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Why Nations Put to Sea Technology and the Changing Character of Sea Power in the Twenty-First Century

Why Nations Put to Sea Technology and the Changing Character of Sea Power in the Twenty-First Century

Originally published in 2000 this book describes the relation between technology and the exercise of sea power. It emphasizes the importance of mastering and maintaining technology for the means of exercising maritime power whether the USA is at peace or in a time of conflict. The changing character of maritime power is evaluated through an examination of current trends historical precedent and deductive logic. Many factors influence sea power but it is the exponential growth in the use of science and technology which the author believes is the key to understanding the future of sea power. | Why Nations Put to Sea Technology and the Changing Character of Sea Power in the Twenty-First Century

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Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise Innovative Global Solutions

Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise Innovative Global Solutions

This book assesses and illustrates innovative and practical world-wide measures for combating sea level rise from the profession of landscape architecture. The work explores how the appropriate mixture of integrated multi-scalar flood protection mechanisms can reduce risks associated with flood events including sea level rise. Because sea level rise is a global issue illustrative case studies performed from the United States Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand Japan China and the Netherlands identify the structural (engineered) non-structural (nature-based) and hybrid mechanisms (mixed) used to combat sea level rise and increase flood resilience. The alternative flood risk reduction mechanisms are extracted and analyzed from each case study to develop and explain a set of design-based typologies to combat sea level rise which can then be applied to help proctor new and existing communities. It is important for those located within the current or future floodplain considering sea level rise and those responsible for land use developmental and population-related activities within these areas to strategically implement a series of integrated constructed and green infrastructure-based flood risk reduction mechanisms to adequately protect threatened areas. As a result this book is beneficial to both academics and practitioners related to multiple design professions such as urban designers urban planners architects real estate developers and landscape architects. | Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise Innovative Global Solutions

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China's Policy towards the South China Sea When Geopolitics Meets the Law of the Sea

China's Policy towards the South China Sea When Geopolitics Meets the Law of the Sea

This book provides an explanation of Chinese policy towards the South China Sea and argues that this has been sculpted by the changing dynamics of the law of the sea in conjunction with regional geopolitical flux. The past few decades have witnessed a bifurcated trend in China’s management of territorial disputes. Over the years while China gradually calmed and settled most land-border disputes with its neighbors disputes on the ocean frontier continued to simmer in a seething cauldron. China's Policy towards the South China Sea attributes the distinctive path of China’s approach to maritime disputes to a unique factor – the law of the sea (LOS) as the rules of the road in the ocean. By deconstructing the concept of sovereignty and treating the LOS as an evolving regime the book examines how the changing dynamics of the LOS regime have complicated and reshaped the nature and content of sovereign disputes in the ocean regime as well as the options of settlement. Applying the findings to the South China Sea case the author traces the learning curve on which China has embarked to comprehend the complexity of the dispute accordingly and finds that it is the dynamic interaction of the law of the sea regime and the geopolitical conditions that has driven the evolution of China’s South China Sea policy. This book will be of great interest to students of Chinese and Asian politics international law international relations and security studies. | China's Policy towards the South China Sea When Geopolitics Meets the Law of the Sea

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Maritime Strategy and Sea Denial Theory and Practice

Maritime Strategy and Sea Denial Theory and Practice

This book focuses on the theory and practice of maritime strategy and operations by the weaker powers at sea. Illustrated by examples from naval and military history the book explains and analyzes the strategies of the weaker side at sea in both peacetime and wartime; in defense versus offense; the main prerequisites for disputing control of the sea; and the conceptual framework of disputing control of the sea. It also explains and analyzes in some detail the main methods of disputing sea control – avoiding/seeking decisive encounters weakening enemy naval forces over time counter-containment of enemy naval forces destroying the enemy’s military-economic potential at sea attacks on the enemy coast defense of the coast defense/capturing important positions/basing areas and defense/capturing of a choke point. A majority of the world’s navies are currently of small or medium-size. In the case of a war with a much stronger opponent they would be strategically on the defensive and their main objective then would be to dispute control of the sea by a stronger side at sea. This book provides a practical guide to such a strategy. This book would be of much interest to students of naval power maritime security strategic studies and military/naval history. | Maritime Strategy and Sea Denial Theory and Practice

