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Affiche du document Nature's Genius — Nature's Genius
David FARRIER
1h42min45
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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137 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h43min.
''A book that shows how we might evolve to solve the problems we have caused our planet. Brilliantly written, surprising, inspiring and, ultimately, hopeful'' ISABELLA TREEFor nearly four billion years, life on Earth has found new ways to adapt, reproduce and thrive, taking on new forms to meet the environment of the moment. Human impact on the planet, and the potentially devastating threat of climate change, have stressed that adaptability as never before. Yet life still finds a way. Animals, plants and insects rise to the challenge and are still adapting, reproducing and thriving, even in our rapidly transforming environment. In their example we may just find ways that we too can adapt, ways to stop the destruction we’re causing to the planet.In Nature’s Genius David Farrier takes us on a profound journey into this ever-changing natural world. What we discover could transform us. The ways animals adjust to the urban landscape can help us design sustainable cities. Examining other intelligences can help us remake our economies. Learning from bacterial evolution may help solve our waste problem. Synthetic biology could rescue animals from the brink of extinction. Thinking in timescales of the natural world could help us choose a better future. Life on Earth is changing; the question is, can we change with it? Can we remake the world to be fit for all life to thrive once more?

Nature's Genius
David FARRIER
1h42min45
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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137 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h43min.
''A book that shows how we might evolve to solve the problems we have caused our planet. Brilliantly written, surprising, inspiring and, ultimately, hopeful'' ISABELLA TREEFor nearly four billion years, life on Earth has found new ways to adapt, reproduce and thrive, taking on new forms to meet the environment of the moment. Human impact on the planet, and the potentially devastating threat of climate change, have stressed that adaptability as never before. Yet life still finds a way. Animals, plants and insects rise to the challenge and are still adapting, reproducing and thriving, even in our rapidly transforming environment. In their example we may just find ways that we too can adapt, ways to stop the destruction we’re causing to the planet.In Nature’s Genius David Farrier takes us on a profound journey into this ever-changing natural world. What we discover could transform us. The ways animals adjust to the urban landscape can help us design sustainable cities. Examining other intelligences can help us remake our economies. Learning from bacterial evolution may help solve our waste problem. Synthetic biology could rescue animals from the brink of extinction. Thinking in timescales of the natural world could help us choose a better future. Life on Earth is changing; the question is, can we change with it? Can we remake the world to be fit for all life to thrive once more?

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Affiche du document Many Lives of James Lovelock — Many Lives of James Lovelock
Watts Jonathan
2h38min15
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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211 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h38min.
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK''Splendid'' GUARDIAN''Utterly fascinating'' ROBERT MACFARLANE''A scientific life as dissonant as it was remarkable'' FINANCIAL TIMESBased on over eighty hours of interviews with Lovelock and unprecedented access to his personal papers and scientific archive, Jonathan Watts has written a definitive and revelatory biography of a fascinating, sometimes contradictory man.James Lovelock is best known as the father of Gaia Theory, the idea that life on Earth is a self-sustaining system in which organisms interact with their environments to maintain a habitable ecosystem.Lovelock’s life was a chronicle of twentieth-century science, and somehow he seemed to have a hand in much of it. During the Second World War he worked at the National Medical Research Institute, where his life-long interest in chemical tracing began. In the 1960s he worked at NASA. He worked for MI5 and MI6 during the Cold War. He was a science advisor to the oil giant Shell, who he warned as early as 1966 that fossil fuels were causing serious harm to the environment. He invented the technology that found the hole in the Ozone layer. And all of this shaped Gaia Theory – a theory that could not have been developed without the collaboration of two important women in his life. Drawing together the many influences which shaped his life and thinking, The Many Lives of James Lovelock is a unique biography of one of the most fascinating scientists of the modern age.

Many Lives of James Lovelock
Watts Jonathan
2h38min15
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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211 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h38min.
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK''Splendid'' GUARDIAN''Utterly fascinating'' ROBERT MACFARLANE''A scientific life as dissonant as it was remarkable'' FINANCIAL TIMESBased on over eighty hours of interviews with Lovelock and unprecedented access to his personal papers and scientific archive, Jonathan Watts has written a definitive and revelatory biography of a fascinating, sometimes contradictory man.James Lovelock is best known as the father of Gaia Theory, the idea that life on Earth is a self-sustaining system in which organisms interact with their environments to maintain a habitable ecosystem.Lovelock’s life was a chronicle of twentieth-century science, and somehow he seemed to have a hand in much of it. During the Second World War he worked at the National Medical Research Institute, where his life-long interest in chemical tracing began. In the 1960s he worked at NASA. He worked for MI5 and MI6 during the Cold War. He was a science advisor to the oil giant Shell, who he warned as early as 1966 that fossil fuels were causing serious harm to the environment. He invented the technology that found the hole in the Ozone layer. And all of this shaped Gaia Theory – a theory that could not have been developed without the collaboration of two important women in his life. Drawing together the many influences which shaped his life and thinking, The Many Lives of James Lovelock is a unique biography of one of the most fascinating scientists of the modern age.

