Author: Ailynn Collins
Publisher:
ISBN: 1543572766
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
NASA's Orion spacecraft is pushing the limits of space travel and exploration like never before. The ultimate goal is a mission to Mars! Learn about the challenges that scientists, engineers, and astronauts must overcome to make this dream a reality.
Mars Or Bust!
Author: Ailynn Collins
Publisher:
ISBN: 1543572766
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
NASA's Orion spacecraft is pushing the limits of space travel and exploration like never before. The ultimate goal is a mission to Mars! Learn about the challenges that scientists, engineers, and astronauts must overcome to make this dream a reality.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1543572766
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
NASA's Orion spacecraft is pushing the limits of space travel and exploration like never before. The ultimate goal is a mission to Mars! Learn about the challenges that scientists, engineers, and astronauts must overcome to make this dream a reality.
A Traveler's Guide to Mars
Author: William K. Hartmann
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761126065
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Utilizes a travel guide format to bring together recent scientific discoveries about Mars, describing such features as its dry riverbeds, huge volcano, possible ancient sea floor, and impact craters.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761126065
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Utilizes a travel guide format to bring together recent scientific discoveries about Mars, describing such features as its dry riverbeds, huge volcano, possible ancient sea floor, and impact craters.
Human Missions to Mars
Author: Donald Rapp
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540729399
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
This book presents a highly readable yet realistic view of the possibilities for human missions to Mars. It provides for the first time a ‘level-headed’ assessment of plans for human exploration of Mars to counteract the tendency of space agencies to take an over-optimistic approach to such interplanetary missions. The author presents a detailed analysis of why, in his opinion, the current NASA approach will fail to send humans to Mars before 2080.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540729399
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
This book presents a highly readable yet realistic view of the possibilities for human missions to Mars. It provides for the first time a ‘level-headed’ assessment of plans for human exploration of Mars to counteract the tendency of space agencies to take an over-optimistic approach to such interplanetary missions. The author presents a detailed analysis of why, in his opinion, the current NASA approach will fail to send humans to Mars before 2080.
Mars
Author: Asja Bakic
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 1936932490
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
A debut collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the Balkans, “sly, uncommon stories” by “a major talent” (Jeff VanderMeer, award-winning author of Hummingbird Salamander). Mars showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with making sense of their strange reality. One woman will be freed from purgatory once she writes the perfect book; another abides in a world devoid of physical contact. With wry prose and skewed humor, an emerging feminist writer explores twenty-first century promises of knowledge, freedom, and power. “Bakic’s stories are a dark delight—a treasury of forbidden pleasures, moments of resistance and resilience, and terrifying possibilities.” —Strange Horizons “At turns funny, surreal, and grounded in simple language but flung through twisted realities, the stories in this collection are provocative and utterly readable.” —The Brooklyn Rail “Skillfully disorienting.” —BUST “There’s an immediacy to Bakic’s offbeat worldview, sometimes strange and surreal, sometimes terrifying and upsetting, that pairs perfectly with the madness of the current political moment.” —Locus Magazine “Bosnian writer Bakic’s debut teems with the oddball narratives of George Saunders, the eerie atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe, and the feminist intellect of Marge Piercyc. . . Told in a straightforward manner that transports speculative fiction into almost realist territory, Bakic’s collection imaginatively and strikingly examines sci-fi tropes from not only the point of view of women, but also from the voice of an effortlessly gifted writer whose future is much brighter than that of those depicted in her stories.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 1936932490