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Arbitration Concerning the South China Sea Philippines versus China

Arbitration Concerning the South China Sea Philippines versus China

On 22 January 2013 the Republic of the Philippines instituted arbitral proceedings against the People’s Republic of China (PRC) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea. The South China Sea Arbitration is a landmark case in international law because of the parties involved the legal questions to be decided and the absence of one of the parties. As revealed in its official statements the PRC will neither accept nor participate in this arbitration nor present written and oral arguments in the tribunal room. Such default of appearance makes applicable certain procedural rules. According to Article 9 of Annex VII the Tribunal before making its Award is obligated to satisfy itself not only that it has jurisdiction over the dispute but also that the claims brought by the Philippines are well-founded in fact and law. Therefore it is necessary for the Tribunal to look into all the claims brought forward by the Philippines and all the disputes constituted by the claims in the procedural phase. The possible arguments the PRC could make should be explored during this process. This book brings together chapters selected from well-established scholars in Asia Europe and North America addressing the issues arising from the South China Sea Arbitration. It contains five easy to read parts: origin and development of the South China Sea dispute; the jurisdiction and admissibility of the case; international adjudication and dispute settlement; legal issues arising from the case such as the legal status of the U-shaped line and islands rocks and low-tide elevations; and the Arbitration case and its impact on regional maritime security. | Arbitration Concerning the South China Sea Philippines versus China

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Across the Corrupting Sea Post-Braudelian Approaches to the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

Across the Corrupting Sea Post-Braudelian Approaches to the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

Across the Corrupting Sea: Post-Braudelian Approaches to the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean reframes current discussions of the Mediterranean world by rereading the past with new methodological approaches. The work asks readers to consider how future studies might write histories of the Mediterranean moving from the larger pan-Mediterranean approaches of The Corrupting Sea towards locally-oriented case studies. Spanning from the Archaic period to the early Middle Ages contributors engage the pioneering studies of the Mediterranean by Fernand Braudel through the use of critical theory GIS network analysis and postcolonial cultural inquiries. Scholars from several time periods and disciplines rethink the Mediterranean as a geographic and cultural space shaped by human connectivity and follow the flow of ideas ships trade goods and pilgrims along the roads and seascapes that connected the Mediterranean across time and space. The volume thus interrogates key concepts like cabotage seascapes deep time social networks and connectivity in the light of contemporary archaeological and theoretical advances in order to create new ways of writing more diverse histories of the ancient world that bring together local contexts literary materials and archaeological analysis. | Across the Corrupting Sea Post-Braudelian Approaches to the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

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The South China Sea From a Regional Maritime Dispute to Geo-Strategic Competition

The South China Sea From a Regional Maritime Dispute to Geo-Strategic Competition

This book explores the very latest developments in the South China Sea maritime dispute. It examines the South China Sea as an arena for geostrategic competition between China and the United States and why the dispute is so important for regional and global geopolitics. It outlines the most recent developments in the sea itself and assesses the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the current views of the contesting claimants. It considers the position of countries from outside the region India as well as Japan; surveys military and naval developments; and examines confidence building preventive diplomacy and dispute resolution measures. The book concludes by highlighting the points of greatest risk and by discussing how the situation is likely to develop going forward. | The South China Sea From a Regional Maritime Dispute to Geo-Strategic Competition

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Maritime Strategy and Sea Control Theory and Practice