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Affiche du document Nonhuman Primates in China and Their Conservation Challenges — Nonhuman Primates in China and Their Conservation Challenges
Editors-in-chief: Fuwen WEI and Baoguo LI
2h15min00
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
180 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h15min.
This book systematically integrates fossil records of primates since the Pliocene to illustrate their dispersal and radiation routes in East Asia and reconstruct historical changes in their distribution using Chinese literature records. This book mainly compiles contemporary records of 28 primate species (classified under 3 families and 8 genera) with confirmed distribution within China as of August 2022. Each species entry documents critical parameters including geographical range, population estimates, current habitat status, and key threats impacting their survival. For species with global distributions, the work incorporates official IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assessments. Regarding China-endemic species, dedicated threat evaluations have been conducted following standardized criteria. Synthesizing these findings, this book proposes prioritized conservation measures for key Chinese primates. Furthermore, it develops comprehensive protection strategies informed by the integrated dataset, ultimately aiming to provide a scientific foundation for endangered status evaluations and evidence-based conservation management. Preface iBook Review iiiChapter one: Dispersal, Migration, and Historical Dynamics of Primates in ChinaIntroduction 1Fossil data of primates in China . 5Historical distribution data of primates in China . 5Dispersion and radiation of the catarrhines in the Pleistocene . 9Hylobatidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Colobinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Cercopithecinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Dispersion and radiation of the catarrhines in East Asia . 22Reduction of existing catarrhines in the Holocene . 23Summary . 26Chapter two: Evaluation Report of the Survival Status of Primates in ChinaIntroduction 27Evaluation methodology . 28Assessment criteria and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Division principle of threatened species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Data sources for assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36The evaluation results of primates in China . 37Nycticebus bengalensis (Lacépède, 1800) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Nycticebus pygmaeus (Bonhote, 1907) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Macaca arctoides (Geoffroy, 1831) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Macaca cyclopis (Swinhoe, 1862) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Macaca leonina (Blyth, 1863) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Macaca assamensis (McClelland, 1839) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Macaca leucogenys (Li et al., 2015) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Macaca munzala (Sinha et al., 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Macaca thibetana (Milne-Edwards, 1870) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Rhinopithecus bieti (Milne-Edwards, 1897) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Rhinopithecus brelichi (Thomas, 1903) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Rhinopithecus roxellana (Milne-Edwards, 1870) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Rhinopithecus strykeri (Geissmann et al., 2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Semnopithecus schistaceus (Hodgson, 1840) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Trachypithecus francoisi (Pousargues, 1898) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Trachypithecus leucocephalus (Tan, 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94Trachypithecus crepusculus (Elliot, 1909) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Trachypithecus melamera (Elliot, 1909) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100Trachypithecus pileatus (Blyth, 1843) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Trachypithecus shortridgei (Wroughton, 1915) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Hoolock hoolock (Harlan, 1834) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Hoolock tianxing (Fan et al., 2017) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Hylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Nomascus concolor (Harlan, 1826) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Nomascus hainanus (Thomas, 1892) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Nomascus leucogenys (Ogilby, 1840) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Nomascus nasutus (Kunkel d’Herculais, 1884) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Chapter three: Achievements and Challenges of Primate Conservation in ChinaIntroduction 133Result of the evaluation report 133IUCN Red List for Threatened Species Assessment Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Results of the Red List assessment of threatened species in China . . . . . . 134Results of national protection level for wildlife assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Proposed class variation for IUCN Red List threatened species categories . . . . . 134Proposed class variation for Chinese Red List threatened species categories . . . . . . . 134Changes in the protection levels of Nationally Key Protected Wildlife in China . . . . . . 135Conservation strategies 137Enhancing habitat protection and restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Enhancing cross-border cooperation with neighboring countries . . . . . . 137Enhancing primatological research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Monitoring ecotourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Promoting conservation awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Summary . 139Chapter four: Bridging Conservation Boundaries – A New Conservation Platform Initiated with Primates in China…140References 147Index . 166

