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Monday, April 18, 2016

New Links to Blogs, Freebies, & Sales!

Updates to the Schottenbauer Publishing website include new links to the following pages:

Schottenbauer Publishing provides unique educational materials at reasonable prices, with over 1000 titles & editions available! Education topics include science, math, language, music, and sports, spanning grades K-12, plus some college and university.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Educational Book Sales on CreateSpace!

New sales from CreateSpace are ongoing, with end TBA! Listed on the Schottenbauer Publishing website, the sales include books in science, math, language, physical education, and music education. Books and music from Schottenbauer Publishing are also available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, MusicaNeo, and other sites. Free samples can be found on the Schottenbauer Publishing blogs, including Graphs in Education and more!

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Musical Instrument Demo Videos

A new series of musical instrument demo videos from Schottenbauer Publishing has been published on YouTube. The series focuses on low-cost instruments featured in the science of music books from Schottenbauer Publishing, including the multi-volume series Where Does Sound Come From? and How Do You Play That Thingamabob? The Science of Music Performance, as well as the book Science of Music: An Anthology of 28 Graphs for Kids, Teens, & Curious Adults, the Science of Music Performance blog, and the multimedia Ear Training series from MusicaNeo.

Click on the direct links below to hear the following low-cost instruments. The woodwinds, brass, and strings are available from Music123, while the recorders are available from West Music and the xylophone is available from Percussion Source.

Etude Instruments (Music123)
Trumpet
Trombone
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone

pBone (Music123)
Plastic Trombone

Florea Strings (Music123)
Violin

Korogi Tabletop Models (Percussion Source)
Xylophone, 2.6 Octave

Harmony and Aulos Recorder (West Music)
Recorders

An earlier video contains a mixed selection of these instruments. Audio demonstrations are also available from the publisher on SoundCloud.

When purchasing an introductory musical instrument, remember to purchase Big Print Music Method Exercises, Solos, Duets, Ensemble, & Conducting Method, perfect for beginners in school and homeschool! Big Print Music Method is available from MusicaNeo from $2 per e-file, and is available in print from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, CreateSpace, CreateSpace Wholesale, and other online stores!

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

The Science & Math of Olympic Sports

The Olympics are an excellent topic for education, beginning in the earliest years of elementary school, and progressing through high school and college/university. Olympic sport topics can be integrated not only into physical education, but also into math, science, and writing classes.

Graphs and visual analysis provide an excellent segue between Olympics and traditional school topics. The following books from Schottenbauer Publishing provide academic material which can be integrated into classes, school projects, homework, homeschool, academic enrichment programs, afterschool programs, and summer camps.

The Science of Summer Olympics

Containing a selection of 28 graphs from several science lab manuals by the same author, this book demonstrates common mathematical equations found in Summer Olympic sports. Selections include archery, athletics, basketball, canoe/kayak, cycling, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, rowing, shooting, tennis, and volleyball! Topics are chosen to provide a sample of data relevant for typical classes in math, physical science, and physics, and to illustrate common comparisons and contrasts among the sports.

The Science of Winter Olympic Sports

Containing a selection of 28 graphs from several science lab manuals by the same author, this book demonstrates common mathematical equations found in Winter Olympic sports, including skiing, snowboarding, hockey, skating, and biathlon! Topics are chosen to provide a sample of data relevant for typical classes in math, physical science, and physics, and to illustrate common comparisons and contrasts among the sports.

The Geometry of Summer Olympic Sports

In this book, students can measure the angles created as Blue Dude demonstrates a variety of Summer Olympic sports, including archery, boxing, canoe/kayak, cycling, diving, fencing, football/soccer, golf, gymnastics, handball, high jump, hurdles, javelin, long jump, shooting, shot put, sprinting, swimming, synchronized swimming, trampoline, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling! Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, & Hindi!

The Geometry of Winter Olympic Sports

In this book, students can measure the angles created as Blue Dude demonstrates a variety of Winter Olympic sports, including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, and snowboard! Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, & Hindi!