Maritime Strategy and Sea Control Theory and Practice

This book focuses on the key naval strategic objectives of obtaining and maintaining sea control. During times of war sea control or the ability of combatants to enjoy naval dominance plays a crucial role in that side’s ability to attain overall victory. This book explains and analyzes in much greater detail sea control in all its complexities and describes the main methods of obtaining and maintaining it. Building on the views of naval classical thinkers this book utilizes historical examples to illustrate the main methods of sea control. Each chapter focuses on a particular method including destroying the enemy forces by a decisive action destroying enemy forces over time-attrition containing enemy fleet choke point control and capturing important enemy's positions/basing area The aim is to provide a comprehensive theory and practice of the struggle for sea control at the operational level. It should therefore provide a guide to practitioners on how to plan and conduct operational warfare at sea. The book will be of much interest to students of naval strategy defence studies and security studies. | Maritime Strategy and Sea Control Theory and Practice

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Routledge Handbook of the South China Sea

Routledge Handbook of the South China Sea

The Routledge Handbook of the South China Sea presents a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of South China Sea issues. It evaluates the dynamics of the latest developments and identifies factors that contribute to dispute settlement and a cooperative management regime of one of the most important seas in the world – one which not only contains rich marine resources and distinctive biodiversity but is also a critical sea route for global trade and communications. The Handbook is divided into six parts each representing a focused area of enquiry: • History and geostrategic landscape • Sovereignty and maritime entitlements • South China Sea policies of major claimants • Natural resources and environment • Cooperation and institutions • Challenges and prospects Written by world-renowned experts and scholars with specialisms from geography to international law the volume’s 25 chapters contribute interdisciplinary perspectives reflecting the impact of how South China Sea policies are shaped by national governments and international organizations. As such the Handbook provides an authoritative reference to South China Sea Studies useful for students and scholars of international relations history maritime and Asian studies.

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Hidden Treasure A Map to the Child's Inner Self

Hidden Treasure A Map to the Child's Inner Self

This classic edition of Violet Oaklander’s groundbreaking book presents her pioneering approach to engaging with children who enter therapy. A new introduction by Peter Mortola reflects on the ways that Hidden Treasure continues to inform therapeutic practice all over the world. Most of the literature available on working with children is written from a traditional `play therapy’ point of view; the Gestalt therapy-based approach detailed here provides a more effective method for psychotherapeutic work with children of all ages. With a focus on the relationship between the therapist and the client Violet Oaklander shows a wide variety of creative expressive and projective techniques in her work and each chapter reflects and exemplifies the use of this work in the service of therapy. This dynamic approach is applicable to a wide variety of ages as well as individual family and group settings. This book will interest child and adolescent psychotherapists psychologists social workers counsellors school personnel and parents as well as graduate students. | Hidden Treasure A Map to the Child's Inner Self

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The Urban Climatic Map A Methodology for Sustainable Urban Planning

The Urban Climatic Map A Methodology for Sustainable Urban Planning

Rapid urbanization higher density and more compact cities have brought about a new science of urban climatology. An understanding of the mapping of this phenomenon is crucial for urban planners. The book brings together experts in the field of Urban Climatic Mapping to provide the state of the art understanding on how urban climatic knowledge can be made available and utilized by urban planners. The book contains the technology methodology and various focuses and approaches of urban climatic map making. It illustrates this understanding with examples and case studies from around the world and it explains how urban climatic information can be analysed interpreted and applied in urban planning. The book attempts to bridge the gap between the science of urban climatology and the practice of urban planning. It provides a useful one-stop reference for postgraduates academics and urban climatologists wishing to better understand the needs for urban climatic knowledge in city planning; and urban planners and policy makers interested in applying the knowledge to design future sustainable cities and quality urban spaces. | The Urban Climatic Map A Methodology for Sustainable Urban Planning

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The Shifting Sands of the North Sea Lowlands Literary and Historical Imaginaries

