Like the nationally known Destination Imagination competition, "Mind Builders" offers simple engineering problems to be solved by student teams. It begins with a few exercises to introduce the team concept. These are followed by ten warm up problems that can be completed within an hour or less, with little advanced preparation. Finally, teachers choose one of 12 engineering challenges to be completed by teams over an extended period, and presented to judges on Challenge Day.
For more than twenty years, the Richmond, Virginia Public Schools' program for gifted students has conducted an...
Like the nationally known Destination Imagination competition, "Mind Builders" offers simple engineering problems to be solved by student teams. It...
Be the one to make a difference in your students' thinking With more than 100 games to choose from, "Brain Food" is your one-stop source for exploring the fun in learning. This compilation is filled with new, as well as traditional, brain games, and most need little more than paper and pencil to get you started. Each game is classroom tested and tailored to encourage cooperation and teamwork, as well as deductive logic. The book includesword games, math games, logic games, memory games, andmuch more One exciting aspect of this book is that it has a bit of an international flavor. It is...
Be the one to make a difference in your students' thinking With more than 100 games to choose from, "Brain Food" is your one-stop source for explorin...
Snakes, lizards, rabbits, mice, mountain lions, and hawks are some of the many animals that make up a desert food web. But do you know how desert animals depend on cactuses, grasses, and other plants to stay alive? Or why tiny insects, fungi, and bacteria may be among the most important living things in a desert? See desert food webs in action in this fascinating book.
Snakes, lizards, rabbits, mice, mountain lions, and hawks are some of the many animals that make up a desert food web. But do you know how desert anim...
Prairie dogs, vultures, grasshoppers, goldfinches, pocket gophers, and bison are some of the many animals that make up a grassland food web. But do you know how the many types of grasses in a grassland benefit these animals? Or how earthworms and other decomposers play an important role in the food web? See grassland food webs in action in this fascinating book.
Prairie dogs, vultures, grasshoppers, goldfinches, pocket gophers, and bison are some of the many animals that make up a grassland food web. But do yo...