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
A debut collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the Balkans, “sly, uncommon stories” by “a major talent” (Jeff VanderMeer, award-winning author of Hummingbird Salamander). Mars showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with making sense of their strange reality. One woman will be freed from purgatory once she writes the perfect book; another abides in a world devoid of physical contact. With wry prose and skewed humor, an emerging feminist writer explores twenty-first century promises of knowledge, freedom, and power. “Bakic’s stories are a dark delight—a treasury of forbidden pleasures, moments of resistance and resilience, and terrifying possibilities.” —Strange Horizons “At turns funny, surreal, and grounded in simple language but flung through twisted realities, the stories in this collection are provocative and utterly readable.” —The Brooklyn Rail “Skillfully disorienting.” —BUST “There’s an immediacy to Bakic’s offbeat worldview, sometimes strange and surreal, sometimes terrifying and upsetting, that pairs perfectly with the madness of the current political moment.” —Locus Magazine “Bosnian writer Bakic’s debut teems with the oddball narratives of George Saunders, the eerie atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe, and the feminist intellect of Marge Piercyc. . . Told in a straightforward manner that transports speculative fiction into almost realist territory, Bakic’s collection imaginatively and strikingly examines sci-fi tropes from not only the point of view of women, but also from the voice of an effortlessly gifted writer whose future is much brighter than that of those depicted in her stories.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
英文閱讀特訓班:初級篇 【2022全新修訂版】
Author: LiveABC編輯群
Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司
ISBN: 9864416170
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
適用本書的讀者: ✔單字好像都看懂、整篇文章老是看不懂的你。 ✔想到國外念書、至少基礎的報章雜誌要能理解的你。 ✔準備學測、統測、全民英檢、高普考等英文考試的你。 ✔不管什麼原因,就是想增進英語閱讀能力的你。 透過大量閱讀累積英文實力 不再懼怕學測、指考、全民英檢、高普考等各級英文考試的閱讀測驗! 本書主要分成兩部分,第一部分先透過8種閱讀技巧讓你輕鬆看懂各類型的英文文章,並分為閱讀前、閱讀時、閱讀後的三個階段,透過全英文的學習方式,有效訓練閱讀能力。第二部分共有52個單元,包括多元主題,並於每篇文章搭配4個閱讀測驗題目,希望幫助讀者瞭解自己對文章的掌握度,同時提升應考力。 第一部分Acquiring Reading Skills : 包含八個單元,主要目的在於訓練閱讀能力,透過全英文的學習方式,加上每單元都有一個搭配課文的閱讀技巧,幫助讀者無論是訓練閱讀原文書或參加各項考試,都能得心應手。 循序漸進掌握8種閱讀技巧 讓你輕鬆看懂各種類型的英文文章 1. 進行預測 2. 因果關係 3. 瞭解時間先後順序 4. 遵循清楚明確的指示 5. 用圖像來想像文本 6. 做連結 7. 使用證明時要具有批判能力 8. 略讀文本尋找資訊 第二部分Putting the Skills to Practice: 共五十二個單元,包括各種知識性、趣味性、生活化的多元主題,每篇文章搭配四個閱讀測驗題目,目的是要幫助讀者瞭解自己對文章的掌握度,同時提升應考力。文章中文翻譯及閱讀測驗解答收錄於別冊中,建議讀者盡量先閱讀英文,再以中文翻譯作為輔助參考。 目錄介紹: Section 1: Acquiring Reading Skills Unit 1 In Touch: How Our Biggest Organ Keeps Us Alive Unit 2 Miró: The Man behind the Art Unit 3 Madame Butterfly Unit 4 Recipe: Traditional Red Velvet Cake Unit 5 Dance Crazes That Have Swept Us Off Our Feet Unit 6 Four Tips for Relieving a Migraine Unit 7 Jewel’s Online Footwear Store Unit 8 Pet Pal Animal Hospital Section 2: Putting the Skills to Practice 1. The Best Dads of the Water 2. Museums for Love 3. Up, Up, and Away! 4. The Bare Facts of Toilet Paper 5. Moon Legends and Superstitions 6. Left or Right: Which Do Animals Prefer? 7. Taking Responsibility for Your Actions 8. Six Steps to a Smarter You 9. Start Your . . . Soapboxes 10. How to Improve Your Memory 11. Mark Twain: The Father of American Literature 12. The Fastest Animals on Land, in the Sea, and in the Air 13. All Things Pumpkin 14. Some Food Facts to Chew On 15. How Colors Affect US 16. Mad about Memory 17. Vincent van Gogh: Viewing the Man through His Art 18. Speed Walking to a Healthier You 19. Packing for Mars 20. Mars or Bust! 21. Ang Lee─A Diverse Director 22. The Great Food Debate 23. Hop in a Taxi and Go! 24. Blood Cell Phones 25. Stories behind Everyday Inventions 26. The Truth about Lies 27. Health Threats Caused by Electronic Devices 28. Gender Divide: The Science behind Our Differences 29. You’re an Animal! 