3000! Amazing STEM Facts for Smart Kids

3000! Amazing STEM Facts for Smart Kids
Author: Theo Brighton
Publisher: Beyond Class Books
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2024-04-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN:

An Epic Learning Adventure Filled with 3000 Incredibly Interesting Educational Facts! - Did you know that there are gloves inspired by geckos' feet that let humans climb walls like Spider-Man? - Or that there's an animal that can carry objects 50 times its body weight? - Or that somewhere in the world, there's a road so wide that 160 cars can drive side-by-side? Why read books that don't teach you anything when you could read this? You'll learn 3000 amazing facts that you can use to impress your family and get reactions from your friends! Say goodbye to awkward silences and "I don't know what to say." Start incredibly interesting conversations with these impressive facts about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. There's no fluff or filler in this book. Each fact is interesting, educational, and straight to the point. There are 123 well-organized subchapters, the facts are numbered from 1-3000, and there is a blank space between each fact for easy reading. Inside, You'll Learn About: - The blazing trails of planets and the mysteries of galaxies. - Earth’s fascinating geology, weather patterns, and natural phenomena. - The complexity of biology, from ecosystems to the human body. - Chemistry's wonders, including elements, compounds, and molecular marvels. - The principles of physics that govern motion, energy, and the universe itself. - Cutting-edge technological advancements in AI, robotics, and the internet. - Engineering feats that shape our infrastructure, from bridges to space travel. Mathematical concepts made intriguing through puzzles, games, and critical thinking exercises. A Sneak Peek into Some Mind-Blowing Facts: - Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, races around the Sun at 106,000 miles per hour–fast enough to cross the United States in a heartbeat! - The Baobab tree can store up to 31,700 gallons of water in its trunk, making it a natural desert reservoir. That's 240,000 standard water bottles! - Dry water is a powdered form of water, where water droplets are surrounded by a silica coating, preventing them from combining. - Before it became the tech giant we know today, Google was originally named "BackRub"–a nod to its backlink analysis method. - Nanoscale fabrication allows for solar cell materials that can be sprayed onto surfaces, turning anything into a solar panel! Your Passport to Becoming a STEM Star! With the incredible diversity and quantity of facts in this book, readers will be kept occupied and engaged. Using these facts to impress classmates and family will plant a love of learning. So whether you're a curious kid eager to learn, a parent looking for an engaging educational resource, or a teacher in search of trivia to spark your students' interest in STEM, "3000! Amazing STEM Facts for Smart Kids" is your stepping stone to wonder, knowledge, and a genuine love for learning. Impress your friends, wow your teachers, and feed your curiosity with this captivating collection that celebrates the marvels of STEM!

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen
Author: Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0618863354

Murdock's stunning debut novel, narrated by 15-year-old D.J. Schwenk of Red Bend, Wisconsin, is now available in paperback.

Ruby Red

Ruby Red
Author: Kerstin Gier
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2011-05-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1429921218

Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon—the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust. Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red is young adult novel full of fantasy and romance.

The Big Book of Small Python Projects

The Big Book of Small Python Projects
Author: Al Sweigart
Publisher: No Starch Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1718501242

Best-selling author Al Sweigart shows you how to easily build over 80 fun programs with minimal code and maximum creativity. If you’ve mastered basic Python syntax and you’re ready to start writing programs, you’ll find The Big Book of Small Python Projects both enlightening and fun. This collection of 81 Python projects will have you making digital art, games, animations, counting pro- grams, and more right away. Once you see how the code works, you’ll practice re-creating the programs and experiment by adding your own custom touches. These simple, text-based programs are 256 lines of code or less. And whether it’s a vintage screensaver, a snail-racing game, a clickbait headline generator, or animated strands of DNA, each project is designed to be self-contained so you can easily share it online. You’ll create: • Hangman, Blackjack, and other games to play against your friends or the computer • Simulations of a forest fire, a million dice rolls, and a Japanese abacus • Animations like a virtual fish tank, a rotating cube, and a bouncing DVD logo screensaver • A first-person 3D maze game • Encryption programs that use ciphers like ROT13 and Vigenère to conceal text If you’re tired of standard step-by-step tutorials, you’ll love the learn-by-doing approach of The Big Book of Small Python Projects. It’s proof that good things come in small programs!

