Download or read book Place Based Science Teaching and Learning written by Cory A. Buxton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-05-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty classroom-ready science teaching and learning activities for elementary and middle school teachers Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies and activities for teaching science in a local context to help students engage with science learning and come to understand the importance of science in their everyday lives.
Download or read book Sage s Big Adventure Living with Blindness written by Gayle M. Irwin and published by Gayle Irwin. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the story of a young dog that faces the challenges and triumphs of living with blindness. She moves to a new home and must adapt to a different house and different people. There are days of great problems, and there are days of great successes. We can learn much from Sage as she faces new days with new fears and new joys!"--from the back cover.
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems for the Social Sciences written by Steven J. Steinberg and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Steinbergs have produced a very relevant book for the times. . . . While many books have emerged on the details of GIS, few resources exist to help teach the merger of GIS with more standard research methods. The Steinbergs accomplish this goal in a way that is readily accessible even to undergraduates." —Theodore Wagenaar, Miami University "The Steinbergs take the reader through all of the essential foundations of GIS... using examples drawn from the social sciences throughout. This book will be essential reading for any social scientist looking for a straightforward introduction to GIS." —Mike Goodchild, University of California, Santa Barbara Geographic Information Systems for the Social Sciences: Investigating Space and Place is the first book to take a cutting-edge approach to integrating spatial concepts into the social sciences. In this text, authors Steven J. Steinberg and Sheila L. Steinberg simplify GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for practitioners and students in the social sciences through the use of examples and actual program exercises so that they can become comfortable incorporating this research tool into their repertoire and scope of interest. The authors provide learning objectives for each chapter, chapter summaries, links to relevant Web sites, as well as suggestions for student research projects. Key Features: Presents step-by-step guidance for integrating GIS with both quantitative and qualitative research Provides an introduction to the use of GIS technology written at an accessible level for individuals without GIS experience while providing depth and guidance appropriate to experienced GIS users Offers an associated interactive Web site—http://www.socialsciencegis.org—to provide a forum for sharing experience and ideas, input to the authors, and a variety of other examples, data, and information related to the topics covered in the text Geographic Information Systems for the Social Sciences offers a nuts-and-bolts introduction to GIS for undergraduate and graduate students taking methods courses across the social sciences. It is an excellent textbook for courses dedicated to GIS research and its applications in the fields of Sociology, Criminology, Public Health, Geography, Anthropology, Political Science, and Environmental Studies. It is also a valuable resource for any social scientist or practitioner interested in applying GIS technology to his or her work. An Instructor′s Resource CD, containing PowerPoint slides, test questions, and suggested Web site links, among other items, is also available to all professors adopting this text.
Download or read book Tourist Cultures written by Stephen Wearing and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-09-26 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a timely and easily accessible book that addresses a number of issues that are of central concern to the development of tourism studies. It will also be of interest to those in cultural studies, social geography and social anthropology who are concerned with the relationship between the production and consumption of place. - Kevin Meethan, University of Plymouth Sharp and engaging, Tourist Cultures presents valuable critical insights into tourism - arguing that within the imagined-real spaces of the traveller self it becomes possible to envisage tourist cultures and futures that will both empower and engage. Here is a framework for understanding tourism which is subject-centred, dynamic, and capable of dealing with the complexity of contemporary tourist cultures. The book argues that tourists are not passive consumers of either destinations or their interpretations. Rather, they are actively occupied in a multi-sensory, embodied experience. It delves into what tourists are looking for when they travel, be they on a package tour, or immersing themselves in the places, cultures and lifestyles of the exotic. Tourism is examined through a consideration of the spaces and selves of travel, exploring the cultures of meaning, mobilities and engagement that frame and define the tourist experience and traveller identities. This book draws on the explanatory traditions of sociology, human geography and tourism studies to provide useful insights into the experiential and the lived dimensions of tourism and travel. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this is a welcome contribution to the growing literature on tourism and will be important reading for students in a range of social science and humanities courses.