Nonhuman Primates in China and Their Conservation Challenges
Editors-in-chief: Fuwen WEI and Baoguo LI
2h15min00
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
180 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h15min.
This book systematically integrates fossil records of primates since the Pliocene to illustrate their dispersal and radiation routes in East Asia and reconstruct historical changes in their distribution using Chinese literature records. This book mainly compiles contemporary records of 28 primate species (classified under 3 families and 8 genera) with confirmed distribution within China as of August 2022. Each species entry documents critical parameters including geographical range, population estimates, current habitat status, and key threats impacting their survival. For species with global distributions, the work incorporates official IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assessments. Regarding China-endemic species, dedicated threat evaluations have been conducted following standardized criteria. Synthesizing these findings, this book proposes prioritized conservation measures for key Chinese primates. Furthermore, it develops comprehensive protection strategies informed by the integrated dataset, ultimately aiming to provide a scientific foundation for endangered status evaluations and evidence-based conservation management. Preface iBook Review iiiChapter one: Dispersal, Migration, and Historical Dynamics of Primates in ChinaIntroduction 1Fossil data of primates in China . 5Historical distribution data of primates in China . 5Dispersion and radiation of the catarrhines in the Pleistocene . 9Hylobatidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Colobinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Cercopithecinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Dispersion and radiation of the catarrhines in East Asia . 22Reduction of existing catarrhines in the Holocene . 23Summary . 26Chapter two: Evaluation Report of the Survival Status of Primates in ChinaIntroduction 27Evaluation methodology . 28Assessment criteria and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Division principle of threatened species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Data sources for assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36The evaluation results of primates in China . 37Nycticebus bengalensis (Lacépède, 1800) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Nycticebus pygmaeus (Bonhote, 1907) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Macaca arctoides (Geoffroy, 1831) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Macaca cyclopis (Swinhoe, 1862) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Macaca leonina (Blyth, 1863) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Macaca assamensis (McClelland, 1839) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Macaca leucogenys (Li et al., 2015) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Macaca munzala (Sinha et al., 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Macaca thibetana (Milne-Edwards, 1870) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Rhinopithecus bieti (Milne-Edwards, 1897) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Rhinopithecus brelichi (Thomas, 1903) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Rhinopithecus roxellana (Milne-Edwards, 1870) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Rhinopithecus strykeri (Geissmann et al., 2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Semnopithecus schistaceus (Hodgson, 1840) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Trachypithecus francoisi (Pousargues, 1898) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Trachypithecus leucocephalus (Tan, 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94Trachypithecus crepusculus (Elliot, 1909) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Trachypithecus melamera (Elliot, 1909) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100Trachypithecus pileatus (Blyth, 1843) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Trachypithecus shortridgei (Wroughton, 1915) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Hoolock hoolock (Harlan, 1834) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Hoolock tianxing (Fan et al., 2017) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Hylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Nomascus concolor (Harlan, 1826) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Nomascus hainanus (Thomas, 1892) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Nomascus leucogenys (Ogilby, 1840) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Nomascus nasutus (Kunkel d’Herculais, 1884) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Chapter three: Achievements and Challenges of Primate Conservation in ChinaIntroduction 133Result of the evaluation report 133IUCN Red List for Threatened Species Assessment Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Results of the Red List assessment of threatened species in China . . . . . . 134Results of national protection level for wildlife assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Proposed class variation for IUCN Red List threatened species categories . . . . . 134Proposed class variation for Chinese Red List threatened species categories . . . . . . . 134Changes in the protection levels of Nationally Key Protected Wildlife in China . . . . . . 135Conservation strategies 137Enhancing habitat protection and restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Enhancing cross-border cooperation with neighboring countries . . . . . . 137Enhancing primatological research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Monitoring ecotourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Promoting conservation awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Summary . 139Chapter four: Bridging Conservation Boundaries – A New Conservation Platform Initiated with Primates in China…140References 147Index . 166

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Affiche du document Calcul des performances des sociétés d'eau et d'assainissement — Calcul des performances des sociétés d'eau et d'assainissement
Papa Samba Diop
4h03min45
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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Dans cet ouvrage rigoureux et accessible, Papa Samba Diop explore les défis systémiques du secteur de l’eau et de l’assainissement en Afrique. Il y dresse un panorama complet des inégalités, des limites infrastructurelles, et des contraintes de gouvernance qui freinent la performance des services. Fort de son expérience, il met en lumière le rôle crucial des données, de l’analyse statistique et du benchmarking dans l’évaluation et l’amélioration des opérateurs. L’auteur développe des outils novateurs fondés sur la régression mathématique pour objectiver les performances et guider les réformes. Il insiste sur la nécessité d’une approche holistique, mêlant innovation, créativité, mentorat et synergies intersectorielles. Le livre défend une meilleure harmonisation des méthodes d’évaluation afin d’éviter les distorsions comparatives. Il appelle aussi à documenter les bonnes pratiques, à valoriser les pionniers du secteur, et à stimuler la relève par une culture du partage des savoirs. L’ensemble constitue un plaidoyer méthodique pour un pilotage stratégique et équitable des services publics. En filigrane, l’auteur exhorte à institutionnaliser une gouvernance fondée sur l’usage réel et la transparence.

