Inventive Mind in Science: Creative Thinking Activities

by Christine Ebert, Edward S. Ebert II

Overview

Creativity is not just the gift of a select few-it can be tapped in all, as the Eberts demonstrate in this fascinating book. They offer an in-depth discussion of creative thinking and its role in science, along with more than 50 exciting, mind-stretching activities that integrate the processes of creativity and invention into the science curriculum. These will help you encourage imagination, creative thinking, problem solving, and higher-order thinking skills in your students. Emphasizing process over product, the authors discuss the theoretical background, different levels of inventing, and how to integrate science and the inventing theme with other subject areas. Grades 4-8.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563083877
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/15/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	241
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.54(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

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Editorial Reviews

A handbook for elementary and middle school science teachers<-- >particularly those who teach talented and gifted students. The opening section of the book emphasizes the theoretical background of creative thinking, focusing on creative problem solving and thinking around conceptual blocks. The next section explores three types of inventing: discovery, "Rube Goldberg", and practical. The final section demonstrates how inventing activities can be applied to other disciplines and discusses patenting and trademarking. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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