Download or read book From Kingfishers to Bullet Trains written by Wil Mara and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how scientists have looked toward the kingfisher for inspiration in making high-speed trains quieter.
Download or read book Kingfishers to Bullet Trains written by Jennifer Colby and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the greatest inventions that changed the modern world have been based on nature. In Kingfishers to Bullet Trains, readers will discover how the invention of bullet trains were modeled after the face of kingfisher birds. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars.
Download or read book 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter written by Patrick Aryee and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that mosquitoes' mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who'd have thought that the humble mussel could inspire so many useful things, from plywood production to a "glue" that can cement the crowns on teeth? Or that the design of polar bear fur may one day help keep humans warm in space? In everything from fashion to architecture, medicine to transportation, it may surprise you how many extraordinary inventions have been inspired by the natural world. In 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter, join wildlife biologist, TV host, and BBC podcaster Patrick Aryee as he tells stories of biomimicry, or innovations inspired by the natural world, that enrich our lives every day--and in some cases, save them.
Download or read book Strategic written by Rich Horwath and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the four disciplines of strategic fitness essential to executive performance In Strategic, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rich Horwath delivers an incisive roadmap to help leaders at all levels think, plan, and act strategically to navigate every business challenge they face. The book offers business leaders a proven framework―the Strategic Fitness System―containing dozens of tools, techniques, and checklists to confidently master every area of the business, from designing market-winning strategies to shaping the organization’s culture. The practical content will help executives in any industry improve what research has shown to be the most important leadership factor to an organization’s future success―strategic competence―and use this skill to transform complexity to clarity in charting their strategic direction. The book features: A common language for strategy and business planning Practical tools for developing the four dimensions of executive fitness key to advancing the company’s growth: strategy, leadership, organization, and communication Techniques for designing enduring competitive advantage and frameworks for creating innovative new value for customers Methods for evolving the business model to transform the trajectory of the business The Strategic Quotient (SQ)―a validated assessment of an executive’s strategic thinking, planning, and execution With practical tools and dozens of real-world examples, readers of Strategic will immediately be able to set direction, create advantage, and achieve executive excellence. Be more than tactical—be Strategic.
Download or read book Teaching Elementary STEM Education written by Sherri Cianca and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook offers practical guidelines for integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics into the elementary classroom in the context of addressing real-world problems, and cultivating in students high-level thinking and problem-solving skills. Designed to equip teachers and future teachers with tools to create and implement standards-based STEM curriculum and cognitively demanding tasks, author Sherri Cianca offers hands-on, easily implemented strategies that foster student reasoning, autonomy, and humanity. This fresh approach to STEM teaching empowers teachers (preservice and inservice) and other leaders to better understand the standards and better design effective instructional practices. The chapters work together to advance teachers’ abilities to achieve mastery-level understanding of content, translate standards into student-friendly curriculum, and create a robust learning environment. Each chapter contains "probes" to uncover incomplete and inaccurate conceptions and to focus attention on key learning elements. Chapter summaries and "Reflect and Apply" sections reinforce professional development, and appendices expand on chapter content and provide rich examples of STEM units, curriculum, and assessment criteria. Dr. Cianca's vision is that teachers serve as well-equipped change agents that will empower their students to transfer STEM learning into applications that will impart a positive impact on our future world.
Download or read book Kingfisher written by Ildiko Szabo and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kingfishers are a stunning sight to behold. The dash and verve of these cosmopolitan birds has been admired for millennia, appearing in creation myths, imperial regalia, and cultural iconography, and they were once valued as highly as gold. Artists used their iridescent feathers in Tian-tsui, an iconic style of Chinese fine art, for more than 2,400 years. The magnificent temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia owe their existence in part to the great wealth generated by the live kingfisher trade from the Indochina Peninsula. As well, as a muse, kingfishers have influenced philosophers, playwrights, and artists, from the Roman poet Ovid to Carl Jung, Charles Darwin, and others, while more recently, bio-mimicry engineers have turned to kingfishers for inspiration. This lavishly illustrated book delves into the origins and diversity of the more than 120 species of kingfishers, from the burly kookaburras to the diminutive birds that daringly pluck spiders off webs, defining their characteristics, their differences, their lifestyles, and their cultural significance around the world.
Download or read book Applied Science Studies of God s Design in Nature Parent Lesson Planner written by and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Science: Studies of God's Design in Nature Course Description This is the suggested course sequence that allows one core area of science to be studied per semester. You can change the sequence of the semesters per the needs or interests of your student; materials for each semester are independent of one another to allow flexibility. Made in Heaven Science shamelessly steals from God’s creation, yet refuses to give God the glory! Discover how the glow of a cat’s eyes innovates road reflectors, the naturally sticky inspirations for Velcro and barbed wire, as well as a fly’s ear, the lizard’s foot, the moth’s eye, and other natural examples are inspiring improvements and new technologies in our lives. Engineers and inventors have long examined God’s creation to understand and copy complex, proven mechanics of design in the science known as biomimicry. Much of this inspiration is increasingly drawn from amazing aspects of nature, including insects to plants to man, in search of wisdom and insight. We are surrounded daily by scientific advancements that have become everyday items, simply because man is copying from God’s incredible creation, without acknowledging the Creator. Champions of Invention The great minds of the past are still with us today, in many ways. Individuals who explored the natural world hundreds and thousands of years ago have given us a treasure of knowledge in all the sciences. In this exciting series from educator/author John Hudson Tiner, short biographies of the world’s most gifted thinkers will inspire the leaders of tomorrow. Study the life of the “forgotten” inventor, Joseph Henry, whose exploration of electricity set the standard for later innovators. Find out how a personal tragedy paved the way for Samuel F.B. Morse to put aside his painting and develop the telegraph. These valuable learning guides will give students accurate accounts of lives from the halls of science, and explain what those scientists believed about the world around them. Discovery of Design From the frontiers of scientific discovery, researchers are now taking design elements from the natural world and creating extraordinary breakthroughs that benefit our health, our quality of life, and our ability to communicate, and even help us work more efficiently. An exciting look at cutting-edge scientific advances, Discovery of Design highlights incredible examples that include: How things like batteries, human organ repair, microlenses, automotive engineering, paint, and even credit card security all have links to natural designs Innovations like solar panels in space unfurled using technology gleaned from beech tree leaves, and optic research rooted in the photonic properties of opal gemstones Current and future research from the fields of stealth technology, communications, cosmetics, nanotechnology, surveillance, and more! Take a fantastic journey into the intersection of science and God’s blueprints for life — discovering answers to some of the most intricate challenges we face in a multi-purpose educational supplement.
