1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452442903321

Autore

Michelman Stephen <1962->

Titolo

The A to Z of existentialism [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen Michelman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, 2010

ISBN

1-4617-3179-8

1-299-13356-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 p.)

Collana

The A to Z guide series ; ; 162

Disciplina

142.7803

Soggetti

Existentialism

Philosophy, Modern

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-378).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The A to Z of Existentialism explains the central claims of existentialist philosophy and the contexts in which it developed into one of the most influential intellectual trends of the 20th century. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries offering clear, accessible accounts of the life and thought of major existentialists like Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, Martin Buber, Karl Jaspers, Gabriel Marcel, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, as well as thinkers influential to its dev



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460631403321

Titolo

STEM to story : enthralling and effective lesson plans for grades 5-8 / / edited by Jennifer Traig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, [California] : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-00102-1

1-119-00103-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (736 p.)

Disciplina

507.1/2

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Creative writing (Elementary education)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; PREFACE; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; Science and Writing; What Is STEM?; Science Teaching; An Important Note on Safety; And Finally, a Roundup of Our Best Tips; SCIENCE-O-PEDIA: A GLOSSARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; THE AUTHORS; 826's History; THE CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1: THE SCIENCE OF SAVING DAYLIGHT; CHAPTER 2: TECHNICALLY SPEAKING; Session 1: Engineering Airplanes; Session 2: Make It Better; CHAPTER 3: IT'S (PARTIALLY) ROCKET SCIENCE AND (MOSTLY) ICE CREAM; Session 1: Ice Cream; Session 2: Staying Cool; CHAPTER 4: PLANET OOBLECK; Session 1: Oobleck; Session 2: Is It Alive?

CHAPTER 5: HOW TO WRITE SCIENCE FICTIONSession 1: Exploring Technology; Session 2: Imagine a World ...; Session 3: Create the Character(s); Session 4: Bring Your World and Your Characters Together; CHAPTER 6: MAKING WAVES; CHAPTER 7: THERE MAY BE BONES; Session 1: Excavation; Session 2: Hypotheses; Session 3: A Closer Look; CHAPTER 8: TINFOIL SHIPBUILDING; CHAPTER 9: WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE, NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK; Session 1: Contamination; Session 2: Filtration; Session 3: Final Challenge; CHAPTER 10: THE SCIENCE OF SUPERPOWERS; Session 1: I Am From ...



(Origin Poems and DNA)

Session 2: Up, Up, and Away! (Secret Power Poems and Flight)Session 3: Quick, to Safety! (Secret Lair Building and Haikus); Session 4: Saving the Day (Prose Poems and the Great Egg Drop); CHAPTER 11: INFINITE RECESS; Session 1: Fractal Poetry; Session 2: Leaving Space and Time; CHAPTER 12: REWRITING THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE; Session 1: The Day the Zombies Came; Session 2: Humanity Breaks Through (We Hope); Session 3: Zombies Evolve; Session 4: The Day the Zombies Died (!?!); APPENDIX; Handy Lesson Links; Self-Assessment Checklists; Common Core Curriculum Standards for English Language Arts

Next Generation Science StandardsINDEX; End User License Agreement

Sommario/riassunto

Bring STEM to life for students with zombies, rockets, celebrities, and more STEM to Story: Enthralling and Effective Lesson Plans for Grades 5-8 inspires learning through fun, engaging, and meaningful lesson plans that fuse hands-on discovery in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with creative writing. The workshop activities within the book are the innovative result of a partnership between 826 National's proven creative writing model and Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds, an initiative dedicated to connecting young people to the wonders of STEM through hands-on lear