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Program and control 8 robots with your tablet or smartphone.

Robotics is a vast, thrilling, and sometimes overwhelming interdisciplinary field involving physics, engineering, and computer science. This kit gives kids a simple, fun, and customizable introduction to robotics that lets them build eight motorized machines controlled by programs and an ultrasound sensor. The models all make use of continuous tracks, also known as tank treads, to move themselves and other objects around. Kids code the programs using an easy, visual programming app on a tablet or smartphone, which connects to the robot models via a wireless Bluetooth connection.

Build a robot with two large continuous tracks that drives around and avoids obstacles in its path. After learning how the technology works, you can build and program your own robots using the kit’s 197 building pieces. A full-color, 60-page step-by-step illustrated manual helps kids assemble all of the models and teaches them about robotics in the real world. Digital assembly instructions are also available in a separate app for Android or iOS. In the programming app, the visual programming language allows you to command the robots’ motors to move at different times, different power levels, in different directions, and in response to the data from the sensor. Requires a tablet or smartphone running iOS or Android.

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 Electric Current Logic Game 

Ignite your logic and sequential reasoning skills with Circuit Maze!

Your goal is to arrange the tokens to create a real circuit that lights up the different colored beacons.

These clever circuit-building puzzles provide a boost of brainpower and a wonderful introduction to electrical engineering.

60 challenges ranging in difficulty from beginner to expert, this logic game will provide engineers of all levels with hours of electrifying fun.

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The Art of Argument Teacher's Edition includes answer keys and reproducible quizzes corresponding to The Art of Argument student text.

The greatly expanded Art of Argument Teacher's Edition now includes the entire student text, answers to all exercises, and new chapter and unit tests.

This course teaches students to recognize and identify twenty-eight informal fallacies, and now this eye-catching text includes over sixty slick and clever, ''phony advertisements'' for items from blue jeans to pick-up trucks, which apply the fallacies to a myriad of real life situations.

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Junior high aged students will argue (and sometimes quarrel), but they won't argue well without good training.

Young teens are also targeted by advertisers with a vengeance.

From billboards to commercials to a walk down the mall, fallacious arguments are everywhere you look.

The Art of Argument was designed to teach the argumentative adolescent how to reason with clarity, relevance and purpose at a time when he has a penchant for the why and how.

It is designed to equip and sharpen young minds as they live, play, and grow in this highly commercial culture.

This course teaches students to recognize and identify twenty-eight informal fallacies, and the eye-catching text includes over sixty slick and clever, phony advertisements for items from blue jeans to pick-up trucks, which apply the fallacies to a myriad of real life situations.

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Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater is a classic work of imagination that always delights young readers. Our Study Guide and Teacher Guide increase both the understanding of the text and develop Reading Comprehension skills.

About the text (sold separately #7407)): “The lovable Mr. Popper dreams of being an intrepid Antarctic explorer, living a life among the penguins alongside his hero, Admiral Drake. So he is shocked one day when the Admiral responds to his fan letter by sending him a package containing a real live penguin! Soon, this penguin is joined by another. and before long Mr. Popper has an ice rink in the basement and a dozen delightful penguins living in his house. With hardly enough money to feed his family, and an ever-increasing bill for raw fish and canned shrimp, what can the wonderfully imaginative Mr. Popper do but train his penguins and take the show on the road! This unforgettable tale has become a beloved classic, inviting readers to imagine. dream. and believe that anything is possible. Caldecott and Newbery Medal winner Robert Lawson offers delightfully humorous illustrations that are as integral to the charm of this classic as the story itself.”(from the publisher)

The Teacher Guide contains the answers to the Student Guide (sold separately #4342).

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Teaching fractions doesn't have to be like pulling teeth! Your students will love these hilarious reproducible stories and follow-up problems that reinforce essential fraction skills: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, decimals, ratios, and more. Great for reluctant math learners! Grades 3-6 88 pages Learn More

Spider robot Scuttles up and down its string like a real spider on silk thread.

It cleverly changes direction at the top and bottom.

Make this spindly spider robot with the included Body parts, motor and instructions.

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It cleverly changes direction at the top and bottom.

Make this spindly spider robot with the included Body parts, motor and instructions.

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UGears introduces Stagecoach, a historic transportation forerunner of UGears Steam Locomotive.

Designed in the best traditions of legendary John Ford’s western, UGears Stagecoach features a solid frame, sturdy wheels and a detailed cabin equipped with fully functioning doors and two cargo crates on the roof.

Like all of UGears mechanical vehicles, Stagecoach produces the real motion.

