Jeffrey Bennett
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Escrito en primera persona con el punto de vista de un narrador que representa a la raza humana a través de la historia, yo, la humanidad cuenta la historia de lo que ahora sabemos sobre el universo y cómo lo aprendimos. Comienza con el antiguo punto de vista de un pequeño y plano de la Tierra, y la página por página muestra la forma en que hemos aprendido poco a poco sobre nuestro planeta, su órbita, y su lugar en el vasto universo. El libro...
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Come with Max as he takes off on his next exciting science adventure, this time joining astronauts on the first human mission to Mars. Equipped with a specially designed spacesuit, Max sniffs for signs of microscopic life. Will he find any? Read the exciting story to find out, and to learn how his trip to Mars helps his young friend Tori reflect on the beauty and fragility of our own planet Earth.
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Columbia University Press
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2014
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A renowned astrophysicist’s approachable introduction to Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity and its application in our daily lives.
It is commonly assumed that if the Sun suddenly turned into a black hole, it would suck Earth and the rest of the planets into oblivion. Yet, as prominent author and astrophysicist Jeffrey Bennett points out, black holes don't suck. With that simple idea in mind, Bennett begins...
It is commonly assumed that if the Sun suddenly turned into a black hole, it would suck Earth and the rest of the planets into oblivion. Yet, as prominent author and astrophysicist Jeffrey Bennett points out, black holes don't suck. With that simple idea in mind, Bennett begins...
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Tens of millions of people came out to view the 2017 total solar eclipse, the first in the US in nearly four decades. Now we are approaching an even more exciting, back-to-back pair of US eclipses: an annular eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023 and a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. You won't want to miss them, and there's no better way to prepare than to use the free app "Totality by Big Kid Science" (expected to be downloaded and used by millions) and...
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How can we solve the national debt crisis? Should you or your child take on a student loan? Is it safe to talk on a cell phone while driving? Are there viable energy alternatives to fossil fuels? What could you do with a billion dollars? Could simple policy changes reduce political polarization? These questions may all seem very different, but they share two things in common. First, they are all questions with important implications for either personal...
6) I, Humanity
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Part of a set of books launched to the International Space Station through NASA's Story Time from Space program, read aloud by astronauts for children around the world. Written in the first person with the viewpoint of a narrator who represents the human race throughout history, I, Humanity tells the story of what we now know about the universe and how we learned it. It begins with the ancient view of a small, flat Earth, and page-by-page shows how...
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Is human-induced global warming a real threat to our future? Most people will express an opinion on this question, but relatively few can back their opinions with solid evidence. Many times we've even heard pundits say "I am not a scientist" to avoid the issue altogether. But the truth is, the basic science is not that difficult. Using a question and answer format, this book will help readers achieve three major goals: To see that anyone can understand...
8) Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future
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"Winner of the 2010 US Review of Books's Eric Hoffer Book Award in Culture" "Winner of the 2009 Silver Nautilus Book Awards in Cosmology/New Science" "Finalist for the 2008 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, American Astronautical Society" Jeffrey Bennett is an astrophysicist, author, and educator. His books include leading college-level textbooks in astrobiology, astronomy, mathematics, and statistics, as well as the award-winning children's...
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Focusing on solutions specific to science and math education both for K-12 and college, this book explores how students learn in general and helps teachers develop successful techniques for the classroom On Teaching Science is a short, practical guide to key principles and strategies that will help students learn in any subject at any level but with special focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. Though aimed...
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The media often portrays our climate future as a choice between bleak and bleaker, which may seem justified given the many impacts of global warming that we are already seeing. But it doesn' t have to be that way, because if we understand the science behind global warming, then we can also see a pathway to its solution. In this book, astrophysicist/educator Jeffrey Bennett uses a Q&A format to provide a brief and extremely clear overview of the surprisingly...
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Winner:
2016 ILA CBC Children's Choice List
This is the updated edition of the first children's book ever launched into space and read aloud by astronauts from the International Space Station
Come with Max as he takes off on his next exciting science adventure, this time joining astronauts on the first human mission to Mars. Equipped with a specially designed spacesuit, Max sniffs for signs of microscopic life. Will he find any? Read the exciting...
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Diego dreams of being a wizard so he can make the world a better place by fighting global warming. When he realizes that he can't really perform magic, Diego thinks of ways he can help save the world by considering many potential careers and what it would take to achieve them. Filled with sidebars called “Big Kid Boxes” that explain the crucial scientific concepts that lie behind the scenes depicted, this inspirational story gives children...
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Diego sueña con ser un mago para poder hacer del mundo un lugar mejor luchando contra el calentamiento global. Cuando se da cuenta de que realmente no puede realizar magia, Diego piensa en formas en las que puede ayudar a salvar el mundo considerando muchas carreras potenciales y lo que se necesitaría para lograrlas. Llena de "cajas para niños grandes" que explican los conceptos científicos cruciales que se esconden detrás de las escenas representadas,...
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Scientifically-accurate illustrations and information-packed sidebars enrich this fascinating tale, the third in this acclaimed series about diversity and space exploration. Set in the future, Max the Dog's friend Tori is all grown up and is the chief scientist of the Jupiter Mission. In order to reach their spacecraft, Max and his crew must take an amazing ride on a new device called the Space Elevator. Once they've probed the planet's atmosphere,...
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Scientifically-accurate illustrations and information-packed sidebars enrich this fascinating tale, the third in this acclaimed series about diversity and space exploration. Set in the future, Max the Dog's friend Tori is all grown up and is the chief scientist of the Jupiter Mission. In order to reach their spacecraft, Max and his crew must take an amazing ride on a new device called the Space Elevator. Once they've probed the planet's atmosphere,...
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Big Kid Science
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[2013]
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Max the dog and his friend Tori take the first trip to the Moon since the Apollo missions, inspiring the nations of the world to build a Moon colony. Scientific principles that support the story are clearly explained in "Big Kid Boxes" appearing on each page.
Únete al perro Max y a su amiga Tori en una emocionante aventura de ciencia. En su afán de ayudar a los habitantes de la Tierra a regresar a la Luna, Max y Tori inspiran en nosotros el amor...
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Big Kid Science
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[2014]
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"La tan esperada historia previa a las de los libros en la colección Science Adventures with Max the Dog, esta entrega sigue a Max en su viaje a la estación espacial internacional donde participa en las aventuras de la vida astronáutica y rescata sobre la marcha a toda la gente de un desastre potencial. El libro les enseña a los niños a verse a sí mismos y a ver el planeta desde una nueva perspectiva y anima a los lectores a descubrir cómo...
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Max the dog and his young friend Tori travel in back in time to the last Ice Age where they encounter ice age mammals and endure a chase by a saber-toothed tiger. The simple story and artwork is accompanied by question and answer balloons that focus on the most common types of questions that children ask about time travel, ice ages, saber-toothed cats, global warming, and more.