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English
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"Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated...
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Science detectives follows fearless and dedicated science sleuths tracking down leads and solving cases all over the world, in cities and in deserts, deep underground, high in the sky and even in your DNA.
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Series
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The blogger and Food Network personality answers that age-old question "What's for Dinner?", bringing together more than 125 simple, step-by-step recipes for delicious dinners the whole family will love.
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Olga (Elise Gravel) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discovering a smelly creature in her garbage can that she names after herself, Olga befriends and studies the eccentric Olgamus using the scientific method, the practices of Jane Goodall, and other scientific concepts.
9) Exploratopia
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Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Learn about science experiments and how and why they are done.
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Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve cases involving a crooked carnival barker, a mysterious ghost, an alien plant species invading wildlife habitats, and a wobbly bridge.
Author
Series
Doyle and Fossey science detectives volume 4
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases involving a hungry cat, endangered penguins, a fish-stealing monster, and a dirty election. Includes a section of scientific experiments and activities.
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
This book is a resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators, the authors present an updated third edition of their classic handbook which explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Science is how we understand the world. Yet critical flaws in peer review, statistical methods, and publication procedures have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless-or worse, badly misleading. Drawing on surprising new data from "meta-science" (the science of how science works), Science Fictions documents the errors that have distorted our knowledge on issues as varied as cancer biology, nutrition, genetics, immigration, education,...
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Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter. Includes a section of scientific experiments and activities.
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating look at key thinkers throughout history who have shaped public perception of science and the role of authority. When does a scientific discovery become accepted fact? Why have scientific facts become easy to deny? And what can we do about it? In The Workshop and the World, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease answers these questions by describing the origins of our scientific infrastructure--the "workshop"--And the role...
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Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
©2014
Language
English
Description
Make science simple! This book features easy and fun Science Experiments with Liquid using household items. Young readers can assemble experiments at home from Floating on Liquid Rainbows to Cleaning up Copper. No laboratory needed! Each activity includes easy instructions with how-to photos, and short science explanations. Use fun to introduce math and science to kids. Super simple says it all. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...
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Doyle and Fossey, science detectives volume 4
Doyle and Fossey science detectives volume 2
Doyle and Fossey science detectives volume 4
Doyle and Fossey science detectives volume 2
Doyle and Fossey science detectives volume 4
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fifth graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey use their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve cases which involve food poisoning, missing terns, a haunted treehouse, and a pig in a pit.
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