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The Effect Of Science Technology And Society Models On Science Process Skills, Agatha Asih Nugraheni, Wuri Wuryandani Dec 2018

The Effect Of Science Technology And Society Models On Science Process Skills, Agatha Asih Nugraheni, Wuri Wuryandani

Informasi

This study aims to integrate the Science Technology and Society models on the students' processes in grade IV elementary school. The implementation of this study uses a quantitative approach with a type of quasi-experimental research. The population of the study sample was calculated from the second class, namely the fourth grade of SD Negeri Margoagung as the experimental class and class IV SD Ngino 1 as the control class. Data analysis is an independent sample t-test. The results showed that there was a significant influence of the Science and Community Technology model on the process skills of the fourth grade …


“I Am Dark Energy”, Taylor Scott Dec 2018

“I Am Dark Energy”, Taylor Scott

Comparative Woman

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Possibilities Of Comparative Criminal Procedure In Reforming And Modernizing The Judicial And Legal System Of Uzbekistan, A.R. Akilov, S.D. Alimova Dec 2018

Possibilities Of Comparative Criminal Procedure In Reforming And Modernizing The Judicial And Legal System Of Uzbekistan, A.R. Akilov, S.D. Alimova

Review of law sciences

In this article, the author attempted to reveal the possibilities of a new direction of legal science, emerging not only in Uzbekistan, but also in the entire post-Soviet space – comparative criminal procedural law, which can be used at the present stage of reforms and changed in Uzbekistan in the field of justice. In particular, the comparative criminal procedure law can successfully, on the basis of the proven experience of the most developed democratic countries, solve many tasks identified in the field of justice recently adopted. Development strategy on five priority directions of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2017–2021. These …


Analysis Of Terminological Concept Of Information Technologies In Domestic And Foreign Literature, A.R. Davronov Dec 2018

Analysis Of Terminological Concept Of Information Technologies In Domestic And Foreign Literature, A.R. Davronov

Review of law sciences

In this article, the conceptual and terminological apparatus of information technologies in domestic and foreign literature has been studied and the concept of “Information technologies” has been analyzed using a comparative method. In addition, proposals are made to improve legislation in the field of information technology.


Landscape With Invisible Hand, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

Landscape With Invisible Hand, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

After the vuvv came to Earth, people were excited. The vuvv offered technology, advanced medicines, better lifestyles—but at a cost. Vuvv tech has replaced almost all jobs that were once occupied by humans. When Adam and his new girlfriend Chloe are offered a job as the stars of their own romance, it seems their lives are about to turn around. However, Adam and Chloe can’t even stand each other. But they need the money that comes with the job. Challenges come crashing together when Adam’s art is exhibited in a vuvv-sponsored exhibit and then soundly rejected. This rejection spurs Adam …


The Disappearing Spoon: Young Readers Edition, Ariel Woodbury Dec 2018

The Disappearing Spoon: Young Readers Edition, Ariel Woodbury

Children's Book and Media Review

Sam Kean explains the history and meaning of how scientists learned what an atom was and how their viewpoints and hypotheses differed from each other. The book covers how the scientists then organized elements into the periodic table, the long-continued search for new elements, and the process for discovering how they fit in. Intermixed with all this information are stories of scientists that make discoveries, steal other peoples' discoveries, and often make humiliating mistakes.


Eye: How It Works, Rachel Iba Dec 2018

Eye: How It Works, Rachel Iba

Children's Book and Media Review

The reader follows a short narrative of a soccer game. Throughout the game, the reader is informed of different elements and aspects of the human eye. The reader learns about the various parts that make up the eye, such as the cornea, iris, tear ducts, rods, and cones. The reader also learns about how the eyes and the brain communicate, as well as the various defenses the body has developed to protect this important part of human anatomy.


Fun Experiments With Light: Periscopes, Kaleidoscopes, And More, Shelby Bunker Dec 2018

Fun Experiments With Light: Periscopes, Kaleidoscopes, And More, Shelby Bunker

Children's Book and Media Review

Fun Experiments with Light by Rob Ives is a great book full of fun activities. With most of the required materials being ones you likely have at home or in a classroom, this book teaches the science of lights with more than ten crafts. This book will teach kids how to make a camera, kaleidoscope, microscope, and more. The book also includes an introduction to the science of light, a glossary, and an index.


