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15-Minute STEM: Quick, creative science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities for 5-11-year-olds

Emily Hunt’s 15-Minute STEM: Quick, creative science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities for 5–11-year-olds offers an exciting collection of 40 tried-and-tested, easy-to-resource STEM activities designed to engage and inspire young learners. From caring for our environment to the digital revolution, the demand for STEM skills is huge and is only set to grow. STEM is therefore an important priority area in modern education, leaving many teachers and parents asking questions such as ‘How do I fit STEM education into my day?’ and ‘What kind of activities should I be exploring?’ Enter 15-Minute STEM with the answers … This innovative resource has been designed to reassure teachers and parents that they don’t need to be experts to deliver high-quality STEM education. Each of the 40 activities includes step-by-step instructions, takes just 15 minutes to complete and can be resourced from everyday materials found in the classroom or at home. This means that, with minimal preparation, teachers can slot these cross-curricular activities into an otherwise busy day, broadening their pupils’ learning at no cost to their focus on core curriculum areas. The activities make connections to real-world scenarios, helping children to understand how their learning is relevant to their future, and have been linked to conceptually similar STEM-related careers – all of which are individually profiled in a glossary at the back of the book. The practical, problem-solving element of each activity offers a great way for children to develop important soft skills such as creativity, critical thinking and spatial awareness. Accompanying instructions are framed and phrased in a way that encourages the children to lead the learning and exploration – allowing the supervising adult to take a more hands-off, facilitative approach – and opportunities for further investigation are provided in order to broaden the learning focus and extend the tasks beyond 15 minutes. Hand-drawn illustrations and full colour photographs are also included alongside each activity to give an idea of what the end results might look like. Suitable for both teachers and parents. Activities include: Arctic Engineering: Why are igloos built in a dome shape? Fireworks in a Jar: What happens when we mix fluids of different densities? Marble Run Mayhem: What happens to a marble as it moves through a marble run? Rainbow Walking Water: How does water get from the roots of plants to the leaves? Spoon Sound Waves: How can we change the pitch of sound?

15-Minute STEM Book 2: More quick, creative science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities for 5-11-year-olds

Emily Hunt's 15-Minute STEM Book 2: More quick, creative science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities for 5-11-year-olds offers a stimulating selection of easy-to-resource STEM activities designed to engage and inspire young learners. Like most teachers and parents, you probably recognise STEM as being an important priority area for modern education. You may, however, be wondering: What does STEM education look like for young learners? How do I get children excited about STEM education? How can children learn STEM skills in just 15 minutes? What equipment do I need to teach STEM activities? Enter 15-minute STEM with the answers! Full of engaging and practical ideas, this innovative resource builds on the success of Emily's 15-Minute STEM (ISBN 978-178583335-9) and reassures teachers and parents that they don't need to be experts to deliver high-quality STEM education. Each of the 40 activities includes step-by-step instructions, takes just 15 minutes to complete and can be resourced from everyday materials found in the classroom or at home. This means that, with minimal preparation, teachers and parents can slot these cross-curricular activities into an otherwise busy day - simultaneously broadening children's learning and piquing their curiosity about the world around them. Accompanying instructions are phrased in a way that encourages the children to lead the learning and exploration, and opportunities for further investigation are provided in order to broaden the learning focus. Hand-drawn illustrations and full colour photographs are also included alongside each activity to give an idea of what the end results might look like. The activities make connections to real-world scenarios and have been linked to conceptually similar STEM-related careers - all of which are individually profiled in a glossary at the back of the book. The practical, problem-solving element of each activity offers a great way for children to develop important soft skills such as creativity, critical thinking and spatial awareness. Suitable for both educators and parents of young children.

150 Contractual Problems and Their Solutions

This book considers 150 problems that regularly arise in building contracts and provides a detailed explanation as to their answers. It cites key parts of legal decisions as authority. The new edition includes some 50 new problems, and revised solutions to a third of the problems to take account of recent case law.