Download or read book This Land written by Christopher Ketcham and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A big, bold book about public lands . . . The Desert Solitaire of our time.” —Outside A hard-hitting look at the battle now raging over the fate of the public lands in the American West--and a plea for the protection of these last wild places The public lands of the western United States comprise some 450 million acres of grassland, steppe land, canyons, forests, and mountains. It's an American commons, and it is under assault as never before. Journalist Christopher Ketcham has been documenting the confluence of commercial exploitation and governmental misconduct in this region for over a decade. His revelatory book takes the reader on a journey across these last wild places, to see how capitalism is killing our great commons. Ketcham begins in Utah, revealing the environmental destruction caused by unregulated public lands livestock grazing, and exposing rampant malfeasance in the federal land management agencies, who have been compromised by the profit-driven livestock and energy interests they are supposed to regulate. He then turns to the broad effects of those corrupt politics on wildlife. He tracks the Department of Interior's failure to implement and enforce the Endangered Species Act--including its stark betrayal of protections for the grizzly bear and the sage grouse--and investigates the destructive behavior of U.S. Wildlife Services in their shocking mass slaughter of animals that threaten the livestock industry. Along the way, Ketcham talks with ecologists, biologists, botanists, former government employees, whistleblowers, grassroots environmentalists and other citizens who are fighting to protect the public domain for future generations. This Land is a colorful muckraking journey--part Edward Abbey, part Upton Sinclair--exposing the rot in American politics that is rapidly leading to the sell-out of our national heritage. The book ends with Ketcham's vision of ecological restoration for the American West: freeing the trampled, denuded ecosystems from the effects of grazing, enforcing the laws already in place to defend biodiversity, allowing the native species of the West to recover under a fully implemented Endangered Species Act, and establishing vast stretches of public land where there will be no development at all, not even for recreation.
Download or read book Lychos written by Patti Larsen and published by Patti Larsen Books. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (New adult paranormal fantasy with witches, vampires, werewolves) Seeking Syd This was a bad idea. Syd’s not here. And I won’t put the rest of the family at risk without her around to protect them. The back door opens, the motion-sensitive light coming on. I duck quickly to the side, hiding in the shadows with Sage shaking beside me, while a dark figure steps out into the yard. She looks worried, one hand clutching the door, the other clenched at her side. Dark, straight hair shivers around her as she takes another half-step onto the patio stones, the light reflecting from her dusky skin. “Charlotte?” Sashenka Hensley’s whisper carries into the night, backed by a thread of power, seeking me. She’s dressed for bed, feet bare, but she looks wide awake. “Charlotte, is that you?” Sage has completed his transformation, but their troubles aren’t over yet. While trying to convince the powers that be he is no threat to the werenation, Charlotte must face her past head on and survive to reinvent herself, all while saving her grandfather from the clutches of a power-hungry sorcerer and the werewolf who would be king. KEYWORDS: paranormal series, paranormal books, paranormal fantasy, witches, witch, witch books, magical realism, witch fantasy, magical fantasy, vampire series, vampire books, shifter books, shifter series, werewolf series, werewolf books, vampire book
Download or read book Eat To Boost Your Immunity written by Kristen Hartvig and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boost your immune system the natural way with nutrient-rich superfoods and recipes created by acclaimed nutritionist and naturopath Kirsten Hartvig. Never before have we been so aware of the relationship between diet and immunity. Our bodies have a truly remarkable ability to heal themselves and to ward off illness, but it has been undermined by our reliance on processed and nutrient-depleted foods. This book shows you how to redress the balance by eating foods that stimulate the immune system and supply it with the nutrients it needs to promote optimum well-being. By explaining the simple principles of eating for immunity and showing how you can incorporate tasty, immunity-boosting recipes into your diet, this informative and practical book tells you all you need to know to enhance your body's defence systems. Common ailments, such as recurrent colds, flu, asthma, allergies, bronchitis, eczema and chronic fatigue, indicate that your immune system needs a boost. In addition, stress and depression can weaken your body's natural defences. Learn from this authoritative guide how the right choice of healing foods can help you fight off illness, lift your spirits and gently restore balance to mind and body for complete health. The structure of the book has been carefully devised so that you can source information according to your needs: By food - Look up the immunity-enhancing properties of more than 150 different foods, including several special "star foods" By ailment - Find out which foods will address a particular ailment, allergy or disorder By recipe - Choose from more than 180 delicious and imaginative recipes Including diet plans and menus, this unique combination of practical medical reference resource and immune-boosting cookbook, Eat to Boost your Immunity, shows how anyone can eat for optimum health, vitality and well-being.