30. Giving Your Way to Success 31. The Truth behind Five Health Myths 32. Lunar New Year Celebrations around the World 33. Stephen Sutton: Making Every Moment Count 34. Tips for Better Concentration 35. Exploring Columbus Day 36. Off the Menu: Shark Fin Soup 37. Put Yourself in the Frame 38. The Many Uses of Lemons 39. Is Drinking Milk Really Good for US? 40. Legal Here, Illegal There 41. Easter Is upon Us 42. Say “Aloha” to Hawaii! 43. Oodles of Google Doodles 44. Food for Thought 45. Waging a War on Food Waste 46. App Sticker Popularity 47. A Journey to Osaka 48. Making Art Out of Cardboard 49. Winter Fun in Budapest 50. Some Facts about the English Alphabet 51. Life of a Plasticarian 52. Delivery without Drivers
Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司
ISBN: 9864416170
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
適用本書的讀者: ✔單字好像都看懂、整篇文章老是看不懂的你。 ✔想到國外念書、至少基礎的報章雜誌要能理解的你。 ✔準備學測、統測、全民英檢、高普考等英文考試的你。 ✔不管什麼原因,就是想增進英語閱讀能力的你。 透過大量閱讀累積英文實力 不再懼怕學測、指考、全民英檢、高普考等各級英文考試的閱讀測驗! 本書主要分成兩部分,第一部分先透過8種閱讀技巧讓你輕鬆看懂各類型的英文文章,並分為閱讀前、閱讀時、閱讀後的三個階段,透過全英文的學習方式,有效訓練閱讀能力。第二部分共有52個單元,包括多元主題,並於每篇文章搭配4個閱讀測驗題目,希望幫助讀者瞭解自己對文章的掌握度,同時提升應考力。 第一部分Acquiring Reading Skills : 包含八個單元,主要目的在於訓練閱讀能力,透過全英文的學習方式,加上每單元都有一個搭配課文的閱讀技巧,幫助讀者無論是訓練閱讀原文書或參加各項考試,都能得心應手。 循序漸進掌握8種閱讀技巧 讓你輕鬆看懂各種類型的英文文章 1. 進行預測 2. 因果關係 3. 瞭解時間先後順序 4. 遵循清楚明確的指示 5. 用圖像來想像文本 6. 做連結 7. 使用證明時要具有批判能力 8. 略讀文本尋找資訊 第二部分Putting the Skills to Practice: 共五十二個單元,包括各種知識性、趣味性、生活化的多元主題,每篇文章搭配四個閱讀測驗題目,目的是要幫助讀者瞭解自己對文章的掌握度,同時提升應考力。文章中文翻譯及閱讀測驗解答收錄於別冊中,建議讀者盡量先閱讀英文,再以中文翻譯作為輔助參考。 目錄介紹: Section 1: Acquiring Reading Skills Unit 1 In Touch: How Our Biggest Organ Keeps Us Alive Unit 2 Miró: The Man behind the Art Unit 3 Madame Butterfly Unit 4 Recipe: Traditional Red Velvet Cake Unit 5 Dance Crazes That Have Swept Us Off Our Feet Unit 6 Four Tips for Relieving a Migraine Unit 7 Jewel’s Online Footwear Store Unit 8 Pet Pal Animal Hospital Section 2: Putting the Skills to Practice 1. The Best Dads of the Water 2. Museums for Love 3. Up, Up, and Away! 4. The Bare Facts of Toilet Paper 5. Moon Legends and Superstitions 6. Left or Right: Which Do Animals Prefer? 7. Taking Responsibility for Your Actions 8. Six Steps to a Smarter You 9. Start Your . . . Soapboxes 10. How to Improve Your Memory 11. Mark Twain: The Father of American Literature 12. The Fastest Animals on Land, in the Sea, and in the Air 13. All Things Pumpkin 14. Some Food Facts to Chew On 15. How Colors Affect US 16. Mad about Memory 17. Vincent van Gogh: Viewing the Man through His Art 18. Speed Walking to a Healthier You 19. Packing for Mars 20. Mars or Bust! 21. Ang Lee─A Diverse Director 22. The Great Food Debate 23. Hop in a Taxi and Go! 24. Blood Cell Phones 25. Stories behind Everyday Inventions 26. The Truth about Lies 27. Health Threats Caused by Electronic Devices 28. Gender Divide: The Science behind Our Differences 29. You’re an Animal! 30. Giving Your Way to Success 31. The Truth behind Five Health Myths 32. Lunar New Year Celebrations around the World 33. Stephen Sutton: Making Every Moment Count 34. Tips for Better Concentration 35. Exploring Columbus Day 36. Off the Menu: Shark Fin Soup 37. Put Yourself in the Frame 38. The Many Uses of Lemons 39. Is Drinking Milk Really Good for US? 40. Legal Here, Illegal There 41. Easter Is upon Us 42. Say “Aloha” to Hawaii! 43. Oodles of Google Doodles 44. Food for Thought 45. Waging a War on Food Waste 46. App Sticker Popularity 47. A Journey to Osaka 48. Making Art Out of Cardboard 49. Winter Fun in Budapest 50. Some Facts about the English Alphabet 51. Life of a Plasticarian 52. Delivery without Drivers
Prepare for North Carolina Test Using Exploring Nonfiction Student Consumable Level 5
Author:
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 9780743904650
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 9780743904650
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Story Starters - Creative Writing Tools for Different Genres
Author: Andrew Frinkle
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312650729
