NSCC Open Textbook Catalogue – NSCC Libraries Pressbooks

SDG Toolkit for Canadian Colleges and Institutes

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Last updated: 20/03/2023

Please access to the pdf version of the SDG Toolkit here

NSCC Living on Campus Guide

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Subject(s): Student life

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 20/03/2023

Exploring Substance Use in Canada

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 41 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Julie Crouse

Subject(s): Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 09/03/2023

This open textbook is designed for post-secondary learners who want to improve their knowledge about substance use in Canada. Using a constructivist approach, with a critical eye on the intersectionality of the social determinants of health and substance use, learners will have the opportunity to critically explore their own beliefs and improve their understanding of a complex topic. Reflecting current trends in Canada as well as evidence based policies, this text offers learners reflective activities, classroom discussions and individuals assignments.

NSCC Student Advising Handbook 2022-2023

Subject(s): Student life

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 08/03/2023

Semiconductor Devices: Theory and Application

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): James M. Fiore, NSCC

Subject(s): Aerospace and aviation technology

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 08/03/2023

Child Growth and Development

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Jennifer Paris, Antoinette Ricardo, Dawn Rymond, Jean Zaar

Subject(s): Human growth and development

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 08/03/2023

A presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life. And we will look at how our emotions, psychological state, and social relationships change throughout childhood and adolescence.

Concepts of Biology - 1st Canadian Edition

CC BY (Attribution) 80 H5P Activities English

Subject(s): Biology, life sciences,

Publisher: BCcampus

Last updated: 08/03/2023

In this survey text, directed at those not majoring in biology, we dispel the assumption that a little learning is a dangerous thing. We hope that by skimming the surface of a very deep subject, biology, we may inspire you to drink more deeply and make more informed choices relating to your health, the environment, politics, and the greatest subject that are all of us are entwined in, life itself. This text also includes 80 interactive H5P activities that you can use to evaluate your understanding as you go.

In the adapted textbook, Concepts of Biology — 1st Canadian Edition, you will find the following units:

Unit 1: The Cellular Foundation of Life
Unit 2: Cell Division and Genetics
Unit 3: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Unit 4: Animal Structure and Function

Reading Essentials 1 Student Workbook

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Author(s): Meredith Hutchings, Jocelyn Boyd-Johnson, Nancy Harvey

Subject(s): Language learning: reading skills

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 08/03/2023

Reading Essentials 2 Student Workbook

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Subject(s): Language learning: reading skills

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 08/03/2023

Safety, Health and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education

CC BY (Attribution) 32 H5P Activities English

Subject(s): Early childhood care and education

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 07/03/2023

Early childhood is a critical time in development. Many outcomes, both positive and negative, have their beginnings in these years. It is vital that children’s health and safety be protected. High-quality early care and education programs can play a valuable role in improving outcomesfor children.