Download or read book Weregirl written by Patti Larsen and published by Patti Larsen Books. This book was released on 2013-12-28 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (New adult paranormal fantasy with witches, vampires werewolves) Reluctant Princess “Syd,” I say. “If I were to step down as heir, would there be a place for me here?” She reaches out and takes my hand again. “Without question,” she says. “Any time, come as you are, you betcha. And hell no. Yes, because I miss you and love you and it’s not the same without you. The kids adore you, life is better when you’re here.” She looks away from me, up at the star-filled sky. Her sorrow is a living thing between us, my wolf snuffling at it and whining. “And no, because you are so much more than a servant to anyone. And if you came back, I’d worry it was for the wrong reasons.” Seven years have passed since Charlotte took her place as heir to the werenation. Still unmated and resisting her position, she longs for freedom she will never have, and life with a mortal man she loves. When a powerful new pack appears, Charlotte is instantly suspicious. Cicero Caine and his weres aren’t exactly what they seem. But the arrival of old enemies and a rising threat to all werewolves throws the wereprincess into the middle of a vast conspiracy, challenging the very foundations of what she’s been taught to believe. KEYWORDS: paranormal series, paranormal books, paranormal fantasy, witches, witch, witch books, magical realism, witch fantasy, magical fantasy, vampire series, vampire books, shifter books, shifter series, werewolf series, werewolf books, vampire book
Download or read book Situating Everyday Life written by Sarah Pink and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of everyday life is fundamental to our understanding of modern society. This agenda-setting book provides a coherent, interdisciplinary way to engage with everyday activities and environments. Arguing for an innovative, ethnographic approach, it uses detailed examples, based in real world and digital research, to bring its theories to life. The book focuses on the sensory, embodied, mobile and mediated elements of practice and place as a route to understanding wider issues. By doing so, it convincingly outlines a robust theoretical and methodological approach to understanding contemporary everyday life and activism. A fresh, timely book, this is an excellent resource for students and researchers of everyday life, activism and sustainability across the social sciences.
Download or read book Rough Books 8 9 An MC Biker Second Chance Romance written by Summer Cooper and published by Hot Summer and Sexy Romance. This book was released on with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this steamy motorcycle club second chance box set by USA Today Bestselling dark contemporary romance author Summer Cooper! Sage felt broken after losing his fiancée and military family in combat. Joining the motorcycle club brought him back to life and gave him a new purpose. When the biker was asked to protect Mia, he embraced the mission wholeheartedly. But there was a strong attraction between them that Sage couldn’t ignore. He knew he wasn’t ready for love yet. Would the sexy biker be able to keep his feelings in check and focus on the task at hand? Book 8: Rough Night Not too long ago, Sage wouldn't have cared if he had died. But now, the biker has found a new purpose in life – guarding and protecting Mia. Not many people in the club are happy with Mia, and being away from home, Sage is the only person Mia can count on. Book 9: Rough Love Sage's love for his dead lover Laura is eternal. For years, he held onto her memory with all his might. Now, with Mia, he has discovered love anew, and he's determined not to let it slip away. He can't afford to lose it. Sage knows he must move forward, he must find a way to release Laura from his heart. However, when the past resurfaces, refusing to stay buried, how does one truly let go? This is an adult only smokin’ hot MC romance, appealing to readers who love fated mates, military romance, forbidden and sizzling hot romances with a twist. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, TL Swan, Whitney G., Layla Hagen and Tia Louise.
