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Coded bias


Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 2020. Strong Language - Previewing recommended. "CODED BIAS explores the fallout of MIT media lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legisation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all. --Coded bias website.
Date Published:2020

Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 2020. ** Strong Language ** - Previewing recommended. "CODED BIAS explores the fallout of MIT media lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legisation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all. --Coded bias website.

Date Published:2020

The world of artificial intelligence

Kim, Carol,


From the cars people drive to the phones in their pockets, computers are found everywhere in our world, and they're becoming smarter. But what makes a computer program intelligent? How can some programs beat humans at chess or trivia games? Can computers and robots really think and learn on their own? Or are they just following complex programming?
Date Published:2024

Probability


What are the odds? Hamza can’t figure out why Koolkatt always wins when they play Flip-the-coin. Can you really use probability to predict the future? Hamza will interview a real-life playing card, meet a flying pig, pop a LOT of popcorn, and find out what’s so ‘lucky’ about the number seven!
Date Published:2016

Melty mission (possible and impossible)


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Wheeler delivers a large block of ice and learns about "possible and impossible".
Date Published:2024

Spaghetti and meatballs for all! : a mathematical story

Burns, Marilyn, 1941-,


A Marilyn Burns brainy day book. The seating for a family reunion gets complicated as people rearrange the tables and chairs to seat additional guests.
Date Published:1997

Always beginning : the big bang, the universe, and you

Savage, Candace, 1949-,


This book explores the science behind the start of our universe and how we came to be a part of it, from the Big Bang and the beginning of life on Earth all the way up until today.
Date Published:2024

Nonfiction Text Structures: Skills Series.


Understand nonfiction texts with these five essential text structures. Chronological structures, cause and effect structures, problem and solution structures, compare and contrast structures which often draw conclusions, and descriptions or lists. These five structures help non-fiction writers organize their thoughts and in a way that suits their purpose, writing with clarity.
Date Published:2023

How to code a rollercoaster

Funk, Josh,


Pearl and her trusty rust-proof robot, Pascal, are enjoying a day out at the amusement park and learning more about coding.
Date Published:2020

How to code a sandcastle

Funk, Josh,


Pearl and her trusty rust-proof robot, Pascal, need to build a sandcastle before summer vacation is over, and they're going to do it using code.
Date Published:2018

How to use mental methods to multiply


Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 26, 2018. Learn the how to use mental methods in your head to complete multiplication problems. Mr and Mrs Sharma can’t work out how many sausages to buy for Charlie’s birthday party. They are trying to count it out using chocolate buttons, but they are getting in a mess. This sounds like a job for Multiplication Boy! Multiplication Boy comes to the rescue, but loses his trusty number line en route. Can he find another way to work out the answer? What if he uses the commutative law of multiplication and facts he already knows? And will Mrs Sharma have any chocolate button left by the end of it all?
Date Published:2016

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 26, 2018. Learn the how to use mental methods in your head to complete multiplication problems. Mr and Mrs Sharma can’t work out how many sausages to buy for Charlie’s birthday party. They are trying to count it out using chocolate buttons, but they are getting in a mess. This sounds like a job for Multiplication Boy! Multiplication Boy comes to the rescue, but loses his trusty number line en route. Can he find another way to work out the answer? What if he uses the commutative law of multiplication and facts he already knows? And will Mrs Sharma have any chocolate button left by the end of it all?

Date Published:2016

Secret agent Y.O.U. : the official guide to secret codes, disguises, surveillance and more

Becker, Helaine, 1961-


Includes index.
Date Published:2006

Cubes


Cubes are part of the rectangular prism family; these shapes all have 6 faces, 8 vertices, and 12 edges. They also have opposite congruent faces which are parallel, and adjacent faces are at a ninety-degree angle. A cube can form 11 different nets. Your challenge: create the nine cube nets not shown in the video.
Date Published:2015

