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1) Snowboarding
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In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, snowboarding, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the sport and the people who play it, better.
3) E-textiles
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"Learn about the exciting new technology behind e-textiles and find out how to create e-textile projects of your own" --
5) Tech
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"We're spilling the tea on the latest trends. Curious about the lives of influencers? Want to know more about 5G technology or artificial intelligence? Read more to be in the know. This high-interest series is written at a low readability to aid struggling readers. Each book includes educational sidebars, throwback biographies of "OG" influencers, fast facts, and social media challenges, as well as a table of contents, glossary of keywords, index,...
6) Drones
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Drones are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of drones from hot air balloons to radio-controlled aircraft to today's unmanned aerial vehicles. Reginald Denny and his development of radio-controlled planes for the US military is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the parts of a drone. Readers will learn how different types of drones work and see the future of drones from weather monitoring...
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By the time someone turns 21, they'll likely have spent about 200 days of their life playing video games, and even more using a mobile phone. Readers know that technology is a huge part of our lives, but they might not know exactly how some of it works. This book uses labeled infographics accompanied by simple, understandable text to tackle both familiar technology, such as cell phones, and newer technology, like solar panels. Each infographic describes...
9) Prosthetics
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"People have been using protheses for thousands of years. Wooden legs are some of the oldest examples. Today, prostheses can be made with carbon fiber, a material that is as strong as metla and as light as plastic." --
10) Transportation
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Provides information on the world transportation, including electric planes, flying cars, the building of transport tunnels, high speed trains, and more.
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"Introduces readers to significant developments in sports technology and explores how those inventions and discoveries led to further advancements. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, and sources for further research."--
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"Plants can do amazing things. They grow in the most unlikely places. They soak up sunlight for energy, and use rain, wind, and animals to spread their seeds. Some plants lure insects for food. Others can self-clean. Humans have copied many clever plant tricks. Today, scientists are placing technology inside plants. The results are awesome." --Page [4] of cover.
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"Spiders are creepy, but they know amazing tricks. Some species have learned to fly. Others like to hang out underwater. Spider silk is strong and flexible. Spiders use it for more than just webs. Scientists keep trying to mimic spider silk. Once they succeed, people will find many awesome uses." --Page [4] of cover.
15) Super strength
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"Engaging images accompany information about the science of super strength. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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"Birds fly with speed and grace. They build intricate nests. Birds are survivors. They live on every continent of the world. Humans learned to fly by copying birds. Today, many new discoveries come from the study of birds. Scientists, architects, doctors, and engineers learn from them." --Page [4] of cover.
17) Hearing devices
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"People of all ages can lose their hearing. The loss may be temporary or permanent. Engineers make hearing devices to help people with hearing loss. Discover more in Hearing Devices, a title in the STEM and the Human Body series." --Amazon.com.
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We live in an incredible world full of incredible inventions, and we often can't remember a time before they existed. But behind every invention is an inventor-and a story! In this intriguing volume, readers will learn more about inventions, from appliances such as microwave ovens to foods such as cornflakes, and to things as widespread today as the internet. They'll also learn about the people who created these things, often on purpose-but sometimes...
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