Super Simple Volcano Projects, Beverly Jones Dec 2018

Super Simple Volcano Projects, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

Young scientists, this one is for you! If you've ever wondered exactly how a volcano works, you will find the answers in the pages of this straightforward science book. This educational read is sure to inform as it provides a look at the internal formation of the different types of volcanoes. However, the most exciting part of this book has to be the six hands-on volcano projects. Clay, felt, and toothpaste are just some of the project supplies used to create volcanic visual aids for creative and curious children.


Stem Superstar Women: Ada Lovelace, Pioneering Computer Programming, Erica Sonzogni Dec 2018

Stem Superstar Women: Ada Lovelace, Pioneering Computer Programming, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

When a person thinks of a scientist, they usually consider the men that dominate the field. In reality, there were many important women who made a strong contribution in this area. Ada Lovelace is one of those women. Ada’s life is chronicled from birth to death in this book. The text focuses on her many contributions to science and mathematics in a time when women were not supported in receiving an education. Ada’s mother encouraged this, her husband continued with the support, and Ada pursued her passion until her early death.


A History Of Civilization In 50 Disasters, Emilee Bell Dec 2018

A History Of Civilization In 50 Disasters, Emilee Bell

Children's Book and Media Review

A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters throws together the fates of a variety of countries through the light of massive global disasters. The book explores the effects of volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and more, halfway around the world from where they occurred and months after the initial damage was done. Readers will dive a little deeper into the small yet impactful disasters that inevitably occur when human society clashes with nature, from famine to plague epidemics. 50 Disasters even includes zany episodes like a tank of molasses exploding in tenement neighborhoods in the dead heat of summer. From BC to …


The Incredible Magic Of Being, Sam Whitaker Dec 2018

The Incredible Magic Of Being, Sam Whitaker

Children's Book and Media Review

Julian is what he calls a 'uni-sensor' (short for Universe Sensor). He can see things in people that most others wouldn't be able to find even if they take all of their lifetime. When his stressed family moves to Maine to try and run a Bed & Breakfast, Julian uses his vast knowledge of time and space to try and reconnect with his older sister, Pookie, who is very against having to live as a host at the Bed & Breakfast. Then, when things seem like they can't get worse, Mr. X, the family's next door neighbor, places a lawsuit …


Earth Verse: Haiku From The Ground Up, Hannah Webb Dec 2018

Earth Verse: Haiku From The Ground Up, Hannah Webb

Children's Book and Media Review

Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up is a unique book of poetry that brings together both the left and right brain by marrying earth science with art. The book is filled with thoughtful haikus that cleverly describe phenomena like earthquake, fossils, and the water cycle. Each haiku is coupled with an impressionistic illustration by William Grill that, in many cases, further explains the science being described. The book ends with detailed descriptions of the earth sciences found in the poetry.


Do Not Lick This Book, Haley Singleton Dec 2018

Do Not Lick This Book, Haley Singleton

Children's Book and Media Review

From the pages of a book to the teeth in your mouth, readers follow Min as she meets microbes in different places. The reader helps move Min along in her journey by following the prompts given by the story. Touching your shirt transfers Min to a world full of cotton, while touching the page allows her to explore the print of your finger. Min picks up a few friends along the way, like the dirt spreading t-shirt microbes and the soap fearing skin microbes to help her see new places.


Because You'll Never Meet Me #1: Because You'll Never Meet Me, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Because You'll Never Meet Me #1: Because You'll Never Meet Me, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Ollie and Moritz are pen pals, but they will never meet. Moritz has a heart condition that requires him to have a pacemaker, while Ollie suffers from life-threatening seizures whenever he is around any kind of electricity. Both are outcasts, detached from society in their own way. Ollie lives in forced isolation in the woods with his mother, far away from any electricity but also from any human contact. Moritz lives in a bustling city in Germany but, due to his own strange abilities and disabilities, feels apart from the world and experiences profound loneliness even in the most crowded …