Approval Junkie

Approval Junkie
Author: Faith Salie
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0553419943

From comedian and journalist Faith Salie, of NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning, a collection of daring, funny essays chronicling the author's adventures during her lifelong quest for approval Faith Salie has done it all in the name of validation. Whether she’s trying to impress her parents with a perfect GPA, undergoing an exorcism to save her toxic marriage, or baking a 3D excavator cake for her son’s birthday, Salie is the ultimate approval seeker—an “approval junkie,” if you will. In this collection of daring, honest essays, Salie shares stories from her lifelong quest for gold stars, recounting her strategy for winning (very Southern) high school beauty pageant; her struggle to pick the perfect outfit to wear to her divorce; and her difficulty falling in love again, and then conceiving, in the years following her mother’s death. With thoughtful irreverence, Salie reflects on why she tries so hard to please others, and herself, highlighting a phenomenon that many people—especially women—experience at home and in the workplace. Equal parts laugh-out loud funny and poignant, Approval Junkie is one woman’s journey to realizing that seeking approval from others is more than just getting them to like you—it's challenging yourself to achieve, and survive, more than you ever thought you could.

Vacationland

Vacationland
Author: John Hodgman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0735224811

“I love everything about this hilarious book except the font size.” —Jon Stewart Although his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on fake news and invented facts, in 2016 that routine didn’t seem as funny to John Hodgman anymore. Everyone is doing it now. Disarmed of falsehood, he was left only with the awful truth: John Hodgman is an older white male monster with bad facial hair, wandering like a privileged Sasquatch through three wildernesses: the hills of Western Massachusetts where he spent much of his youth; the painful beaches of Maine that want to kill him (and some day will); and the metaphoric haunted forest of middle age that connects them. Vacationland collects these real life wanderings, and through them you learn of the horror of freshwater clams, the evolutionary purpose of the mustache, and which animals to keep as pets and which to kill with traps and poison. There is also some advice on how to react when the people of coastal Maine try to sacrifice you to their strange god. Though wildly, Hodgmaniacally funny as usual, it is also a poignant and sincere account of one human facing his forties, those years when men in particular must stop pretending to be the children of bright potential they were and settle into the failing bodies of the wiser, weird dads that they are.

Gravity Falls: Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates' Treasure!

Gravity Falls: Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates' Treasure!
Author: Jeffrey Rowe
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2016-07-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1484747127

Blendin Blandin is searching for the legendary Time Pirates' Treasure, and he needs Dipper and Mabel's help . . . and yours, too! Journey through time and explore the dragon-infested medieval era, the Weird-and-Wild West, and the laser-and-giant-baby-filled future. YOU choose from multiple paths that lead to different wacky adventures! You might end up finding the greatest treasure ever known, or you could send the twins and Blendin into an abyss from which they will never escape! This all-new Select Your Own Choose-Venture time-travel treasure hunt book features thrilling adventures, original artwork, and an exclusive double-sided poster! The book's author, Jeffrey Rowe, wrote episodes of Gravity Falls; Alex Hirsch, the creator of the show, provided additional story for the book; and the book's illustrator, Emmy Cicierega, was a storyboard artist for the show.

Stormdancer

Stormdancer
Author: Jay Kristoff
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250017912

The first in an epic new fantasy series, introducing an unforgettable new heroine and a stunningly original dystopian steampunk world with a flavor of feudal Japan. A DYING LAND The Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus Guild. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have departed forever. AN IMPOSSIBLE QUEST The hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their Shogun to capture a thunder tiger – a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger. But any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and the price of failing the Shogun is death. A HIDDEN GIFT Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on the Shogun's hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in Shima's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder tiger for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she saved his life, all she knows for certain is he'd rather see her dead than help her. But together, the pair will form an indomitable friendship, and rise to challenge the might of an empire.

Super Satya Saves the Day

Super Satya Saves the Day
Author: Raakhee Mirchandani
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781643071176

Super Satya is ready to have a super day, including finally conquering the tallest slide in Hoboken. But her day takes a not-so-super turn when she realizes her superhero cape is stuck at the dry cleaner. Will she be able to face her fears, help her friends, and be the true hero everyone knows she is?

The Off Season

The Off Season
Author: Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780618686957

A Junior Library Guild selection.