Download or read book Off Track written by Hadley Hoover and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milford loves Sage Eden. She's one of their own, coming home as CEO of the long-awaited hospital. But the small Utah town isn't sure about Sage's husband, Zeke. He brought trouble with him when he did the unthinkable and involved four of Milford's best kids. When a Minnesota railroad scandal with a missing corpse rips across the Rockies and plummets to earth smack-dab in Utah, where else could tracks lead but to Zeke Eden, the mystery writer also-known-as Kiel Nede? The viewpoint from Milford to Rochester is this: Anyone who created as terrifying a hero as Raven Crowley is smart enough to pull off the murder someone dared to lift from the pages of Kiel Nede's latest book. When the body isn't found where his best-seller said it should be, Zeke realizes what really happened. He wishes Raven weren't just a figment of his imagination. Zeke's life derails while he seeks to reveal what only he and the murderer know: The truth.
Download or read book Omnis Last Man of Earth written by Derrick Howard and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Intergalactic Independence Day Earth 2050, Sledge, a reluctant, blind hero, is dragged, kicking, and screaming into a gallant struggle for survival just like you. With only a walking stick and grit as aid, he finds himself in a dystopic universe pitted against celestial beings exploiting the confluence of apex AI, cancer cultures, perpetual acts of genocide, and humankind’s irrepressible self-indulgence to exterminate humans for past misdeeds and future crimes. Like you, fate demands Sledge concede if freedom is best achieved by accepting the destiny he shares with all other humans or by continuing to evade it with precious little in hand. This epic, action-packed, Afrofuturistic, sci-fi novel, Omnis: Last Man of Earth, sets forth Sledge’s journey as he tangles with celestials, transhumans, aliens, drones, and sentients while beings throughout the universe gather around holoprojectors to wager on Earth’s destruction. Will you be a spectator in your self-destruction or a participant in your survival? Read on ... The clock is ticking. Tick, tick, tick ...! What are you going to do?
Download or read book Social Virtual Worlds and Their Places written by Merrill L. Johnson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-11 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a foundational look at social virtual worlds from the geographer’s perspective. How can the geographer’s craft be applied to social virtual worlds? This question is addressed through careful analysis of what social virtual worlds are, how interest in these worlds has waxed and waned during the twenty-first century, and the meaning of their concocted spaces. Examining one of the key features of the social virtual world, the avatar, the book focuses on its user's motivations and identity choices. The book draws on the geographical understanding of place to examine where avatars live, work, and roam, and describes how virtual-world places resemble and diverge from actual-world places. A mixed-methods survey conducted in Second Life adds additional breadth to the discussion, whilst a series of vignettes gives extra life to the subject matter. This original exploration of the content and meaning of social virtual worlds is an essential resource for geographers, and for anyone interested in the virtual world experience.
Download or read book Forbidden written by Sue Langford and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Cassidy Montgomery was asked about her dreams for the future, she'd always said she wanted to write the next "Dirt Road Anthem". She wanted that feeling of hearing celebs sing her music. When she won a songwriting contest, she thought she had it made. There was only one problem - she'd be on the same label as the infamous womanizer Gunnar Houston. She figured she could grin and bear it, but she never expected what happened next. Jax Mitchell was one of the top country artists at that time and had a loyal female following. Nobody knew whether he was married or not, but every woman around wanted a piece of him to themselves. When he got a chance to meet Cassidy and work with her, he started falling and falling hard for the blond hair beauty. Only problem was that he had to find a way to get her to agree to one date. That was gonna be a lot harder than he thought. When you are face to face with a man and you don't know whether he's married or not, it's FORBIDDEN. A story of playing by the rules and breaking them.
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Download or read book Black Diamond Reset written by Miriam Baxter-Fairclough and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have always associated blackness with failure, negativity, and witchcraft. We have always associated darkness with less than, disapproval, and unattractiveness. We have always associated blackness with inequality, injustice, and incrimination. However, it is in the midst of the darkness that things began to adapt and organize. It is in the middle of the night that things start to grow and develop. It is in the midst of the darkness that things ultimately reproduce as in the story of the Black Diamond.
Download or read book A B C Pathfinder Shipping and Mailing Guide written by New England Railway Publishing Company and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