A History Of Medicine In 50 Discoveries, Emilee Bell Dec 2018

A History Of Medicine In 50 Discoveries, Emilee Bell

Children's Book and Media Review

Beware of whiplash as you track the evolution of medicine across the globe from the ice age to 2016. Remedies are lost and rediscovered during the rise and fall of empires; unsavory research begets groundbreaking health practices; knowledge is stolen, borrowed, given, distorted, and built upon through flurries of epidemics, religious mania, and superstition. The book shows a glimpse behind the Chamberlen Family shroud of secrecy that hid nothing less than the original forceps, passed down from generation to generation of highly successful birthing doctors in the 1600s. Readers will learn of an Italian study to the coast where a …


Ibrat’S Contribution To The Social Sciences, М, Аbdullaev Dec 2018

Ibrat’S Contribution To The Social Sciences, М, Аbdullaev

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

This article is about Ishakhan Ibrat’s contribution to the social science through analysis and interpretation his work “Mezon uz-zamon”. The author “Mezon uz-zamon” paid attention that one of the nine of the criteria which includes the balance of time. Not only tried he gives abundant information and reacted to them as but as well.


The Fourline Trilogy #3: The Last Remnant, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

The Fourline Trilogy #3: The Last Remnant, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Natalie is devoted to finding a cure for the bite of the Nala in Fourline. Unfortunate humans become partially Nala when bitten. After trial and error, Natalie believes that she has succeeded and becomes obsessed with returning to Fourline to deliver the cure. She acts against everyone's counsel and advice and sneaks through the membrane. Her sister Calpurnia follows her through. Nat is almost to the Healing House when she and Cal are attacked by a Nala. Nat runs into the forest to lead them away while Cal runs to deliver the serum. Nat is betrayed by a corrupt Sister …


Felix Yz, Amanda Bishop Dec 2018

Felix Yz, Amanda Bishop

Children's Book and Media Review

Felix isn’t like anyone else on the planet. That’s because Felix was fused with a fourth-dimensional being, Zyx, when he was three years old. But now the scientists say that unless he and this being are separated, they both might die. Felix Yz is written in diary form that tracks the month before the procedure will take place. Felix shares his fears and his hopes, as well as the history behind his condition. Not only is Felix coping with the stress of not knowing if he or Zyx will survive the procedure, he is also confronting his feelings for a …


Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lite Up The World, Jamie Greenwood Dec 2018

Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lite Up The World, Jamie Greenwood

Children's Book and Media Review

Nikola Tesla has a dream: to turn the power of Niagara Falls into electricity. Nikola works hard to achieve his dream, first by attending college. Afterwards, he travels Europe seeking the funds to develop a way to use alternating current. He has little success, and so he sails to America to pitch his idea to Thomas Edison. Unfortunately, Edison also rejects his idea, and Nikola becomes his greatest rival. Nikola’s fame grows when he is chosen to wire the Chicago World’s Fair, which will be the first fair ever lit with electricity. For the next several years, Nikola works on …


A World Of Her Own: 24 Amazing Women Explorers And Adventurers, Leah Christopher Dec 2018

A World Of Her Own: 24 Amazing Women Explorers And Adventurers, Leah Christopher

Children's Book and Media Review

Join twenty-four women explorers and adventurers as they dive into the deep sea, summit Mt. Everest and other peaks, discover new plants and animals, cross the world in a yacht, explore the Amazon River, catch venomous snakes, save endangered species, and venture through forest canopies. These women are diverse, coming from various countries, ethnicities, family situations, age groups, time periods, and career fields. Although each woman’s path is different, they share a love for nature and discovery—and they all have to overcome others’ doubts about their abilities. These motivating accounts can transform readers’ thinking about the great potential women have …


The Truth About Hippos, Hannah Webb Dec 2018

The Truth About Hippos, Hannah Webb

Children's Book and Media Review

How much do you know about hippos? After reading Maxwell Eaton III’s fun and factual picture book, The Truth About Hippos, you’re guaranteed to know a whole lot more. This book teaches young readers all about the majestic hippopotamus: what they eat, where they live, and some seriously silly facts about their unique habits (including information about hippo poop, which is sure to be a hit with the kids). The facts are accompanied by clever commentary from kids, hippos, and other animals.