With a simple turn of winding key, Stagecoach sets off to an important mission of delivering mail, packages and carrying passengers to points of destination.

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UGears Wooden Safe is your master training tool that will help to break into the security business.

This model construction kit allows you to build your own safe featuring a real working combination lock and a perfect storage for some of your most precious small items.

Follow the steps in UGears Safe instructions to master your lock manipulation skills.

Learn how the tumbler wheel packs, drive spindles and fences operate and, maybe practice a little safecracking on the side (just for fun, of course).

Recommended for ages 14 and up.

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Crafted in the best traditions of UGears wooden assembly kits, Bike VM-02 is made with high-quality plywood and ready for assembly without use of glue or any additional tools and materials.

Like all Ugears mechanical models, it produces real motion by means of rubber band wind-up motor, allowing the Bike to cover a distance up to 9 feet in a single setting.

The special design of the Bike exposes shifting pistons of the motor, allowing to observe the work of the moving mechanism.

The wide rear wheel provides for models’ stability, preventing it from tipping over, while the turning handlebars allow it to make turns and change the direction of movement.

A center stand, included within the kit, can be used to set the model for a display on a shelf.

Recommended for ages 14 and up.

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Designed to help students prepare for standardized test and supplement a textbook, this resource features a clear review of Algebra I and II.

Visual format relies less on text and more on tables and diagrams, and offers real-life examples for word problems.

Covers fundamental concepts; equations and inequalities; functions and graphs; systems of equations and inequalities; polynomial functions; rational expressions; radicals; quadratic equations and inequalities; conics; exponential and logarithmic functions; and determinants and matrices.

Each concept features a lesson with examples, practice problems, and practice quiz.

Recommended for  grades 7 and up.

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This is a one-year Algebra I course for Grades 7-9.

Students who have a solid algebra background will have no trouble with the algebra problems from SAT and even the GRE.

This 384-page book highlights vocabulary and notation, and has examples from the history of math.

What makes this book unique and different from other algebra textbooks is that it is built from the experiences of an award-winning algebra teacher with more than 30 years of teaching experience.

Many textbooks are written by a committee of authors, and many of those authors have little experience teaching beginning algebra students in middle school or high school.

Understanding Algebra I presents the most essential concepts and skills needed to fully understand and gain confidence in algebra in a step-by-step fashion, teaching students that algebra is generalized arithmetic.

It helps students see the connection between mathematics that they already know and algebra, so that learning algebra becomes easier and less abstract.

This book provides students with real strategies to succeed in solving word problems by using charts and translating strategies that guarantee success.

Recommended for grades 7 and up.

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Fourth graders can use the Evan-Moor Daily Higher-Order Thinking Grade 4 booklet to make deeper connections between what they re learning and the real world.

Our 20-minute daily activities work well for 4th grade.

Through the brainteasers, puzzles and what if questions, grade four students will be able to practice higher-order thinking skills like analyzing, predicting and designing.

Recommended for grades 4 and up.

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Sixth graders will love the daily challenges the Evan-Moor Daily Higher-Order Thinking  booklet delivers to them.

Our book uses things such as logic puzzles, creative writing and brainteasers to spark critical and creative thinking in grade 6 students, helping them have more success with applying what they learn in the classroom to real world situations.

As each lesson only requires 20 minutes, grade six kids won t feel overwhelmed by these daily lessons for developing higher-order thinking skills.

Developing Important Skills With lessons centered on higher-order thinking development, sixth graders will gain invaluable skills they can use now and in their future school years Multiple Types of Puzzle.  Your students will look forward to their daily lessons, thanks to the variety of fun puzzle styles, including brainteasers, logic puzzles, picture comparisons and creative writing small group discussions because the questions and answers in the teaching resource are open-ended, students can move into small groups to talk about the potential answers

 Higher-order thinking skills, kids will be able to make deeper connections between what they re learning and the real world

Recommended for grades 6 and up.

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STEM!

Develop your fifth grade students creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges.

Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems.

Every grade 5 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations.

The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, Earth, and physical science concepts.

Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign.

No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day.

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Develop your fourth grade students creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges.

Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems.

Every grade 4 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations.

Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign.

No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day.

Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including: Teacher overview pages Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather

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STEM!

Develop your third grade students creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems.

Every grade 3 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations.

The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, Earth, and physical science concepts.

Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign.

No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day.

Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including: Teacher overview pages Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather.

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Develop your second grade students creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges.

Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems.

Every grade 2 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations. 

