Transform your chemistry lessons from abstract concepts into engrossing learning experiences that help high school students understand what happens in the world. You can do it with Model-Based Inquiry in Chemistry: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9–12. This book provides a framework to help you engage your students in constructing, critiquing, revising, and testing models to explain real-life phenomena. Model-Based Inquiry in Chemistry is divided into two parts. Section 1 ...

You shouldn’t have to scavenge for high-quality curriculum materials that both center around real-world phenomena and align with A Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. And now you don’t have to—thanks to Model-Based Inquiry in Biology: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9–12. This book will help you engage your biology students in constructing, critiquing, revising, and testing models to explain how things happen in the world. The bo...

This book is an inspiration to show others that you can make a way out of no way. Quan was living some of the most traumatic events while growing up in the streets of Philadelphia. He learned how to hustle at an early age.His young life was moving faster than the speed of light. Sex, money and drugs was his only influence. Throughout his travels. He became interested in rapping and dancing. Quan was known underground as "Danger".Meaning his style was too dangerous to be cha...

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom SNL breakout star Leslie Jones, a hilarious, poignant and ultimately inspiring memoir centered on all the things she wishes her younger self had known.**Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Some of the details might be vague because a b*tch is fifty-five and she’s smoked a ton of weed. But while bits might be a touch hazy, I can promise you the underlying truth is REAL. Whethe...

Standup comic, actor and fan favorite from HBO's Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese immigrant in California and making it in Hollywood."I turned down a job in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. My dad thought I was crazy. But I figured it was better to disappoint my parents for a few years than to disappoint myself for the rest of my life. I had to disappoint them in order to purs...

Star of the HBO documentaries Pimps Up, Ho’s Down and American Pimp, Annual Players’ Ball “Mack of the Year” winner Ken Ivy reveals the unwritten rules that took him from the ghetto streets to the executive suites.The names change, but the game remains the same. In Pimpology, Ken Ivy pulls a square's coat on the unwritten rules that took him from the ghetto streets to the executive suites. Ken's lessons will serve any person in any intera...

Everyone needs rules to live by, but are they worth giving up your one shot at love?Luc didn't mean to fall for his teammate's little sister. He had no intention of breaking the guy code: sisters were strictly off limits. Luc knew that breaking the rule could not only destroy a friendship but derail his career. And he didn't think her brother was bluffing.As soon as Luc found out the gorgeous brunette he'd been eyeing turned out to be his goalie's sister, he hit the brakes....

Learning the language? Don't forget the words they don't teach in school . . .Whether you're traveling or just conversing with friends, drop the textbook Korean phrases and bust out with some cool slang, funny insults, explicit sex terms, and raw swear words! Dirty Korean teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Korea:•What's up? Wasseo?•Holy shit, I'm trashed. Ssibal, na manchiwi.•I gotta piss....

In her hilarious book of essays , Parks and Recreation star Retta shares the stories that led to her success in Hollywood.In So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know , Parks and Recreation star Retta takes us on her not-so-meteoric rise from roaches to riches (well, rich enough that she can buy $15,000 designer handbags yet scared enough to know she's always a heartbeat away from ramen with American cheese).Throwing her ha...

Pop is a young kid from the projects looking for a way to make a quick dollar, and an even quicker way to escape from his crazy mother's house. His whole life takes a turn when he bumps into Fresh, the neighborhood dope man who's on the lookout for a tough soldier he can trust and depend on. When their paths cross, the two immediately bond, but when trust issues, two sisters, and a freshly released convict come into the picture, things hit the fan faster than a New York minute. Pop's coura...

Experience the untold story of Voletta Wallace, mother of the Notorious B.I.G., as she shares a poignant memoir of love, loss, and the enduring legacy of her son, Christopher Wallace.Voletta Wallace, the mother of Christopher, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G., became a matriarch of hip-hop on March 9, 1997—the night her legendary son was murdered. An intensely private and religious person, she was thrust into the spotlight of the media and charged with managing the lega...

Purpose is Wyclef Jean's powerful story of a life rooted in struggle, soul-searching, art, and survival.In his own voice the multi-platinum musician and producer shares everything, from his childhood in Haiti to his rise to the top of the American music scene. For the first time ever, Wyclef reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the Fugees, including his partnership with Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, the details of their award-winning album The Score, and the solo...