The Shifting Sands of the North Sea Lowlands Literary and Historical Imaginaries

Global seawater levels are rising and the low-lying coasts of the North Sea basin are amongst the most vulnerable in Europe. In our current moment of environmental crisis the North Sea coasts are literary arenas in which the challenges and concerns of the Anthropocene are being played out. This book shows how the fragile landscapes around the North Sea have served as bellwethers for environmental concern both now and in the recent past. It looks at literary sources drawn from the countries around the North Sea (Denmark Germany the Netherlands and England) from the mid-nineteenth century onwards taking them out of their established national and cultural contexts and reframing them in the light of human concern with fast-changing and hazardous environments. The six chapters serve as literary case studies that highlight memories of flood disaster and recovery attempts to engineer the landscape into submission perceptions of the landscape as both local and global and the imagination of the future of our planet. This approach which combines environmental history and ecocriticism shows the importance of cultural artefacts in understandings of and responses to environmental change and advocates for the importance of literary studies in the environmental humanities. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of the Environmental Humanities including Eco-criticism and Environmental History as well as anyone studying literature from the Germanic philologies. | The Shifting Sands of the North Sea Lowlands Literary and Historical Imaginaries

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Civil Society in the Baltic Sea Region

Civil Society in the Baltic Sea Region

This title was first published in 2003. The Baltic Sea region offers exceptionally rich material for the discussion of civil society. This is because it has witnessed the erosion of communist regimes the crisis of the welfare state the increasing importance of new social movements and the shift from a centralist paradigm to one oriented towards networks. This engaging book focuses on the phenomena and prospects for civil society in north-eastern Europe which have had a major impact on political and scholarly debates since 1989. Nineteen experts from the region provide a comprehensive and comparative account of the history the present state and the perspectives of civil society in the Baltic Sea area. The reader will learn that civil society should not only be seen in opposition to the state and that it has a major impact on current developments of European integration. | Civil Society in the Baltic Sea Region

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The Geopolitics of Region Building in the Black Sea A Critical Examination

The Geopolitics of Region Building in the Black Sea A Critical Examination

Offering theoretical insights on region building this book explores the attempts to formulate a political and institutional vision for the Black Sea region in the post-9/11 era and in the context of the enlargements of the EU and NATO. It investigates in depth these attempts viewed as a failure by the key actors involved in order to understand how regions emerge in international politics as well as how and why they may fail to come into being. To this end the book explores a range of factors that impacted region building in the Black Sea considering the role of region builders involved their practices and the context of their actions and the spatial representations and security discourses that were integral to the region building process. Hence attention is paid to how these factors both enabled and constrained the discursive construction of the Black Sea region thus identifying the elements that distinguish the Black Sea from other successful cases of region building. Based on critical approaches towards international relations and political geography this book both expands and deepens the scope and understanding of regions and will thus appeal to academics and students in the fields of International Relations Security Studies Political Geography and Regional Integration. | The Geopolitics of Region Building in the Black Sea A Critical Examination

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A New Approach to English Pedagogical Grammar The Order of Meanings

A New Approach to English Pedagogical Grammar The Order of Meanings

This book proposes Meaning-order Approach to Pedagogical Grammar (MAP Grammar) as a practical pedagogical approach in ESL and EFL contexts. Teaching grammar through an easy-to-understand three-dimensional model MAP Grammar establishes the clause as the fundamental unit of English and interprets meaning units in the sentence thus allowing visualizable association between individual grammar items. By focusing on the order of meaning (rather than the order of words) in a sentence MAP Grammar also distills current descriptive sentence structures (typically taught as five or seven patterns) into one meaning-based sentence structure for teaching and learning. MAP Grammar makes syllabus design and teaching easier in the following ways: Visualizing English grammar in a clear model allowing association between individual grammar items. Instruction relies on meaning not metalanguage making MAP Grammar easy to grasp. The meaning-based sentence structure allows teachers to address global errors and learners to produce comprehensible English. | A New Approach to English Pedagogical Grammar The Order of Meanings

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Music and Encounter at the Mediterranean Crossroads A Sea of Voices

