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UNINA9910459327703321 |
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Hedman Matthew <1974-> |
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The age of everything [[electronic resource] ] : how science explores the past / / Matthew Hedman |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
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1-282-53848-9 |
9786612538483 |
0-226-32294-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Archaeological dating |
Archaeology - Technological innovations |
Radiocarbon dating |
Science - History |
Geochronometry |
Electronic books. |
Earth Age |
Solar system Age |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- The calendars of the classic Maya -- Precession, polaris, and the age of the pyramids -- The physics of carbon-14 -- Calibrating carbon-14 dates and the history of the air -- Carbon-14 and the peopling of the new world -- Potassium, argon, DNA, and walking upright -- Molecular dating and the many different types of mammals -- Meteorites and the age of the solar system -- Colors, brightness, and the age of stars -- Distances, redshifts, and the age of the universe -- Parameterizing the age of the universe. |
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Taking advantage of recent advances throughout the sciences, Matthew Hedman brings the distant past closer to us than it has ever been. Here, he shows how scientists have determined the age of everything from the colonization of the New World over 13,000 years ago to the origin of the universe nearly fourteen billion years ago.Hedman details, |
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for example, how interdisciplinary studies of the Great Pyramids of Egypt can determine exactly when and how these incredible structures were built. He shows how the remains of humble trees can illuminate how the surface |
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UNINA9910798866103321 |
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Autore |
Vande Zande Robin |
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Design education : creating thinkers to improve the world / / Robin Vande Zande |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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147582016X |
9781475820164 |
1475820151 |
9781475820157 |
1475820143 |
9781475820140 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (237 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
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Design - Study and teaching |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction: why teach design? – Design education is a study about life – What we can learn from designers that we can use in our classrooms – How to implement design education into your art program – Framework of design education practices, principles, and strategies for teaching and learning – Curricular aspects, units, and lessons – Important concepts to teach – Design lesson methods and topics for elementary students – Design lesson methods and topics for middle school students – Design lesson methods and topics for high school students. |
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"Design Education: Creating Thinkers to Improve the World is a curricular resource that offers theoretical concepts and practical advice for teaching lessons in design to PreK-12 grade students. The book is |
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for art educators at the preK-12 level in schools, museums, and enrichment programs, and university professors in teacher preparation programs. Design education is about problem-solving, learning through objects of our daily lives, and the role design plays in social responsibility and the creative economy. Designers utilize research methods, technology, sketching, and the construction of prototypes. The basis of these techniques, systems, and tools may be taught to Prek-12 students. Students need lifelong skills that build their creativity and problem-solving capabilities to better understand the world and themselves and use visual communication to advance their abilities to express ideas. Design is a study about life and can touch on all school subjects, making it a valuable interdisciplinary study. Students are able to directly apply thinking strategies and learning about facts, figures, and concepts at the same time they are crafting meaningful ideas about the importance, influence, and social implications of everyday items and the potential to improve the world." -- Publisher's description. |
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