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Both penguin parents feed and care for their chick. Each chick has a unique call its parents recognize. Readers will travel to Antarctica and discover the ways wild penguin chicks live, grow, and develop. Engaging text accompanied by vibrant photographs supports the Next Generation Science Standards on growth and development of organisms, biodiversity, and social interactions in animal groups by introducing students to the characteristics and behavior, family structure, and habitats of penguins. Fast Facts and a Learn More section with books and websites encourage readers to dive deeper into the subject matter.
Think before you act is common and useful advice that we don't always follow. In order to learn more about other people, we need to be sure we don't jump to conclusions before they've had their chance to finish speaking. Readers will learn that respect for others goes beyond face-to-face situations. People need to have respect for others even if they're not around. Respect for others falls under the broader social and emotional learning category of social awareness. Respectful people can think about situations from other people's perspectives and empathize with them. Give your readers empowering and friendly instruction on becoming a respectful person with an awareness for others.
What makes it possible for plants to grow? What makes it possible for you to move your arm to raise your hand in class? What makes it possible for your house's lights to turn on? The answer is energy! Energy is the capacity for doing work. This book focuses on the different types of energy, including potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, chemical, and nuclear. Readers will learn about properties of energy, how energy is measured, and major sources of energy. Primary sources show energy in action. This book will captivate young scientists.
Deep snow. Fast-flowing water. Fallen buildings. Thick brush and trees. Search-and-rescue animals explore all these places and more to find people in need. In this fact-packed book, readers will follow the tracks of high energy search-and-rescue animals working hard to help. Readers will hit the trail with dogs who dig through debris and horses who pick up the scent. They'll also take a glance at some high-tech search-and-rescue possibilities of the future. Amazing photographs, facts, and engaging text highlight the brave efforts of search-and-rescue animals.
Since 1989, there have been over 2,200 exonerations in the United States. These have resulted from a number of factors, including the discovery of new evidence, perjury, false identification, and bad forensic evidence. Even when an individual is exonerated, is it possible to compensate them for their loss of time and money? This volume looks at the issue from varying perspectives, exploring causes of wrongful convictions, ways to increase exonerations for those who were unjustly imprisoned, strategies to decrease the number of wrongful convictions going forward, and appropriate compensation for those who have lost years of their lives.
Give your readers a comprehensive resource that will allow them to form intelligent opinions on a perennial, hot-button topic. Since the smallpox vaccine was invented in 1796, vaccination has played an essential role in eradicating a number of diseases, including polio, measles, tetanus, and smallpox. Despite its effectiveness at preventing disease outbreaks, vaccination has been met with resistance. It has on rare occasions caused patients to become injured or ill, encouraging some to deduce that they are not worth the risk. Questions about whether vaccines are linked to autism also abound. While universal vaccination would help to eliminate diseases, the question of whether it violates individual liberty merits consideration. The prospective future of vaccination is also discussed.
Computers are common in homes, schools, and businesses throughout the world. Readers will learn about setting up their computer system and connecting multiple computers in a network. Students will gain an understanding of how small networks, such as those within a home, work. They'll also see how large networks, used by business and schools, operate, sometimes across long distances. With a focus on STEM concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards, this book makes understanding how to connect a computer system easy.
When one thinks of money laundering, the first thing that might come to mind is its connection to organized crime, with gangs and drug cartels hiding away large amounts of illegally obtained cash. However, many other groups and individuals also partake in money laundering, including white-collar criminals, terrorists, and even politicians. The viewpoints in this book examine what money laundering is and how it occurs, what domestic and international efforts are in place to fight it, and how technology both aids and complicates these efforts.
Recent examples of attacks on science such as climate change denial demonstrate the danger of attacks on science. However, the negative impacts of these attacks must be weighed against other considerations, including the freedom of speech and religious expression, and the assertion that some criticism is healthy for the scientific field. The viewpoints in this volume consider the impacts of attacks on science, whether these attacks can be stopped, and how they can be prevented. Readers will evaluate the role of the internet in propagating and legitimizing these attacks.
Agriculture has existed for approximately 12,000 years and has played an important role in shaping human history. It enabled the development of the United States, and the family farm has become an indelible image of American resilience and self-sufficiency. However, with changes in technology, the global economy, and our understanding of nutritional needs, the field of agriculture has been forced to adjust to meet twenty-first-century demands. Is it necessary that factory farms displace family farms? Should the government play a larger role in regulating technological innovations like GMOs? This volume guides readers to examine these key issues and many others.