Music and Encounter at the Mediterranean Crossroads A Sea of Voices

Music and Encounter at the Mediterranean Crossroads: A Sea of Voices explores the musical practices that circulate the Mediterranean Sea. Collectively the authors relate this musical flow to broader transnational flows of people and power that generate complex encounters bringing the diverse cultures of Europe Africa and the Middle East into new and challenging forms of contact. Individually the chapters offer detailed ethnographic and historiographic studies of music’s multifaceted roles in such interactions. From collaborations between Moroccan migrant and Spanish Muslim convert musicians in Granada to the incorporation of West African sonorities and Hasidic melodies in the musical liturgy of Abu Ghosh Abbey Jerusalem these communities sing play dance listen and record their diverse experiences of encounter at the Mediterranean crossroads. | Music and Encounter at the Mediterranean Crossroads A Sea of Voices

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Creating Global Bonds Grade 12 STEM Road Map for High School

Creating Global Bonds Grade 12 STEM Road Map for High School

What if you could challenge your twelfth-grade students to explore energy consumption and climate change in their own communities and connect that information with other communities around the world? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series you can! Creating Global Bonds outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. Like the other volumes in the series this book is designed to meet the growing need to infuse real-world learning into K–12 classrooms. This interdisciplinary three-lesson module uses project- and problem-based learning to help students create an action plan to address issues of energy consumption and climate change exploring the topic at both local and global levels. Students will gather data on energy consumption and climate change in their communities partnering with international students to undertake problem-solving activities that examine issues that are both common and unique to each community. To support this goal students will do the following: Identify modes and trends in energy consumption in their communities and regions Analyze how those patterns of energy consumption impact climate change Partner with students internationally to coordinate efforts to synthesize energy consumption data and discern connections across contexts taking the form of an international blog Design and present an action plan to address issues of energy consumption and climate change ultimately delivering a white paper and interactive web-based presentation on local and international issues of energy consumption and climate change The STEM Road Map Curriculum Series is anchored in the Next Generation Science Standards the Common Core State Standards and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. In-depth and flexible Creating Global Bonds can be used as a whole unit or in part to meet the needs of districts schools and teachers who are charting a course toward an integrated STEM approach. | Creating Global Bonds Grade 12 STEM Road Map for High School

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Our Changing Environment Grade K STEM Road Map for Elementary School

Our Changing Environment Grade K STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your kindergartners to come up with a way to reduce human impact on the environment? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series you can! Our Changing Environment outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. Like the other volumes in the series this book is designed to meet the growing need to infuse real-world learning into K–12 classrooms. This interdisciplinary three-lesson module uses project- and problem-based learning to help students investigate the environment around them with a focus on ways that humans can impact the environment. Working in teams students will investigate various types of human impact on the environment (including pollution littering and habitat destruction) will participate in a classroom recycling program and will explore the engineering design process as they devise ways to repurpose waste materials. To support this goal students will do the following: Identify human impacts on the environment. Identify technological advances and tools that scientists use to learn about the changing environment and use technology to gather data. Explain discuss and express concepts about the environment through development and design of a publication to report their scientific findings about the environment around the school. Chart and understand local weather patterns and make connections between weather conditions and their observations of the environment. Identify and demonstrate recycling practices including sorting materials and tracking amounts of materials recycled and participate in a class recycling program. The STEM Road Map Curriculum Series is anchored in the Next Generation Science Standards the Common Core State Standards and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. In-depth and flexible Our Changing Environment can be used as a whole unit or in part to meet the needs of districts schools and teachers who are charting a course toward an integrated STEM approach. | Our Changing Environment Grade K STEM Road Map for Elementary School

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Respectability as Moral Map and Public Discourse in the Nineteenth Century

Respectability as Moral Map and Public Discourse in the Nineteenth Century

Despite the fact that respectability is universally recognized as a feature of nineteenth-century society it has seldom been studied as a subject in itself. In this path-breaking book Woodruff D. Smith interprets respectability as a highly significant cultural phenomenon incorporating both a moral imaginary or map and a distinctive discourse. Respectability was constructed in the public spheres of Europe and the Americas and eventually came to be an aspect of social life throughout the world. From its origins in the late eighteenth century it was a conscious response to what were perceived as undesirable aspects of modernity. It became a central feature of concepts of the modern itself and an essential part of the processes that in the twentieth century came to be called modernization and cultural globalization. Respectability – though typically associated with the bourgeoisie – existed independently of any particular social class and strongly affected modern constructions of class in general and of gender. Although not an ideology respectability was overtly embedded in several political discourses especially those of movements such as antislavery which claimed to transcend politics. While it may no longer be a coherent entity in culture and discourse respectability continues to affect contemporary public life through a fragmentary legacy. | Respectability as Moral Map and Public Discourse in the Nineteenth Century