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Affiche du document Near the Forest, By the Lake — Near the Forest, By the Lake
E. Douglas Angela
2h36min45
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Near the Forest, By the Lake is a personal exploration of the wonders of the natural world close to home. In this collection of essays, Angela E. Douglas reflects on the lives and habits of the plants, birds, insects, and other creatures inhabiting the landscapes that neighbor her in upstate New York. Some essays focus on individual species, from the salamanders migrating in early spring and the butterflies of summer, to the yellow goldenrods of the fall and the rafts of ducks on the lake in winter. Others provide insight into some of nature''s mysteries, including why certain birds sing in fall and how turtles survive the winter in ice-sealed ponds. The inevitable fingerprint of human activities is interwoven into these explorations of the diversity of the living world. In Near the Forest, By the Lake, Douglas shows us that the natural world is closer than we might think and that our local environment, be it city sidewalk or country meadow, can always offer a glimpse of nature''s splendor.

Near the Forest, By the Lake
E. Douglas Angela
2h36min45
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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209 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h37min.
Near the Forest, By the Lake is a personal exploration of the wonders of the natural world close to home. In this collection of essays, Angela E. Douglas reflects on the lives and habits of the plants, birds, insects, and other creatures inhabiting the landscapes that neighbor her in upstate New York. Some essays focus on individual species, from the salamanders migrating in early spring and the butterflies of summer, to the yellow goldenrods of the fall and the rafts of ducks on the lake in winter. Others provide insight into some of nature''s mysteries, including why certain birds sing in fall and how turtles survive the winter in ice-sealed ponds. The inevitable fingerprint of human activities is interwoven into these explorations of the diversity of the living world. In Near the Forest, By the Lake, Douglas shows us that the natural world is closer than we might think and that our local environment, be it city sidewalk or country meadow, can always offer a glimpse of nature''s splendor.

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Affiche du document 2030 - The Year Civilisation Will Die — 2030 - The Year Civilisation Will Die
Bill Butterworth
3h49min30
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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306 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h49min.
This book is not about global warming and whether it is taking place or not, how fast it is and what effects it will have. Nor is it about population growth. Nor is it about running out of effective vaccines and antibiotics.Those issues, in isolation, are covered in great depth by many other sources. This book brings the three together, considering the possibility of the triad becoming critical at the same time. Experts disagree on exact dates, but the most likely period this will happen to us is some time between 2030 and 2040 if we are lucky, a little earlier if not!If and when this three-fold tipping point occurs, there will only be a short period before a major collapse in global population, a humanitarian disaster on a scale of unprecedented magnitude.This book is not designed to scare or frighten the reader, but to help them consider the true risk of this upcoming catastrophe. Once understood, it then details a powerful solution available to us with current technology: the global Bio-Active Carbon Sink.

2030 - The Year Civilisation Will Die
Bill Butterworth
3h49min30
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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306 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h49min.
This book is not about global warming and whether it is taking place or not, how fast it is and what effects it will have. Nor is it about population growth. Nor is it about running out of effective vaccines and antibiotics.Those issues, in isolation, are covered in great depth by many other sources. This book brings the three together, considering the possibility of the triad becoming critical at the same time. Experts disagree on exact dates, but the most likely period this will happen to us is some time between 2030 and 2040 if we are lucky, a little earlier if not!If and when this three-fold tipping point occurs, there will only be a short period before a major collapse in global population, a humanitarian disaster on a scale of unprecedented magnitude.This book is not designed to scare or frighten the reader, but to help them consider the true risk of this upcoming catastrophe. Once understood, it then details a powerful solution available to us with current technology: the global Bio-Active Carbon Sink.

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Affiche du document Quelle heure est-il ? — Quelle heure est-il ?
Vallancien Guy
43min30
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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58 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 43min.
Depuis deux siècles, nos rythmes de vie, individuels et collectifs, se sont accélérés sous l'effet des technologies et inventions issues du monde occidental. Cette frénésie, qui affecte corps et esprit, entre en conflit avec les rythmes naturels auxquels nous restons profondément liés, exposant nos organismes à de nombreux risques.Dans un essai nourri de biologie, médecine, philosophie, sciences et histoire, Guy Vallancien alerte sur la nécessité de respecter nos horloges biologiques internes pour préserver l'équilibre de ces organismes complexes que sont nos corps.Loin des critiques habituelles du monde moderne, ce livre propose des pistes pour renouer avec les cycles du vivant et du cosmos. Il invite à ralentir, à redonner du sens à nos vies, en rappelant que lenteur rime avec fraîcheur et bonheur. Un ouvrage stimulant, qui nous pousse à repenser notre rapport au temps, à nous-mêmes et à notre environnement, au-delà des débats idéologiques sur l'écologie ou le capitalisme.

