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Muddy Creek in Edgewater, Maryland is the site of a major makeover. The land around the stream has worn down. Find out what caused Muddy Creek to erode, and the many steps involved in saving it. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process, from the initial research and brainstorming sessions, through the design and testing ...

Find out what sets the human life cycle apart from other living things in this informative, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. With intriguing facts, informational text, and vibrant photographs, children will be introduced to the biological phases of our life cycle--from infancy to adulthood.

★“Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Journal, starred review Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such...

NOS ENCONTRAMOS ANTE una realidad social volátil y vertiginosamente cambiante, que nos obliga a una renovación permanente de ámbitos y situaciones que hasta ahora parecían relativamente estables, o bien evolucionaban de una forma lenta y más o menos controlada. El rápido desarrollo tecnológico y las nuevas y variadas formas de comunicación en las que estamos inmersos están configurando y reclamando un nuevo espacio educativo, un replanteamiento de las finalidades de la educación y la enseñanza. Las instituciones educativas no pueden permanecer al margen de esta realidad social por...