Download or read book Capital Systems and Objects written by Richard Thomas Watson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a set of integrated frameworks—capital, systems, and objects—that transcend managerial or technology hype by focusing on the long-term fundamentals that sustain organizational success, and it contains cases from South East Asia to elaborate this concept. Many organizations are currently addressing two important transformational issues: ecological sustainability and digitization. Sustainability is a goal, an end, and digitization is a process, a means to achieve a goal. This book introduces a flexible model that can be applied to current and future organizational challenges, including sustainability and digitization, because the fundamentals are constant. This book is designed to serve two purposes for the readers: first, to present three conceptual foundations for designing and operating organizations (capital, systems, and objects (section 1)); and second, to provide a reference source for implementing these ideas in your organization (sections 2 and 3). The first section of the book, chapters 1 through 7, sets forth the conceptual foundations. The chapters mix concepts and practical examples to give a new way of thinking about the setting in which one may work many days each year. The second section provides details and associated examples of every one of the thirty-six forms of capital conversion. It also illustrates how the five foundational systems support capital conversion in a variety of ways. Finally, the third section is about measuring capital and systems. The book covers measurement of all types of capital and systems performance and has been written for current and future organizational leaders to change the game and play it more effectively. The book will thus resonate with students of organizational behaviour and leadership strategy, organizational leaders, industry experts, and general readers.
Download or read book From Termite Den to Office Building written by Nel Yomtov and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between termite dens and a new office building design. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how termite dens inspired a new office building design. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.
Download or read book From Bats to Radar written by Josh Gregory and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean about the similarities between radar technology and a bat's built-in echolocation system.
Download or read book From Sharks to Swimsuits written by Wil Mara and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how sharkskin has helped scientists create more effective swimsuits.
Download or read book From Woodpeckers to Helmets written by Josh Gregory and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how woodpeckers have inspired scientists to create new and improved helmet technology.
Download or read book From Birds to Aircraft written by Josh Gregory and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how birds inspired inventors to create gliders, balloons, and airplanes.
Download or read book From Locusts to Automobile Anti Collision Systems written by Wil Mara and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how scientists were inspired by locusts to create advanced anti-collision systems for automobiles.
Download or read book A Housefly Buzzes in the Key of F written by BBC Studios and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE TEAM BEHIND BBC RADIO 4'S AWARD-WINNING NATURE AND COMEDY SERIES NATURE TABLE Did You Know That... A housefly buzzes in the key of F? A cockroach can live for a week without its head, before dying of starvation? Slugs have four noses? So, if you thought that couldn't get slimier, now imagine them with a cold ... The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they've been confused at a crime scene? During its lifetime, a cow can produce nearly 200,000 glasses of milk? Which is extraordinary, because where is it getting all those glasses? The natural world is an amazing, compelling and funny place: a place where fact is always more staggering - and often funnier - than fiction. Based on BBC Radio 4's hit science and comedy series Nature Table, and with a foreword from the show's presenter, Sue Perkins, A Housefly Buzzes in the Key of F is a celebration of the astonishing everyday occurrences that happen right under our noses. With fascinating facts from the programme's expert guests along with big jokes, witty anecdotes and fun games, this bumper collection showcases our planet's flora and fauna in all its remarkable and surprising glory.
Download or read book Wings Beaks Technology Inspried by Animals written by Tessa Miller and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout time, people have looked to the skies and dreamt of flying. In 1903, the Wright brothers finally achieved flight, but only after years of studying birds. In Animal Tech: Wings & Beaks, readers will follow the stories of the scientists and engineers who have observed, studied, and mimicked the abilities of flying creatures, from bees and dragonflies to bats and birds. Students will be inspired to explore STEM fields after learning how the study of the skies has led to fascinating and life-changing technology that has shaped our world.
Download or read book Real Outdoor Science Experiments written by Jenny Ballif and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hypothesis: You'll love these real outdoor experiments for kids 8 to 12! Dive into the world's most exciting science project—the great outdoors! Covering everything from plants and trees to rocks and weather, this amazing book has real outdoor science experiments for kids, to immerse you in the wonders of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Discover STEAM outdoors—Learn how the scientific method can help you unlock the secrets of the natural world. Make nature your laboratory—Conduct 30 cool experiments like creating grass ropes, making ink from plants, calculating latitude by the stars, and more. Find answers to your questions—How do sinkholes form? Are leaves in the shade bigger or smaller than leaves in the sun? Get explanations for the science behind each experiment, plus ideas for taking your experiments even further. Get ready to explore the science happening all around you with Real Outdoor Science Experiments.