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Affiche du document Frédéric Houssay — Frédéric Houssay
Jean-Claude Voisin
1h24min00
Sciences de la vie et de la nature
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En 1884, le ministère français de l’Instruction publique place en détachement le professeur Frédéric Houssay, zoologue qui vient de soutenir son doctorat en sciences naturelles et enseigne à l’École normale supérieure. Houssay embarque à Marseille avec l’équipe du premier chantier de fouilles archéologiques françaises en Perse, dirigé par l’ingénieur en chef des Ponts et Chaussées Marcel Dieulafoy. Cette expérience le marque à vie. Confronté aux conditions climatiques éprouvantes du sud de l’Iran, où se tient le chantier, aux relations compliquées avec les ouvriers, aux populations locales hostiles, Houssay, le Breton de Dol, part à la découverte des provinces alentour et de leur richesse archéologique.À travers ce récit, véritable épopée au milieu de paysages inhospitaliers et de populations nomades souvent agressives, l’auteur partage sa passion pour l’Iran et évoque les conditions dans lesquelles les premiers archéologues français en Perse travaillaient et la personnalité de ce savant zoologue, biologiste, ethnologue, géologue, qui rentre en France, dix-huit mois plus tard, profondément marqué et affaibli par des fièvres et des infections qui frappaient alors tous les chercheurs européens.

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Affiche du document Walden — Walden
Henry David Thoreau
2h03min00
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An American masterwork in praise of nature, self-reliance, and the simple life "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." In 1845, the transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau moved from his home in the town of Concord, Massachusetts, to a small cabin he built by hand on the shores of Walden Pond. He spent the next two years alone in the woods, learning to live self-sufficiently and to take his creative and moral inspiration from nature. Part memoir, part philosophical treatise, part environmental manifesto, Walden is Thoreau’s inspirational account of those extraordinary years and one of the most influential books ever written.

Walden
Henry David Thoreau
2h03min00
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An American masterwork in praise of nature, self-reliance, and the simple life "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." In 1845, the transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau moved from his home in the town of Concord, Massachusetts, to a small cabin he built by hand on the shores of Walden Pond. He spent the next two years alone in the woods, learning to live self-sufficiently and to take his creative and moral inspiration from nature. Part memoir, part philosophical treatise, part environmental manifesto, Walden is Thoreau’s inspirational account of those extraordinary years and one of the most influential books ever written.

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Affiche du document The Book of the Universe, Stars, Sun, Earth, Life and Humankind — The Book of the Universe, Stars, Sun, Earth, Life and Humankind
Terrence Meaden
17h37min30
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This is the story of the Universe including life as we know it.It is a book of origins, prehistory and history … arranged in Three Testaments to honour the supreme achievements of the talented men and women who have been unravelling the mysteries of the cosmos, evolution, human antiquity and world history. Composed in biblical-prose format, the volume presents the facts of science and, as best as possible, relevant truths of history. The scientific facts rest on proven principles gained by observation, instrumentation, insight, intelligence, reason, and the application of physical laws and the formulation of harmonious, logical models. In defining the latest wisdom, they spell out the fundamentals of the physics of the wonders of the Universe?regarding which ever more exact details are improving all the time.It is testimony and eulogy, in praise of high scholarship and logic?the ultimate Enlightenment. Testament 1 tells the story of the Universe, the Stars, the Solar System and Planet Earth. Testament 2 examines the Origins of Life on Earth. The Third Testament treats the story of humanity as it proceeds to the present day?humans enriched with intelligence and a genetically-promising future. Yet, despite the successes, the story concludes with an Epilogue contemplating “How did it come about that Homo sapiens in the course of 160,000 years manage to get itself into the current mess?”?referring to the amalgam of authoritative religions, undemocratic governments, reckless overpopulation and irresponsible worldwide waste on land and ocean.

The Book of the Universe, Stars, Sun, Earth, Life and Humankind
Terrence Meaden
17h37min30
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This is the story of the Universe including life as we know it.It is a book of origins, prehistory and history … arranged in Three Testaments to honour the supreme achievements of the talented men and women who have been unravelling the mysteries of the cosmos, evolution, human antiquity and world history. Composed in biblical-prose format, the volume presents the facts of science and, as best as possible, relevant truths of history. The scientific facts rest on proven principles gained by observation, instrumentation, insight, intelligence, reason, and the application of physical laws and the formulation of harmonious, logical models. In defining the latest wisdom, they spell out the fundamentals of the physics of the wonders of the Universe?regarding which ever more exact details are improving all the time.It is testimony and eulogy, in praise of high scholarship and logic?the ultimate Enlightenment. Testament 1 tells the story of the Universe, the Stars, the Solar System and Planet Earth. Testament 2 examines the Origins of Life on Earth. The Third Testament treats the story of humanity as it proceeds to the present day?humans enriched with intelligence and a genetically-promising future. Yet, despite the successes, the story concludes with an Epilogue contemplating “How did it come about that Homo sapiens in the course of 160,000 years manage to get itself into the current mess?”?referring to the amalgam of authoritative religions, undemocratic governments, reckless overpopulation and irresponsible worldwide waste on land and ocean.