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Essential Guide to Operations Management Concepts and Case Notes

Essential Guide to Operations Management Concepts and Case Notes

The revised and updated second edition of the popular and practical guide to contemporary operations management – now featuring a new chapter on managing sustainable supply networks. The Essential Guide to Operations Management explores fundamental operations management principles and shows how they are applied in real-life situations in both the services and manufacturing sectors. It adapts a strategic stance by providing a framework for effective decision-making: determining operations strategies; designing processes products and work organisations; managing change through effective project management and technology transfer; exploring contemporary approaches to operations planning and control; and then managing quality and improvement strategies. As such it addresses the needs of practising managers postgraduate MBA and MSc students and final-year undergraduates in advanced operations management elective courses. The Essential Guide to Operations Management: Concepts and Case Notes Second Edition is supported by updated case studies throughout and online support materials for lecturers. | Essential Guide to Operations Management Concepts and Case Notes

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A Case Study Approach to Educational Leadership

A Case Study Approach to Educational Leadership

A Case Study Approach to Educational Leadership takes on six core areas of school leadership—organizational vision; curriculum instruction and assessment; school and external community; school climate and culture; equity; and improvement innovation and reform. Using a case learning approach this volume introduces salient theoretical and empirical literature in each core area and provides illustrative cases designed for individual and group analysis. Written for aspiring educational leaders this book facilitates the discussion and reflection of individual and collective professional judgment and helps developing leaders make sense of the challenges school leaders face today. Special Features: Featured Cases direct readers toward the issues of practice embedded within the theoretical content area Linkage to relevant Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) standards ground each chapter in the latest guidelines for the field Discussion Questions foster reflection of content and practical applications Leadership Activities and Web-Based Resources support leaders in making further connections to practice

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The Speed of Green Grade 8 STEM Road Map for Middle School

The Speed of Green Grade 8 STEM Road Map for Middle School

What if you could challenge your eighth graders to design a racing vehicle with minimum environmental impact while exploring the role of renewable and non-renewable energy sources? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series you can! The Speed of Green outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. Like the other volumes in the series this book is designed to meet the growing need to infuse real-world learning into K–12 classrooms. This interdisciplinary eight-lesson module uses project- and problem-based learning to help students explore the potential role of renewable and non-renewable energy sources in transportation with an emphasis on the auto industry. Using their understanding of the engineering design process (EDP) scientific concepts and environmental conservation considerations student teams will develop a plan for a competitive automobile racing team to fuel its vehicle with minimal environmental impact. To support this goal students will do the following: Identify finite energy resources and distinguish between these and renewable energy sources and identify implications of the use of those fuel sources on the environment Conduct life cycle analyses (LCAs) of various fuel sources and apply the results to make decisions about the effects of various fuel sources Identify several ways that carbon-based fuels have impacted the U. S. economy and foreign relations Identify the effects of human activities on the biosphere with an emphasis on the effects of the widespread use of carbon-based fuels Apply the engineering design process (EDP) to solve a problem and design and build a small-scale electric vehicle Synthesize their learning and working collaboratively by creating and presenting a plan for a race team that minimizes its environmental impact Create an engaging presentation incorporating oral presentations and visual displays to present projects to an audience of peers teachers and industry professionals. The STEM Road Map Curriculum Series is anchored in the Next Generation Science Standards the Common Core State Standards and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. In-depth and flexible The Speed of Green can be used as a whole unit or in part to meet the needs of districts schools and teachers who are charting a course toward an integrated STEM approach. | The Speed of Green Grade 8 STEM Road Map for Middle School

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