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Get my NEW freshly redone creative writing tools all in one printable volume! This contains all of my previous sets of cards, many with edits and fixes. They have also been reworked in a paper-saving smaller format. You now get 9-15 per page instead of 4. That really helps when you print 1200 cards! Great Starts Cards offer a title and some hints on how to get started. 5 activities are included for using them. Story Starters Cards offer genre-specific items, characters, plots, and settings along with 10 activities to help you make your own stories from THOUSANDS of combinations. INCLUDED SETS ARE: Great Starts - Titles and Plots (EXPANDED) Great Starts - Titles and Starting Sentences Story Starters - Asian Adventures Story Starters - Dramatic Fiction Story Starters - Fantasy and Fairy Tales Story Starters - Historical Fiction Story Starters - Horror and Thrillers Story Starters - Religious Stories (NEW) Story Starters - Science Fiction Story Starters - Spanish Telenovelas (FIXED TRANSLATIONS)
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312650729
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Get my NEW freshly redone creative writing tools all in one printable volume! This contains all of my previous sets of cards, many with edits and fixes. They have also been reworked in a paper-saving smaller format. You now get 9-15 per page instead of 4. That really helps when you print 1200 cards! Great Starts Cards offer a title and some hints on how to get started. 5 activities are included for using them. Story Starters Cards offer genre-specific items, characters, plots, and settings along with 10 activities to help you make your own stories from THOUSANDS of combinations. INCLUDED SETS ARE: Great Starts - Titles and Plots (EXPANDED) Great Starts - Titles and Starting Sentences Story Starters - Asian Adventures Story Starters - Dramatic Fiction Story Starters - Fantasy and Fairy Tales Story Starters - Historical Fiction Story Starters - Horror and Thrillers Story Starters - Religious Stories (NEW) Story Starters - Science Fiction Story Starters - Spanish Telenovelas (FIXED TRANSLATIONS)
The Future of Humanity
Author: Michio Kaku
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0525434542
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies. We are entering a new Golden Age of space exploration. With irrepressible enthusiasm and a deep understanding of the cutting-edge research in space travel, World-renowned physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku presents a compelling vision of how humanity may develop a sustainable civilization in outer space. He reveals the developments in robotics, nanotechnology, and biotechnology that may allow us to terraform and build habitable cities on Mars and beyond. He then journeys out of our solar system and discusses how new technologies such as nanoships, laser sails, and fusion rockets may actually make interstellar travel a possibility. We travel beyond our galaxy, and even beyond our universe, as Kaku investigates some of the hottest topics in science today, including warp drive, wormholes, hyperspace, parallel universes, and the multiverse. Ultimately, he shows us how humans may someday achieve a form of immortality and be able to leave our bodies entirely, laser porting to new havens in space.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0525434542
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies. We are entering a new Golden Age of space exploration. With irrepressible enthusiasm and a deep understanding of the cutting-edge research in space travel, World-renowned physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku presents a compelling vision of how humanity may develop a sustainable civilization in outer space. He reveals the developments in robotics, nanotechnology, and biotechnology that may allow us to terraform and build habitable cities on Mars and beyond. He then journeys out of our solar system and discusses how new technologies such as nanoships, laser sails, and fusion rockets may actually make interstellar travel a possibility. We travel beyond our galaxy, and even beyond our universe, as Kaku investigates some of the hottest topics in science today, including warp drive, wormholes, hyperspace, parallel universes, and the multiverse. Ultimately, he shows us how humans may someday achieve a form of immortality and be able to leave our bodies entirely, laser porting to new havens in space.