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Affiche du document De la souveraineté numérique — De la souveraineté numérique
Yahya El Yahyaoui
1h17min15
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La souveraineté numérique est relative au pouvoir et à la capacité d’un État à réglementer et contrôler l’infrastructure et les usages que ses citoyens font des technologies numériques. Une telle capacité est d’autant plus interpellée que ces technologies sont non seulement tentaculaires et décentralisées, mais aussi de plus en plus globalisées.Accolée à la notion de numérique, la souveraineté se traduit par le fait que l’État, en tant qu’autorité suprême, assoie et exerce son pouvoir légitime sur les trois grands maillons du cyberespace : matérielle, logique et sémantique.Le numérique est de nos jours, un véritable champ de bataille. Il met de plus en plus en jeu des États souverains, directement ou par grands acteurs privés interposés. La montée en puissance de ces derniers s’est rapidement traduite par la constitution de pôles oligopolistiques d’une portée planétaire. La notion de souveraineté se trouve dans ce cas d’espèce, mise en doute et fort aliénée de surcroît, d’abord par une interconnexion grandissante des marchés, puis par une transnationalisation sans précédent des chaînes de valeur.

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Affiche du document Quelle est heure est-il ? — Quelle est heure est-il ?
Vallancien Guy
1h48min45
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Depuis deux siècles, nos rythmes de vie, individuels et collectifs, se sont accélérés sous l’effet des technologies et inventions issues du monde occidental. Cette frénésie, qui affecte corps et esprit, entre en conflit avec les rythmes naturels auxquels nous restons profondément liés, exposant nos organismes à de nombreux risques.Dans un essai nourri de biologie, médecine, philosophie, sciences et histoire, Guy Vallancien alerte sur la nécessité de respecter nos horloges biologiques internes pour préserver l’équilibre de ces organismes complexes que sont nos corps.Loin des critiques habituelles du monde moderne, ce livre propose des pistes pour renouer avec les cycles du vivant et du cosmos. Il invite à ralentir, à redonner du sens à nos vies, en rappelant que lenteur rime avec fraîcheur et bonheur. Un ouvrage stimulant, qui nous pousse à repenser notre rapport au temps, à nous-mêmes et à notre environnement, au-delà des débats idéologiques sur l’écologie ou le capitalisme.

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Affiche du document North Carolina's Hurricane History — North Carolina's Hurricane History
Jay Barnes
3h42min45
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Now in paperback — chronicling storms that have pounded the state from its earliest history to 2012’s Hurricane SandyNorth Carolina’s Hurricane History charts the more than fifty great storms that have battered the Tar Heel State from the colonial era through Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, two of the costliest hurricanes on record. Drawing on news reports, National Weather Service records, and eyewitness descriptions, hurricane historian Jay Barnes emphasizes the importance of learning from this extraordinary history as North Carolina prepares for the inevitable disastrous storms to come. Featuring more than 200 photographs, maps, and illustrations, this book offers amazing stories of destruction and survival. While some are humorous and some tragic, all offer a unique perspective on the state’s unending vulnerability to these storms.

North Carolina's Hurricane History
Jay Barnes
3h42min45
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Now in paperback — chronicling storms that have pounded the state from its earliest history to 2012’s Hurricane SandyNorth Carolina’s Hurricane History charts the more than fifty great storms that have battered the Tar Heel State from the colonial era through Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, two of the costliest hurricanes on record. Drawing on news reports, National Weather Service records, and eyewitness descriptions, hurricane historian Jay Barnes emphasizes the importance of learning from this extraordinary history as North Carolina prepares for the inevitable disastrous storms to come. Featuring more than 200 photographs, maps, and illustrations, this book offers amazing stories of destruction and survival. While some are humorous and some tragic, all offer a unique perspective on the state’s unending vulnerability to these storms.

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Affiche du document Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 1 — Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 1
Page Keeley
1h55min30
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Author Page Keeley continues to provide K–12 teachers with her highly usable and popular formula for uncovering and addressing the preconceptions that students bring to the classroom—the formative assessment probe—in this first book devoted exclusively to life science in her Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. In this volume, Keeley addresses the topics of life and its diversity; structure and function; life processes and needs of living things; ecosystems and change; reproduction, life cycles, and heredity; and human biology. Using the probes as diagnostic tools that identify and analyze students’ preconceptions, teachers can easily move students from where they are in their current thinking to where they need to be to achieve scientific understanding. At the same time, use of the probes deepens the teacher’s understanding of the subject matter, suggests instructional implications, and expands assessment literacy. Using the student-learning data gained through the probes to inform teaching and learning is what makes the probes formative. Each probe is supported by extensive Teacher Notes, which provide background information on the purpose of the probes, related concepts, explanations of the life science ideas being taught, related ideas in the national science standards, research on typical student misconceptions in life science, and suggestions for instruction and assessment.

Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 1
Page Keeley
1h55min30
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Author Page Keeley continues to provide K–12 teachers with her highly usable and popular formula for uncovering and addressing the preconceptions that students bring to the classroom—the formative assessment probe—in this first book devoted exclusively to life science in her Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. In this volume, Keeley addresses the topics of life and its diversity; structure and function; life processes and needs of living things; ecosystems and change; reproduction, life cycles, and heredity; and human biology. Using the probes as diagnostic tools that identify and analyze students’ preconceptions, teachers can easily move students from where they are in their current thinking to where they need to be to achieve scientific understanding. At the same time, use of the probes deepens the teacher’s understanding of the subject matter, suggests instructional implications, and expands assessment literacy. Using the student-learning data gained through the probes to inform teaching and learning is what makes the probes formative. Each probe is supported by extensive Teacher Notes, which provide background information on the purpose of the probes, related concepts, explanations of the life science ideas being taught, related ideas in the national science standards, research on typical student misconceptions in life science, and suggestions for instruction and assessment.

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Affiche du document De la souveraineté numérique — De la souveraineté numérique
Yahya El Yahyaoui
2h35min15
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La souveraineté numérique est relative au pouvoir et à la capacité d’un État à réglementer et contrôler l’infrastructure et les usages que ses citoyens font des technologies numériques. Une telle capacité est d’autant plus interpellée que ces technologies sont non seulement tentaculaires et décentralisées, mais aussi de plus en plus globalisées.Accolée à la notion de numérique, la souveraineté se traduit par le fait que l’État, en tant qu’autorité suprême, assoie et exerce son pouvoir légitime sur les trois grands maillons du cyberespace : matérielle, logique et sémantique.Le numérique est de nos jours, un véritable champ de bataille. Il met de plus en plus en jeu des États souverains, directement ou par grands acteurs privés interposés. La montée en puissance de ces derniers s’est rapidement traduite par la constitution de pôles oligopolistiques d’une portée planétaire. La notion de souveraineté se trouve dans ce cas d’espèce, mise en doute et fort aliénée de surcroît, d’abord par une interconnexion grandissante des marchés, puis par une transnationalisation sans précédent des chaînes de valeur.

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Affiche du document Scientific Argumentation in Biology — Scientific Argumentation in Biology
Victor Sampson
3h04min30
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“Individuals who are proficient in science should be able to understand the language of science and participate in scientific practices, such as inquiry and argumentation. Empirical research, however, indicates that many students do not develop this knowledge or these abilities in school. One way to address this problem is to give students more opportunities to engage in scientific argumentation as part of the teaching and learning of science. This book will help teachers with this task.” —Authors Victor Sampson and Sharon Schleigh Develop your high school students’ understanding of argumentation and evidence-based reasoning with this comprehensive book. Like three guides in one, Scientific Argumentation in Biology combines theory, practice, and biology content. It starts by giving you solid background in why students need to be able to go beyond expressing mere opinions when making research-related biology claims. Then it provides 30 thoroughly field-tested activities your students can use when learning to: • propose, support, and evaluate claims; • validate or refute them on the basis of scientific reasoning; and • craft complex written arguments. Detailed teacher notes suggest specific ways in which you can use the activities to enrich and supplement (not replace) what you’re doing in biology class already. Scientific Argumentation is an invaluable resource for learning more about argumentation and designing related lessons. You'll find it ideal for helping your students learn standards-based content; improve their biological practices; explain, interpret, and evaluate evidence; and acquire the habits of mind to become more proficient in science.

Scientific Argumentation in Biology
Victor Sampson
3h04min30
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“Individuals who are proficient in science should be able to understand the language of science and participate in scientific practices, such as inquiry and argumentation. Empirical research, however, indicates that many students do not develop this knowledge or these abilities in school. One way to address this problem is to give students more opportunities to engage in scientific argumentation as part of the teaching and learning of science. This book will help teachers with this task.” —Authors Victor Sampson and Sharon Schleigh Develop your high school students’ understanding of argumentation and evidence-based reasoning with this comprehensive book. Like three guides in one, Scientific Argumentation in Biology combines theory, practice, and biology content. It starts by giving you solid background in why students need to be able to go beyond expressing mere opinions when making research-related biology claims. Then it provides 30 thoroughly field-tested activities your students can use when learning to: • propose, support, and evaluate claims; • validate or refute them on the basis of scientific reasoning; and • craft complex written arguments. Detailed teacher notes suggest specific ways in which you can use the activities to enrich and supplement (not replace) what you’re doing in biology class already. Scientific Argumentation is an invaluable resource for learning more about argumentation and designing related lessons. You'll find it ideal for helping your students learn standards-based content; improve their biological practices; explain, interpret, and evaluate evidence; and acquire the habits of mind to become more proficient in science.