The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, Earth, and physical science concepts. 

Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign. 

No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day.

Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including: Teacher overview pages Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather.

Reading selections for background knowledge Foundational information that is relevant to the challenge that students are completing.

Visual real-world examples A visual literacy page with real-world images relevant to the STEM challenge.

A STEM challenge overview Introduces the specific task and goal of each STEM challenge and provides space for students to brainstorm.

Design process worksheets Activities guide students to plan, create, test, and evaluate their creation.

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

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Develop your first grade students creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. Every grade 1 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations. o The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, Earth, and physical science concepts. o Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign. o No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day. Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including: Teacher overview pages Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather. Reading selections for background knowledge Ages 5+ Learn More

Origami master Nick Robinson presents 20 delightful butterfly models for folders at every level of experience. In this easy-to-follow guide, he offers fold-by-fold instructions that are fully illustrated with color photos and diagrams.

Models include such real-life species as the Maniola jurtina, or meadow brown. You'll also find a butterfly bursting from its cocoon, a caterpillar, an envelope with a butterfly, and other imaginative possibilities.

Each project is graded according to difficulty.

Dover Original.

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78 pages of step-by-step instructions and brightly colored images, you will learn how to build 11 machines ranging from practical to silly.

Throughout the book, you will also find open-ended prompts and challenges to continue experimenting and creating.

Learn how the machines are used in real life! "Behind the Gadget" pages provide information about real world applications for each machine.

You can build all 11 of the following machines!

The Claw, Classic Catapult, Spin-O-Vision, Ghost Guzzler, Rollin' Rex, Flywheel Cruiser, Your Own Personal Fan Club, Mix Master 3000, Micro Movie Maker, Robo-Boxer, Gravity Drop Coaster

Ages 8 and up

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Learn basic programming skills while having fun with Andy, The Code & Play Robot. Andy is ready to program and play with right out of the box — you just need three AA batteries. You program the robot by pressing big, intuitive buttons on the top of its head — no app or tablet required! You can control Andy’s movements directly by pressing the arrow keys, or press the Go button to enter a sequence of up to 30 movements. Andy lights up and has two movement modes, meaning it can travel different distances depending on which mode it is in. Andy can even play music and dance! 

    Once you understand how Andy moves, you can play a game with the nine included robot cards. Can you guide Andy to find its 27 friends? To find each friend, you will have to program Andy’s path. Once you find a friend, check it off on the back of the manual. In the manual, you can also learn about different types of real-world robots and their functions. Then, access the two bonus games on the Thames & Kosmos website, which you can print at home. In these, Andy can find animal pals or gather food ingredients for a recipe. You can also create an obstacle course in your room, then program Andy to navigate the course. The possibilities are endless!

• Learn basic coding skills — no app or tablet required.
• Program up to 30 actions directly on your Andy robot.
• No assembly required
• Andy lights up, dances, and plays music.
• Play a fun, educational game to help find Andy’s friends.
• Learn about real-world robots in the manual.
• Develop skills in basic programming, spatial reasoning, and logical thinking.

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD — Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

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Engage children in practicing basic reading and writing skills with the help of fascinating animals! From chameleons to kangaroos, the beautiful animal photographs and stories in Listen and Learn: Animals will take young children on an animal adventure around the world.

Each unit is organized around a specific animal and includes facts about where animals live, what they look like, what they eat, how their body parts work, and how they take care of their young. Activities include animal games, art, writing, and drawing, and help children practice alphabet awareness, beginning sounds, counting, writing numbers, matching, and more.

Every page includes an audio option so that children can listen to read-alouds and learn about their favorite animals. Listen and Learn: Animals also engages children in learning with hands-on art activities and real-life animal photography.

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Discover the essential skills required on the way to becoming a scientist in this innovative activity book.

Packed full of great illustrations, fun facts, and absorbing activities, Scientist Academy introduces and then guides young readers through five different types of scientists—laboratory scientist, investigative scientist, space scientist, earth scientist, and life scientist. Practical projects, each carefully designed to introduce the types of skills required by the different real-life scientists, help kids pick up the basics in a fun, hands-on way. Create a pendulum, investigate a crime scene, uncover some fossils, and study the solar system—the sky’s the limit! The “Science File” section contains all sorts of goodies, such as Science Pairs game cards, a periodic table poster, and zoology stickers.

Series: Academy Series The academy series features activities, cool quizzes, and super skill tests. Stickers, model, poster, and games included. Whimsical art and creative fun for anywhere!

Age 7+                                      Publisher: Kane Miller

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