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901) Ancient computer
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
An unpromising lump of metal found in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck turns out to be an extraordinary treasure: the world's first computer. NOVA follows the ingenious detective work that painstakingly discovered the truth about the ancient Greek device: it was an astonishingly sophisticated astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor, unrivaled until the era of modern science and believed to be from the workshop of Archimedes.
902) The Dark Web
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The Dark Web is a part of the internet that is hidden and hard to access. It allows users to remain anonymous. Some people use the Dark Web because they fear for their safety. Others use the Dark Web to sell illegal products or services. The Dark Web explores issues in policing the Dark Web.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"In Silicon Valley the phrase "disruptive technology" is tossed around on a casual basis. No one doubts that technology has the power to devastate entire industries and upend various sectors of the job market. But Rise of the Robots asks a bigger question: Can accelerating technology disrupt our entire economic system to the point where a fundamental restructuring is required? Companies like Facebook and YouTube may only need a handful of employees...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"Seventeen year-old dirt-bike-riding daredevil Arlo Santiago catches the eye of the U.S. military with his first-place ranking on a video game featuring drone warfare, and must reconcile the work they want him to do with the emotional scars he has suffered following a violent death in his family"--
905) Envy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Fifteen-year-old twins Hayley and Taylor Ryan of Port Gamble, WA, known as "Empty Coffin" because of a local legend, investigate a former friend's Christmas suicide and, along the way, discover a secret from their own past.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
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Description
"The State of Indiana denies one million applications for healthcare, foodstamps and cash benefits in three years--because a new computer system interprets any mistake as "failure to cooperate." In Los Angeles, an algorithm calculates the comparative vulnerability of tens of thousands of homeless people in order to prioritize them for an inadequate pool of housing resources. In Pittsburgh, a child welfare agency uses a statistical model to try to...
913) Chobits: Vol. 2
Author
Description
"Hideki Motosuwa, a poor student struggling to pass his college-entrance exams, discovers lying in an alley something he could never afford to buy--a 'persocom,' the personal computers of the future that look like people"--P. [4] of cover.
915) Jurassic words!
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"A trip back in time is all it will take for kids to learn how to read stories and fall in love with books! Learn to read and write; Develop phonetic awareness and sound blending; Practice sight words and expand vocabulary; Read along with interactive stories."--
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day.
917) Wheat pack
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using the Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence. - Build vocabulary - Listen and follow directions - Identify and recite letters - Develop an interest in stories"--
Children will learn phonetic awareness, beginning consonant sounds,...
918) Say it in Spanish!
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Kids will have fun learning the Spanish language with these engaging games. These structured exercises and activities teach basic vocabulary, pronunciation, parts of speech, spelling, and so much more. This SuperPack contains 2X as many apps as the standard Launchpad. Associate familiar objects with Spanish words. Use context clues to enhance learning and reading. Study more than 100 words and phrases"--Publisher description.
919) Outdoors pack
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids' curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day."
Kakamega follows...
920) Shine pack
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day. The goal of the Creation & Sound Module is to teach kids how creativity and self-expression apply to identifying and solving problems. Topics in this module include art, sound, color, tempo, rhyming, and literature"--
A game to encourage basic manipulation...
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