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Affiche du document Winter Tree Indentification for the Southern Appalachians and Piedmont — Winter Tree Indentification for the Southern Appalachians and Piedmont
Donald L. Hagan
1h27min00
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Trees can be identified through features such as leaves, bark, buds, and twigs. In the spring and summer months, leaf morphology is the most common method of tree identification. But when fall and winter arrive, deciduous trees lose their leaves. Winter Tree Identification is the only detailed photographic guide to identifying the diverse species of deciduous trees in the southern Appalachian Mountains and adjacent Piedmont regions regardless of the season. Featuring nearly 400 color photos and written for both the novice and hobbyist, this is the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the nearly 100 species of trees found throughout the Southeast.

Winter Tree Indentification for the Southern Appalachians and Piedmont
Donald L. Hagan
1h27min00
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Trees can be identified through features such as leaves, bark, buds, and twigs. In the spring and summer months, leaf morphology is the most common method of tree identification. But when fall and winter arrive, deciduous trees lose their leaves. Winter Tree Identification is the only detailed photographic guide to identifying the diverse species of deciduous trees in the southern Appalachian Mountains and adjacent Piedmont regions regardless of the season. Featuring nearly 400 color photos and written for both the novice and hobbyist, this is the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the nearly 100 species of trees found throughout the Southeast.

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Affiche du document Frédéric Houssay — Frédéric Houssay
Jean-Claude Voisin
2h57min45
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237 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h58min.
En 1884, le ministère français de l’Instruction publique place en détachement le professeur Frédéric Houssay, zoologue qui vient de soutenir son doctorat en sciences naturelles et enseigne à l’École normale supérieure. Houssay embarque à Marseille avec l’équipe du premier chantier de fouilles archéologiques françaises en Perse, dirigé par l’ingénieur en chef des Ponts et Chaussées Marcel Dieulafoy. Cette expérience le marque à vie. Confronté aux conditions climatiques éprouvantes du sud de l’Iran, où se tient le chantier, aux relations compliquées avec les ouvriers, aux populations locales hostiles, Houssay, le Breton de Dol, part à la découverte des provinces alentour et de leur richesse archéologique.À travers ce récit, véritable épopée au milieu de paysages inhospitaliers et de populations nomades souvent agressives, l’auteur partage sa passion pour l’Iran et évoque les conditions dans lesquelles les premiers archéologues français en Perse travaillaient et la personnalité de ce savant zoologue, biologiste, ethnologue, géologue, qui rentre en France, dix-huit mois plus tard, profondément marqué et affaibli par des fièvres et des infections qui frappaient alors tous les chercheurs européens.

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Affiche du document De la souveraineté numérique — De la souveraineté numérique
Yahya El Yahyaoui
2h35min15
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207 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h35min.
La souveraineté numérique est relative au pouvoir et à la capacité d’un État à réglementer et contrôler l’infrastructure et les usages que ses citoyens font des technologies numériques. Une telle capacité est d’autant plus interpellée que ces technologies sont non seulement tentaculaires et décentralisées, mais aussi de plus en plus globalisées.Accolée à la notion de numérique, la souveraineté se traduit par le fait que l’État, en tant qu’autorité suprême, assoie et exerce son pouvoir légitime sur les trois grands maillons du cyberespace : matérielle, logique et sémantique.Le numérique est de nos jours, un véritable champ de bataille. Il met de plus en plus en jeu des États souverains, directement ou par grands acteurs privés interposés. La montée en puissance de ces derniers s’est rapidement traduite par la constitution de pôles oligopolistiques d’une portée planétaire. La notion de souveraineté se trouve dans ce cas d’espèce, mise en doute et fort aliénée de surcroît, d’abord par une interconnexion grandissante des marchés, puis par une transnationalisation sans précédent des chaînes de valeur.

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Affiche du document Everyday Earth and Space Science Mysteries — Everyday Earth and Space Science Mysteries
Richard Konicek-Moran
3h10min30
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254 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h10min.
What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. These 19 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on Earth and space science, including astronomy, energy, climate, and geology. The stories come with lists of science concepts to explore, grade-appropriate strategies for using them, and explanations of how the lessons align with national standards. They also relieve you of the tiring work of designing inquiry lessons from scratch. “What makes this book so special is the unique way science is integrated into the story line, using characters and situations children can easily identify with.”—Page Keeley, author of the NSTA Press series Uncovering Student Ideas in Science

Everyday Earth and Space Science Mysteries
Richard Konicek-Moran
3h10min30
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254 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h10min.
What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. These 19 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on Earth and space science, including astronomy, energy, climate, and geology. The stories come with lists of science concepts to explore, grade-appropriate strategies for using them, and explanations of how the lessons align with national standards. They also relieve you of the tiring work of designing inquiry lessons from scratch. “What makes this book so special is the unique way science is integrated into the story line, using characters and situations children can easily identify with.”—Page Keeley, author of the NSTA Press series Uncovering Student Ideas in Science

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