Scales and Weights

Scales and Weights
Author: Bruno Kisch
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 1965
Genre: Science
ISBN:

On the Scale, a Weighty Tale

On the Scale, a Weighty Tale
Author: Brian P. Cleary
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2010-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1580138454

Introduces essential measurement units, from grams to pounds to tons.

Knowing and Learning Mathematics for Teaching

Knowing and Learning Mathematics for Teaching
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2001-02-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309072522

There are many questions about the mathematical preparation teachers need. Recent recommendations from a variety of sources state that reforming teacher preparation in postsecondary institutions is central in providing quality mathematics education to all students. The Mathematics Teacher Preparation Content Workshop examined this problem by considering two central questions: What is the mathematical knowledge teachers need to know in order to teach well? How can teachers develop the mathematical knowledge they need to teach well? The Workshop activities focused on using actual acts of teaching such as examining student work, designing tasks, or posing questions, as a medium for teacher learning. The Workshop proceedings, Knowing and Learning Mathematics for Teaching, is a collection of the papers presented, the activities, and plenary sessions that took place.

How Heavy?

How Heavy?
Author: Mark Weakland
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 147951912X

Compares various heavy objects to lighter objects in unique, illustrated ways.

Make It Up

Make It Up
Author: Marie Rayma
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2016-12-27
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0762461179

Ever think of making your own beauty products -- handmade, high performance, healthy alternatives to just about every chemical laden product you currently put on your face and body? It's easier than you think! In Make It Up author Marie Rayma shares the recipes she has developed through years of trial, error, and testing to come up with the very best. This is real makeup and skincare: bright lipsticks, quality mineral powders, long-wearing eyeliners, and masks and cleansers that yield results. Rayma walks you through natural ingredients available online or at health food stores. These awesome oils, butters, clays, and minerals will replace the petroleum products, artificial colors, and lab-created mystery fragrances that have untold effects on our bodies. Products can be tailored for individual needs -- from swapping out ingredients not suitable for sensitive skin to whipping up the perfect colors suited for any complexion. With easy-to-follow instruction, Make It Up provides more than 40 essential cosmetics and skin care projects so you can make just what you want, when you need it.

Between Making and Knowing: Tools in the History of Materials Research

Between Making and Knowing: Tools in the History of Materials Research
Author: Joseph D. Martin
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2019-12-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789811207624

This volume offers a comprehensive sketch of the tools used in material research and the rich and diverse stories of how those tools came to be. We aim to give readers a sense of what tools materials researchers required in the late 20th century, and how those tools were developed and became accessible. The volume is in a sense a collective biography of the components of what the philosopher of science, Ian Hacking, calls the "instrumentarium" of materials research. Readers should gain an appreciation of the work materials researchers put into developing and using such tools, and of the tremendous variety of such tools. They should also gain some insight into the material (and hence financial) prerequisites for materials research. Materials research requires funding for the availability and maintenance of its tools; and the category of tools encompasses a broad range of substances, apparatus, institutions, and infrastructure.

How Do You Measure Weight?

How Do You Measure Weight?
Author: Heather Adamson
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1496621719

How many caramels in a pound? Who caught the biggest fish? Learn how balances and scales help you with the heavy lifting of measuring weight.

Establishing Value

Establishing Value
Author: Vitali Bartash
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1501510320

This book explores the reasons for which weights and scales were used to measure goods in Early Mesopotamia (ca. 3,200-2,000 BCE). The vast corpus of cuneiform records from this period sheds light on the various mechanisms behind the development of this cultural innovation. Weighing became the means of articulating the value of both imported and locally-produced goods within a socioeconomic system that had reached an unprecedented level of complexity. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of this cultural and economic phenomenon, which simultaneously reflected and shaped the relationships between individuals and groups in Mesopotamia throughout the third millennium BCE.