15N Tracing of Microbial Assimilation, Partitioning and Transport of Fertilisers in Grassland Soils (Springer Theses)

This book presents innovative research on soil nitrogen cycling and nitrate leaching with a view to improving soil management and fertiliser nitrogen use efficiency and reducing nitrogen leaching losses. In this regard, nitrogen-15 (15N)-labelled fertiliser was used as a biochemical and physical stable isotope tracer in laboratory and field experiments. The major outcome of the research was the development, validation and application of a new compound-specific amino acid 15N stable isotope probing method for assessing the assimilation of fertiliser nitrogen by soil microbial biomass. The novelty of the method lies in its tracing of incorporated nitrogen into newly biosynthesised microbial protein in time-course experiments using gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry. The approach provides previously unattainable insights into the microbial processing of different nitrogen fertilisers in different soils. Further, it identifies the mechanistic link between molecular-scale processes and observations of field-scale fertiliser nitrogen immobilisation studies. The method and the results presented here will have far-reaching implications for the development of enhanced recommendations concerning farm-based soil management practices for increasing soil productivity and reducing nitrogen losses, which is essential to minimising environmental impacts.

15th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 1 of 2 (Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings #140)

This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more.

15th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 2 of 2 (Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings #142)

This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more.

15th European Workshop on Advanced Control and Diagnosis: Proceedings of the Workshop Held in Bologna, Italy, on November 21–22, 2019 (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences - Proceedings)

This book, published in two volumes, embodies the proceedings of the 15th European Workshop on Advanced Control and Diagnosis (ACD 2019) held in Bologna, Italy, in November 2019. It features contributed and invited papers from academics and professionals specializing in an important aspect of control and automation. The book discusses current theoretical research developments and open problems and illustrates practical applications and industrial priorities. With a focus on both theory and applications, it spans a wide variety of up-to-date topics in the field of systems and control, including robust control, adaptive control, fault-tolerant control, control reconfiguration, and model-based diagnosis of linear, nonlinear and hybrid systems. As the subject coverage has expanded to include cyber-physical production systems, industrial internet of things and sustainability issues, some contributions are of an interdisciplinary nature, involving ICT disciplines and environmental sciences. This book is a valuable reference for both academics and professionals in the area of systems and control, with a focus on advanced control, automation, fault diagnosis and condition monitoring.

The 15th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering: Conference Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #386)

This book contains research papers that were accepted for presentation at the 15th International Conference on Interdisciplinarity in Engineering—INTER-ENG 2021, which was held on October 7–8, 2021, in the city of Târgu Mureș, Romania. The general scope of the conference “Innovative aspects of Industry 4.0 concepts aimed at consolidating the digital future of manufacturing in companies” is proposing a new approach related to the development of a new generation of smart factories grounded on the manufacturing and assembly process digitalization. It is related to advance manufacturing technology, lean manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, additive manufacturing, and manufacturing tools and equipment. It is a leading international professional and scientific forum of great interest for engineers and scientists who can read in this book research works contributions and recent developments as well as current practices in advanced fields of engineering.

15th International Conference on Applications of Fuzzy Systems, Soft Computing and Artificial Intelligence Tools – ICAFS-2022 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #610)

The general scope of the book covers diverse areas of fuzzy systems, soft computing, AI tools such as uncertain computation, decision-making under imperfect information, deep learning, and others. The topics of the papers include theory and application of Soft Computing, Neuro-Fuzzy Technology, Intelligent Control, Deep Learning-Machine Learning, Fuzzy Logic in Data Analytics, Evolutionary Computing, Fuzzy logic and Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, Social Sciences, Business, Economics, Material Sciences, and others.This book presents the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Applications of Fuzzy Systems, Soft Computing, and Artificial Intelligence Tools, ICAFS-2022, held in Budva, Montenegro, on August 26-27, 2022. This is a useful guide for academics, practitioners, and graduates in fields of fuzzy logic and soft computing. It allows for increasing of interest in development and applying of these paradigms in various real-life fields.