Building Habitats on the Moon
Author: Haym Benaroya
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331968244X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need to know more than structural engineering. There are the effects of meteoroids, radiation, and low gravity. Then there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of living in close quarters, in a dangerous environment, far away from home. All these must be considered when the habitat is sized, materials specified, and structure designed. This book provides an overview of various concepts for lunar habitats and structural designs and characterizes the lunar environment - the technical and the nontechnical. The designs take into consideration psychological comfort, structural strength against seismic and thermal activity, as well as internal pressurization and 1/6 g. Also discussed are micrometeoroid modeling, risk and redundancy as well as probability and reliability, with an introduction to analytical tools that can be useful in modeling uncertainties.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331968244X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need to know more than structural engineering. There are the effects of meteoroids, radiation, and low gravity. Then there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of living in close quarters, in a dangerous environment, far away from home. All these must be considered when the habitat is sized, materials specified, and structure designed. This book provides an overview of various concepts for lunar habitats and structural designs and characterizes the lunar environment - the technical and the nontechnical. The designs take into consideration psychological comfort, structural strength against seismic and thermal activity, as well as internal pressurization and 1/6 g. Also discussed are micrometeoroid modeling, risk and redundancy as well as probability and reliability, with an introduction to analytical tools that can be useful in modeling uncertainties.
Quantoons
Author: Tomas Bunk
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Do you crave both pysics problems and captivating illustrations? If your answer is "yes", look no further! Quantoons combines challenging problems and provocative quotes with intricate drawings that mix Isaac newton and Marie Antoinetter with Romeo, Juliet, and Einstein. The book is a compilation of 58 contest problems that ran between 1991 and 2001 in Quantum magazine; a collaboration between U.S. and Russian scientists that was published by NSTA. In addition to serving as a reader-involvement device, the problems and cartoons were intended to make inquiring minds thing about physics and art in new ways, and have fun doing it. When you open Quantoons, you'll be instantly attracted to the colourful cartoons, densely populated with quirky characters that look like something out of MAD magazine. And no wonder: Illustrator Tomas Bunk is a regular contributor to that publication. But when you pull yourself away from the drawings, you'll find that they work with the text to give new contest to interesting physics concepts. For example, a Quantoon that explores the classic physics problem of crossing a raging river and determining where you'll land on the opposite shore is accompanied by a funny/sad metaphorical cartoon about traversing the rier of life from birth to death.
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Do you crave both pysics problems and captivating illustrations? If your answer is "yes", look no further! Quantoons combines challenging problems and provocative quotes with intricate drawings that mix Isaac newton and Marie Antoinetter with Romeo, Juliet, and Einstein. The book is a compilation of 58 contest problems that ran between 1991 and 2001 in Quantum magazine; a collaboration between U.S. and Russian scientists that was published by NSTA. In addition to serving as a reader-involvement device, the problems and cartoons were intended to make inquiring minds thing about physics and art in new ways, and have fun doing it. When you open Quantoons, you'll be instantly attracted to the colourful cartoons, densely populated with quirky characters that look like something out of MAD magazine. And no wonder: Illustrator Tomas Bunk is a regular contributor to that publication. But when you pull yourself away from the drawings, you'll find that they work with the text to give new contest to interesting physics concepts. For example, a Quantoon that explores the classic physics problem of crossing a raging river and determining where you'll land on the opposite shore is accompanied by a funny/sad metaphorical cartoon about traversing the rier of life from birth to death.