The California Drought, Leah Christopher Dec 2018

The California Drought, Leah Christopher

Children's Book and Media Review

Droughts afflict California, spawning job loss, agricultural failures, wildfires, endangered species, and disease. Since 2012—the start of the region’s worst drought in 1,200 years—Californians have faced more pressure to control their water usage, including letting their green lawns lapse. However, the weather cannot be controlled, and in recent years, temperatures have risen, less rain has fallen, and less mountain snowpack has accumulated. In short, California’s water supply is not meeting the demand for water, and drought may become a way of life. From farming to local businesses, citizens have reduced usage, but political decisions and scientific discoveries must also contribute. …


I Survived #16: I Survived The Children's Blizzard, 1888, Haley Cook Haley Cook Dec 2018

I Survived #16: I Survived The Children's Blizzard, 1888, Haley Cook Haley Cook

Children's Book and Media Review

This short chapter book follows John Hale in his adventures as a settler in Dakota. Originally from Chicago, his family moved when the government offered land for people to settle and farm. Previous to the move, John had lived in the city. He had to learn how to live life on the plains. John has the usual adventures of a young boy—playing with his friends, chasing his sister, and hunting for King Rattler—a huge rattle snake that lives by the creek. Winter comes earlier than planned, bringing with it a huge blizzard that covers the area in ten feet of …


Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets Of The World’S Favorite Treat, Katherine Martin Dec 2018

Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets Of The World’S Favorite Treat, Katherine Martin

Children's Book and Media Review

The world’s fascination with chocolate is not something new. It started a long time before the New World was discovered. Taking cacao from the Americas, Spaniards spread a chocolate obsession throughout Europe. Although chocolate was originally a beverage, over time it has turned into a confectionery treat. Currently, the world of chocolate is concerned with whether the cocoa beans are grown using fair trade.


The Blood Between Us, Lisa Packard Dec 2018

The Blood Between Us, Lisa Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Adriens' adoptive parents just died from a scientific freak accident and his sister, Grace, is consumed with her grief and doesn't even care that he's hurting too. He may be adopted, but they were still his parents. Adrien decides to move away to deal with grief in his own way and returns four years later because his god father is dying of cancer. Adrien is thrown into the thick of things with everyone at his old school hating him because he "abandoned" his sister. Not only does everyone hate him, but he's also getting mysterious texts about his sister trying …


Science Comics: Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter, Olivia Hales Dec 2018

Science Comics: Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter, Olivia Hales

Children's Book and Media Review

Science Comics: Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter is a brief yet in depth exploration of sharks with topics ranging from shark biology to behavior, evolution to biodiversity, and even folklore. The facts are woven into a story featuring a marine biologist. Sharks are helpfully compared and contrasted to each other, animals, and humans, emphasizing their stunning diversity and unique adaptations. Scientific explanations of how a shark’s body works are illustrated in great detail.


One Day A Dot, Kylee Hackney Dec 2018

One Day A Dot, Kylee Hackney

Children's Book and Media Review

One Day a Dot tells the story of the universe, and how it came to it. Beginning with a tiny dot that burst to form light and color and eventually resulting in the creation of species. The evolution of species then leads to the rise of mankind and technological advancement. It scientifically answers the questions of how the Earth and its inhabitants came to be. In the end, the most difficult question remains unanswered… where did that first tiny dot come from?


Build Your Own Boats, Beverly Jones Dec 2018

Build Your Own Boats, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

Excitement abounds in this crafty and creative book. Readers will receive hands-on instructions to build several different kinds of boats including a catamaran, a swamp boat, and even a water bug. This book stimulates the mind and helps young readers excel as they use determination to create something new and interesting. There are seven projects in this book and many of them can be created with items that are found around the house. The author is sure to include added information about each boat so that readers will know more about the design and the science behind how it works.


Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines, Shelby Bunker Dec 2018

Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines, Shelby Bunker

Children's Book and Media Review

Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson is the perfect introduction for those wanting to learn more about artificial intelligence. Not only does this book walk the reader through a history of its use in past, present, and future, but it discusses the wide use of artificial intelligence. The book examines artificial intelligence in war, medicine, entertainment, and convenient living.