Printing in Plastic: Build Your Own 3D Printer is your gateway into the exciting world of personal fabrication. The “printer” that you'll build from this book is a personal fabricator capable of creat
For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka
Fun, engaging, and action-packed! Students learn better and are more motivated when they can put English into action! The second edition of English in Action provides learners with competency-based
`Immensely welcome, erudite and informative, this book is a significant contribution to not just topically inventive pedagogy, but to literature on the puzzles, poignancies, and quandaries of delusion
James Kelly’s LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition is a fountain of wisdom and ideas for those looking to master the art of programming LEGO’s MINDSTORMS NXT robotics kits. This sec
Despite Hannibal's well-known feat of leading his army over the Alps by elephant to battle the Romans in the Punic wars, little is known about the Carthage commander's life. Garland (classics, Colgate
Fun, engaging, and action-packed! Students learn better and are more motivated when they can put English into action! The second edition of English in Action provides learners with competency-based
What is courage and why is it one of the oldest and most universally admired virtues? How is it relevant in the world today, and what contemporary forms does it take? In this insightful and crisply wr
Introduces loans and credit, describing the functions of each, why they are important to the economy, and how to properly handle loan and credit card debt.
Learning how to be critical and how to think for oneself are vital elements of becoming an independent learner. Critical thinking could be thought of as a tool box of skills which enables us to think
Create your own Arduino-based designs, gain in-depth knowledge of the architecture of Arduino, and learn the user-friendly Arduino language all in the context of practical projects that you can build
Do you like to build things? Are you ever frustrated at having to compromise your designs to fit whatever parts happen to be available? Would you like to fabricate your own parts? Build Your Own CNC M
Follow the adventures of Evan and his archaeologist uncle as they explore for treasure from an ancient kingdom. Help them succeed by building a series of five robots using LEGO's popular MINDSTORMS NX
Introduces the concept of supply and demand, describing how it works to regulate an open market, and also discusses economic competition and government participation in the economy.
Putting Assessment for Learning into Practice is about the purpose of teaching and assessment as a means to ensuring deep, maximised, engaged and challenging learning. The simple me
This practical guide provides teachers with ideas for stimulating effective learning in the classroom. It is designed to help teachers reflect on effective learning and highlight the learning experie
"Who can be a ballroom dancer? How did the foxtrot get its name? Is ballroom dancing an art or a sport? The varied titles in the Culture in Action series build up into a comprehensive library, coverin
Examines the history of architecture; describes important buildings and architects from around the world; and discusses building techniques, styles, and planning.
Traces the steps necessary to produce a sound recording, surveys the history of the industry, and suggests ways to get involved, including designing a record label and making a demo tape.
Some argue that atheism must be false, since without God, no values are possible, and thus "everything is permitted." Walter Sinnott-Armstrong argues that God is not only not essential to morality, bu
Professor McMoo, Pat and Bo aren't just any old cows, they're time-travelling, super-clever Cows In Action who visit past and future, around the world to stop the evil Ter-moo-nators changing history.
NLP is very effective in enabling young people to overcome fears, anxieties and limitations, which, in turn, helps them to achieve more in school, learn more effectively and, in life in general, beco
Educators worldwide claim that as their pupils learn to control their emotional behaviour their learning improves drastically. Since 2005 the DCSF in the UK has been recommending that all primary scho
Of all the lyric poets of ancient Greece, Pindar is the one whose work has been best preserved. His odes to victorious Greek athletes were entertainments designed for performance in a hospitable atmo
Can the internet solve the problem of mass education, and bring human beings to a new level of community? Drawing on a diverse array of thinkers from Plato to Kierkegaard, On the Internet argues that
An introduction to various types of goods and services discusses production, consumers' wants and needs, scarcity and surplus, specialization, and different types of economies.
Describes economic scarcity and explains how consumers make economic choices concerning the use and distribution of ecnomically scarce items, including capital and natural resources.
The issue of "inclusion" is an important one for teachers of children in the early years through to young adulthood. At an individual level each child, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability or f
A former minister of a Northern England Baptist church offers tips for leading a school assembly that teaches moral values benefiting the whole community. The brief chapters include bulleted ideas on
This extremely accessible book provides an introduction to managing different levels of behaviour in the classroom, providing both concepts and the practical applications and useful techniques for int