The 15th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering: ICBME 2013, 4th to 7th December 2013, Singapore (IFMBE Proceedings #43)

This volume presents the processing of the 15th ICMBE held from 4th to 7th December 2013, Singapore. Biomedical engineering is applied in most aspects of our healthcare ecosystem. From electronic health records to diagnostic tools to therapeutic, rehabilitative and regenerative treatments, the work of biomedical engineers is evident. Biomedical engineers work at the intersection of engineering, life sciences and healthcare. The engineers would use principles from applied science including mechanical, electrical, chemical and computer engineering together with physical sciences including physics, chemistry and mathematics to apply them to biology and medicine. Applying such concepts to the human body is very much the same concepts that go into building and programming a machine. The goal is to better understand, replace or fix a target system to ultimately improve the quality of healthcare. With this understanding, the conference proceedings offer a single platform for individuals and organizations working in the biomedical engineering related field to gather and network with each other in so doing create the catalyst for future development of biomedical engineering in Asia.

15th International Conference on Soft Computing Models in Industrial and Environmental Applications (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1268)

This book contains accepted papers presented at SOCO 2020 conference held in the beautiful and historic city of Burgos (Spain), in September 2020.Soft computing represents a collection or set of computational techniques in machine learning, computer science and some engineering disciplines, which investigate, simulate, and analyze very complex issues and phenomena. After a through peer-review process, the SOCO 2020 International Program Committee selected 83 papers which are published in these conference proceedings and represents an acceptance rate of 35%. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the SOCO 2020 edition was blended, combining on-site and on-line participation. In this relevant edition a special emphasis was put on the organization of special sessions. Eleven special session were organized related to relevant topics such as: Soft Computing Applications in Precision Agriculture, Manufacturing and Management Systems, Management of Industrial and Environmental Enterprises, Logistics and Transportation Systems, Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, Laser-Based Sensing and Measurement and other topics such as Forecasting Industrial Time Series, IoT, Big Data and Cyber Physical Systems, Non-linear Dynamical Systems and Fluid Dynamics, Modeling and Control systems The selection of papers was extremely rigorous in order to maintain the high quality of SOCO conference editions and we would like to thank the members of the Program Committees for their hard work in the reviewing process. This is a crucial process to the creation of a high standard conference and the SOCO conference would not exist without their help.

15th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TURBOCHARGERS AND TURBOCHARGING (TWICKENHAM, LONDON, 16-17 MAY 2023)

The Institution’s International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging (Twickenham, London, UK, 16-17 May 2023) returns to address the latest advances, research and developments in turbocharging system designs and boosting solutions. This volume presents a peer-reviewed collection of papers which will address current and novel turbocharging system choices and components with a renewed emphasis to address the challenges posed by emission regulations and market trends. The latest developments leading to enhanced performance and efficiency, increased durability and reduced emissions in line with meeting Net-Zero and global emissions targets. Topics include: Air management in powertrains: conventional, hybrids, fuel cells and novel configurations Alternate fuels and their needs in boosting (e.g. hydrogen, synthetic fuels) Electrification of turbochargers, compressors, and exhaust turbines Simulation and testing techniques, data analytics, including AI and digital twins Thermal management, waste heat recovery and expanders Turbomachinery aerodynamic: novel compressors & turbines and multi-stage systems. Component fatigue life, bearing design, rotor-dynamics and durability prediction Mechatronics, control, sensors and power electronics High speed turbomachinery in propulsion and power systems Future Legislation needs for thermal propulsion systems

15th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TURBOCHARGERS AND TURBOCHARGING (TWICKENHAM, LONDON, 16-17 MAY 2023)