Kitchen Math

Marsico, Katie


Math is everywhere in the kitchen! See what's cooking inside this book-and how we need math to finish the job! You'll need your math smarts to help measure ingredients, calculate cooking times, add and subtract fractions, double and halve recipes, convert cups to ounces and back again, and more. It all adds up to a lot of fun!
Date Published:2015

Undercover Olive, part 2


In this two part episode, Olive goes undercover in a high-stakes "Rock, Paper, Scissors" game. Oscar, Otto and Olive work together, collecting data and uncovering probability problems in an attempt to win the tournament against Odd Todd. Can Olive probability to succeed? Sometimes, it all boils down to a teamwork... and ice cream?
Date Published:2016

Teepee plants a tree


Teepee Plants a Tree -- The Maple Syrup Song -- Teepee's Storytime: Magic Spruce Gum. Join little Teepee to hear the story about the importance of magic spruce gum when you are building a birch bark canoe.
Date Published:2019

Sadiq and the Clean Water Crew

Nuurali, Siman,


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Turtle friends -- Bingo! -- Back to the pond -- What can we do? -- Help is on the way! Sadiq's class is visiting the pond on a nature field trip, but the dead fish they find there is disturbing; when he finds that the likely cause is pollution, he and a group of his classmates form the Clean Water Crew to do what they can to help clean up not just their pond, but other bodies of water as well.
Date Published:2022

A Capstone Interactive eBook. Turtle friends -- Bingo! -- Back to the pond -- What can we do? -- Help is on the way! Sadiq's class is visiting the pond on a nature field trip, but the dead fish they find there is disturbing; when he finds that the likely cause is pollution, he and a group of his classmates form the Clean Water Crew to do what they can to help clean up not just their pond, but other bodies of water as well.

Date Published:2022

Stay safe online

Jennings, Brien J.,


Being online -- Privacy matters -- Staying safe -- Cyberbullying -- Be a good digital citizen. What does it mean to stay safe online? What exactly is Internet safety? Emerging readers need to know these important concepts. Straightforward, neutral text and vivid photographs provide readers with the tools they need to be successful and safe users of all types of media.
Date Published:2018

The treasure of Pirate's Cove


The Treasure of Pirate's Cove is a unique interactive math mystery that combines video clips and print material - all the clues your students will need to solve this engaging and challenging mystery. This mystery covers the Geometry domain: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area and volume. The Plot: In 1799, Captain Jack buried a treasure in the small seaside town of Bell Harbor. He left clues in the form of math riddles in his journal and on a map. One clue - the ship's sextant - contains crucial code, and has never been found, and neither has the treasure. Then, almost as soon as 15-year-old Suzy Simpson discovers it, the sextant is stolen. Who took it? The prime suspects are three local treasure hunters. And there's also a talking parrot named Macduff, who provides a clue or two. Now it's a race between your students to do the math and find the gold before the culprit absconds with it. Includes Resource Guide.
Date Published:2015

The Treasure of Pirate's Cove is a unique interactive math mystery that combines video clips and print material - all the clues your students will need to solve this engaging and challenging mystery. This mystery covers the Geometry domain: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area and volume. The Plot: In 1799, Captain Jack buried a treasure in the small seaside town of Bell Harbor. He left clues in the form of math riddles in his journal and on a map. One clue - the ship's sextant - contains crucial code, and has never been found, and neither has the treasure. Then, almost as soon as 15-year-old Suzy Simpson discovers it, the sextant is stolen. Who took it? The prime suspects are three local treasure hunters. And there's also a talking parrot named Macduff, who provides a clue or two. Now it's a race between your students to do the math and find the gold before the culprit absconds with it. Includes Resource Guide.

Date Published:2015

Maple syrup

Corrigan, Kathleen.


Fun facts and engaging photos show how people have made maple syrup a true symbol of Canada.
Date Published:2021

False information online

Spanier, Kristine,


Includes index. What is false information? -- Types of false information -- Finding false information -- Grow with goals -- Try this!. Learn what false information online is, what it looks like, and how to fact-check and identify it.
Date Published:2025