Tworkov, Helen:Zen in America: Profiles of five teachers : Robert Aitken, Jakusho Kwong, B ernard Glassman, Maurine Stuart, Richard Baker
- Taschenbuch 2010, ISBN: 9780865473546
Cambridge University Press, 2010. Softcover. New. I Explore is an eight-level series of textbooks in science for school students. As envisaged in the National Curriculum Framework (2005… Mehr…
Cambridge University Press, 2010. Softcover. New. I Explore is an eight-level series of textbooks in science for school students. As envisaged in the National Curriculum Framework (2005) guidelines, these books have been designed to present science as a living body of knowledge where students are encouraged and guided to make exploratory forays of their own. These books comprehensively deal with all the elementary aspects of science in a graded manner and help in forming basic ideas about nature and the immediate environment of a child. Key features • Thematic and activity-oriented approach in a graded manner makes learning comprehensive • Simple and clear style of presentation makes the understanding of concepts easy • Warm Up activities at the beginning of each chapter activate prior knowledge • Now you know in-text exercises help in reinforcing concepts learnt before moving on to the next section • In-text Activities and Project Ideas foster skills of investigation and experimentation • Multiple sections with HOTS questions and activities encourage creative and analytical thinking • Sample test papers at the end of each book help in self-assessment • Do you know? section provides interesting supplementary scientific facts and information • Points to Remember summarises the key points of a chapter and helps in quick recapitulation • New Words section explains the meanings of difficult words and scientific terms • Interactive CD-ROM accompanying each book facilitates self-learning • Teacher`s Manual includes an overview of lessons and additional sample test papers Contents Overview Preface Unit 1: Our Surroundings 1. Living and Non-living Things Unit 2: Plant Life 2. A Green World 3. Food from Plants Unit 3: Animal Life 4. Animal Life 5. Food and Shelter for Animals Unit 4: Human Body 6. My Body 7. Our Needs 8. Keeping Fit 9. Safety 10. Good Habits Unit 5: Space and Environment 11. The World Around Us 12. We Need Air 13. We Need Water 14. Weather 15. Up in the Sky Sample Test Papers Test Paper I Test Paper II Printed Pages: 100., Cambridge University Press, 2010, 6, Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects., Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale, 3, Cambridge University Press, 2010. Softcover. New. I Explore is an eight-level series of textbooks in science for school students. As envisaged in the National Curriculum Framework (2005) guidelines, these books have been designed to present science as a living body of knowledge where students are encouraged and guided to make exploratory forays of their own. These books comprehensively deal with all the elementary aspects of science in a graded manner and help in forming basic ideas about nature and the immediate environment of a child. Key features Thematic and activity-oriented approach in a graded manner makes learning comprehensive Simple and clear style of presentation makes the understanding of concepts easy Warm Up activities at the beginning of each chapter activate prior knowledge Now you know in-text exercises help in reinforcing concepts learnt before moving on to the next section In-text Activities and Project Ideas foster skills of investigation and experimentation Multiple sections with HOTS questions and activities encourage creative and analytical thinking Sample test papers at the end of each book help in self-assessment Do you know? section provides interesting supplementary scientific facts and information Points to Remember summarises the key points of a chapter and helps in quick recapitulation New Words section explains the meanings of difficult words and scientific terms Interactive CD-ROM accompanying each book facilitates self-learning Teacher`s Manual includes an overview of lessons and additional sample test papers Contents Overview Preface Unit 1: Our Surroundings 1. Living and Non-living Things Unit 2: Plant Life 2. A Green World 3. Food from Plants Unit 3: Animal Life 4. Animal Life 5. Food and Shelter for Animals Unit 4: Human Body 6. My Body 7. Our Needs 8. Keeping Fit 9. Safety 10. Good Habits Unit 5: Space and Environment 11. The World Around Us 12. We Need Air 13. We Need Water 14. Weather 15. Up in the Sky Sample Test Papers Test Paper I Test Paper II Printed Pages: 100. I Explore: A Science Textbook, 1Mrinalini Pradhan9780521185714, Cambridge University Press, 2010, 6, Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects., Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale, 3, Cambridge University Press, 2010. Softcover. New. I Explore is an eight-level series of textbooks in science for school students. As envisaged in the National Curriculum Framework (2005) guidelines, these books have been designed to present science as a living body of knowledge where students are encouraged and guided to make exploratory forays of their own. These books comprehensively deal with all the elementary aspects of science in a graded manner and help in forming basic ideas about nature and the immediate environment of a child. Key features • Thematic and activity-oriented approach in a graded manner makes learning comprehensive • Simple and clear style of presentation makes the understanding of concepts easy • Warm Up activities at the beginning of each chapter activate prior knowledge • Now you know in-text exercises help in reinforcing concepts learnt before moving on to the next section • In-text Activities and Project Ideas foster skills of investigation and experimentation • Multiple sections with HOTS questions and activities encourage creative and analytical thinking • Sample test papers at the end of each book help in self-assessment • Do you know? section provides interesting supplementary scientific facts and information • Points to Remember summarises the key points of a chapter and helps in quick recapitulation • New Words section explains the meanings of difficult words and scientific terms • Interactive CD-ROM accompanying each book facilitates self-learning • Teacher`s Manual includes an overview of lessons and additional sample test papers Contents Overview Preface Unit 1: Our Surroundings 1. Living and Non-living Things Unit 2: Plant Life 2. A Green World 3. Food from Plants Unit 3: Animal Life 4. Animal Life 5. Food and Shelter for Animals Unit 4: Human Body 6. My Body 7. Our Needs 8. Keeping Fit 9. Safety 10. Good Habits Unit 5: Space and Environment 11. The World Around Us 12. We Need Air 13. We Need Water 14. Weather 15. Up in the Sky Sample Test Papers Test Paper I Test Paper II Printed Pages: 100., Cambridge University Press, 2010, 6, North Point Press, 1989. Paperback. Good. On American soil, Zen Buddhism has proven to be a hardy, adaptable plant, a s reflected in these luminous yet critical profiles of five American-born Z en masters. Radical pacifist Robert Aitken of Honolulu applies Buddhist thi nking to ecological and political problems. For Bernard Glassman, who teach es at the Zen Community of New York, there is no contradiction between Zen and the business of running a bakery. Herself a Zen disciple, Tworkov is at tuned to the varied ways these teachers teach. Former concert pianist Mauri ne Stuart implores her meditation pupils not to sacrifice spontaneity on th e altar of obedience to rules. For Jakusho Kwong, Zen practice in America r equires confusion, change, even despair. By far the most turbulent chapter spotlights Richard Baker, who resigned from the San Francisco Zen Center in 1983 amid charges of adultery and abuse of power, and is now a roshi (teac her) in Santa Fe, N.M. Photos., North Point Press, 1989, 2.5<