The Institution’s International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging (Twickenham, London, UK, 16-17 May 2023) returns to address the latest advances, research and developments in turbocharging system designs and boosting solutions. This volume presents a peer-reviewed collection of papers which will address current and novel turbocharging system choices and components with a renewed emphasis to address the challenges posed by emission regulations and market trends. The latest developments leading to enhanced performance and efficiency, increased durability and reduced emissions in line with meeting Net-Zero and global emissions targets. Topics include: Air management in powertrains: conventional, hybrids, fuel cells and novel configurations Alternate fuels and their needs in boosting (e.g. hydrogen, synthetic fuels) Electrification of turbochargers, compressors, and exhaust turbines Simulation and testing techniques, data analytics, including AI and digital twins Thermal management, waste heat recovery and expanders Turbomachinery aerodynamic: novel compressors & turbines and multi-stage systems. Component fatigue life, bearing design, rotor-dynamics and durability prediction Mechatronics, control, sensors and power electronics High speed turbomachinery in propulsion and power systems Future Legislation needs for thermal propulsion systems

15th International Congress on Agricultural Mechanization and Energy in Agriculture: ANKAgEng’2023 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #458)

This volume highlights the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of agricultural technologies engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 15th International Congress on Agricultural Mechanization and Energy in Agriculture (ANKAgEng), held in Antalya, Turkey on October 29 – November 1, 2022. It covers a diverse range of topics such as machinery and energy systems, agriculture information technologies, digital-smart agriculture, ergonomics, health & safety, system engineering, post-harvest technologies & process engineering, sustainable agriculture, natural resources & environmental systems, plant, animal & facility systems, agricultural engineering education and biosystems engineering. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, present a wealth of exciting ideas that will open novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.

15th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics: NBC 2011. 14-17 June 2011. Aalborg, Denmark (IFMBE Proceedings #34)

This volume presents the Proceedings of the 15th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics. NBC 2011 brought together science, education and business under the motto “Cooperation for health”. The topics covered by the Conference Proceedings include: Imaging, Biomechanics, Neural engineering, Sport Science, Cardio-pulmonary engineering, Medical Informatics, Ultrasound, Assistive Technology, Telemedicine, and General Biomedical Engineering.

15th WCEAM Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

This book gathers selected peer-reviewed papers from the 15th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM), which was hosted by The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande, Brazil, from 15–-18 August 2021This book covers a wide range of topics in engineering asset management, including: strategy and standards;sustainability and resiliency;servitisation and Industry 4.0 business models;asset information systems; andasset management decision-making. The breadth and depth of these state-of-the-art, comprehensive proceedings make them an excellent resource for asset management practitioners, researchers, and academics, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students.

16/32 bit-Mikroprozessorsysteme

Das vorliegende Buch ist die Überarbeitung des Skriptes einer Vorlesung für Studenten der Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg. Bedingt durch die Vor­ gaben des Studienplans sind den Hörern noch keine tiefergehenden Details von Prozessoren, Rechnern oder der Systemsoftware vermittelt worden. Sol­ ches Wissen wird auch beim Leser dieses Buches nicht vorausgesetzt. Die Prinzipien der digitalen Schaltungstechnik sollten bekannt und erste Erfah­ rungen mit einem Rechner durch das Programmieren in einer Hochsprache sollten gemacht sein. Selbstverständlich kann es für den Leser nur von Vor­ teil sein, wenn er mit der Welt der 8 bit-Prozessoren vertraut ist. Mikroprozessoren wurden in den siebziger Jahren vorwiegend für solche Steuerungsaufgaben und Problemstellungen eingesetzt, die durch ein einzel­ nes Programm gelöst werden konnten. Im Bereich der größeren Minicomputer war es zu dieser Zeit noch üblich, die Zentraleinheit (CPU) aus vielen Inte­ grierten Schaltkreisen auf einer großen Leiterplatte aufzubauen. Computer dieser Art waren frei programmierbar und hatten intellUpfgesteuerte Betriebs­ systeme mit der Fähigkeit, mehrere Programme, ihre Ein- und Ausgaben, so­ wie die Kommunikation zwischen ihnen zu verwalten. Die Firma Motorola entwickelte mit dem M68000 einen Mikroprozessor, bei dem eine CPU vergleichbar der eines Minicomputers auf nur einem Chip in­ tegriert ist. Seine Architektur weist Merkmale auf, die ihn für eine Umgebung mit mehreren Programmen besonders geeignet erscheinen läßt; hierauf wird im Einzelfall immer wieder hingewiesen.

