? And is biometric data really as foolproof as its proponents say? This program travels the globe to showcase examples of high-tech biometrics in action, including electronic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Stack the colored beads on five hardwood dowels to match the pattern cards. There are ten patterns that increase in difficulty to build matching, sequencing, and fine motor skills.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Melissa & Doug 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 38Summary: From the minutia of warehouse inventories to the training programs of the aeronautics industry, this program focuses on commercial applications for high-tech electronic systems. Two in-depth case studies are used. The first showcases a HUD or "head-up" display developed by British Aerospace Engineering, used in state-of-the-art flight instruction of civilian aircraft pilots. The second case...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Teaching kids about science is fun and engaging with the Folkmanis® Frog Life Cycle. Marvel at the extraordinary design of this three-stage toy. In the first stage, the lenticular printed egg comes alive with motion. Next, utilize the zippers to tuck and reveal the tadpole stage into the frog stage as you animate the mouth to tell the story of metamorphosis.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Folkmanis, Inc. 2018
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Tanabe, Gen
Summary: "Each entry contains all the necessary information for students and parents to complete the application process, including eligibility requirements, how to obtain an application, how to get more information about each award, sponsor website listings, award amounts, and key deadlines. With scholarships for high school, college, graduate, and adult students, this guide also includes tips on how...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: SuperCollege 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Technology & Space Module is to build kids' fascination with the solutions of tomorrow and get them excited to look beyond the world they see today. Topics in this module include mechanics, astronomy, robotics, coding, communication. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD TECSummary: "The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in JPT Launchpad, Call number: J LAUNCHPAD NATSummary: "Elementary students will play their way through these action-packed games and adventures that will keep them learning and exploring all summer long. Improve hand-eye coordination and problem-solving speed; Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; Explore basic physics; Learn Spanish vocabulary."--
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Which part of a company has the most impact on product design? On employee training? On forming relationships with customers? This business case study addresses those questions by examining the needs, strategies, and goals of a major corporation's departments. Going behind the scenes at Holden, a thriving General Motors subsidiary, the program features interviews with managers and directors in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: "Middle school students will be fully engaged with games, puzzles, and learning tools that will sharpen vocabulary, reading comprehension, problem-solving skills, and more! Improve reading comprehension; Expand vocabulary; Develop strong punctuation skills; Test knowledge of words and stories"--
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2016