Challenging Units for Gifted Learners: Teaching the Way Gifted Students Think (Science, Grades 6-8)

Smith, Kenneth J.

ISBN 10: 1593637101 / ISBN 13: 9781593637101

Published by Routledge, 2011

This book is in good condition, with minimal signs of wear and tear. Seller Inventory # GWKV.1593637101.G

Synopsis:

Gifted students have the potential to learn material earlier and faster, to handle more abstraction, and to solve complex problems better. This potential, however, needs stimulating experiences from home and school or it will not unfold. These books are designed to help teachers provide the engaging curricula that will nurture this potential in school. The Science book includes a medical simulation in which teams of students work as doctors to diagnose patients' cases, a food science project in which students use a variety of information-gathering techniques to learn how nutrition impacts performance, a hands-on study of human memory and expertise, and a study of the physics of sports.

Grades 6-8

About the Author: Kenneth J. Smith, Ph.D., works at Sunset Ridge School District 29 in Northfield, IL, a suburb of Chicago. He currently runs the district-wide enrichment program. In 1995, Ken earned his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Columbia University in New York. He was an American Memories fellow for the Library of Congress, and his articles have appeared in The Middle School Journal and Gifted Child Today.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Challenging Units for Gifted Learners: ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good