16-Bit-Mikroprozessorsysteme: Aufbau, Arbeitsweise und Programmierung

16- Bit-Mikroprozessorsysteme: Aufbau, Arbeitsweise und Programmierung

16. Internationales Stuttgarter Symposium: Automobil- und Motorentechnik (Proceedings)

Die Anforderungen an Forschung und Entwicklung in der Automobilindustrie ändern sich kontinuierlich. Hersteller und Zulieferer müssen einerseits globale Lösungen entwickeln, andererseits aber Kundenbedürfnisse und legislative Vorgaben einzelner Märkte berücksichtigen. Selbst bei der Emissionsgesetzgebung herrscht alles andere als globale Einigkeit. In Europa wird ab September 2017 die Messung der "real-driving emissions" (RDE) eingeführt. Damit wird die Bewertung der Schadstoffemissionen vom Prüfstand auf die Straße verlagert, mit umfassenden Konsequenzen für die Antriebsentwicklung. Zudem wird in verschiedenen Weltregionen die lokale Einführung von Zonen mit schadstoffemissionsfreiem Verkehr gefordert. Überlagert wird all dies durch die laufende Absenkung der CO2-Grenzwerte für die Fahrzeugflotten. Alle Weltregionen haben hier unterschiedliche Absenkungsschritte definiert. Dies alles wird noch getoppt von steigenden Ansprüchen an Komfort und Emotionalität des Automobils. Wie reagiert nun die Automobilindustrie im Spannungsfeld zwischen zunehmender Globalisierung und möglichst global zu vermarktender Produkte auf der einen Seite und den neuen, von Regionen abhängigen Anforderungen an das Fahrzeug und der dazugehörigen Variantenvielfalt auf der anderen Seite? Welche technischen Konsequenzen ergeben sich hieraus? Darüber und über vieles mehr werden Experten aus Industrie und Wissenschaft beim Symposium berichten.

16th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 1 of 2 (Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings #152)

This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more.

16th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 2 of 2 (Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings #154)

This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more.

The 16th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering: Inter-Eng 2022 Conference Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #605)

This proceedings book contains research papers that are accepted for presentation at the 16th International Conference on Interdisciplinarity in Engineering—INTER-ENG 2022, which is held on 6–7 October 2022, in the city of Târgu Mureș, Romania. The general scope of the conference "Innovative aspects of Industry 4.0" concepts aims at consolidating the digital future of manufacturing in companies" is propsing a new approach related to the development of a new generation of smart factories grounded on the manufacturing and assembly process digitalization. It is related to advance manufacturing technology, lean manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, additive manufacturing, manufacturing tools and equipment. It is a leading international professional and scientific forum of great interest for engineers and scientists who can read in this book research works contributions and recent developments as well as current practices in advanced fields of engineering.

The 16th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering: ICBME 2016, 7th to 10th December 2016, Singapore (IFMBE Proceedings #61)

This volume presents the proceedings of the 16th ICMBE held from 4th to 7th December 2016, Singapore. Topics of the proceedings include 6 tracks: BioImaging and BioSignals, Bio-Micro/Nano Technologies BioRobotics and Medical Devices, Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine.- BioMechanics and Mechanobiology., Engineering/Synthetic Biology.

16th International Conference on Information Technology-New Generations (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #800)

This 16th International Conference on Information Technology - New Generations (ITNG), continues an annual event focusing on state of the art technologies pertaining to digital information and communications. The applications of advanced information technology to such domains as astronomy, biology, education, geosciences, security and health care are among topics of relevance to ITNG. Visionary ideas, theoretical and experimental results, as well as prototypes, designs, and tools that help the information readily flow to the user are of special interest. Machine Learning, Robotics, High Performance Computing, and Innovative Methods of Computing are examples of related topics. The conference features keynote speakers, the best student award, poster award, service award, a technical open panel, and workshops/exhibits from industry, government and academia.