Search Results: Returned 14 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 14
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-- Critical thinking and problem solvingBy Kopp, Megan[2017], Juvenile, Crabtree Publishing Company Call No: 153.4 Kop Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Fueling your future! Going above and beyond in the 21st centurySummary Note: A look at how to make sense of information by identifiying what is factual and what is opinion, asking clarifying questions, and verifying sources.
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c1991., Juvenile, Greenhaven Press Call No: 659.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints juniorsSummary Note: Opposing viewpoints debate the effects of advertising and whether certain types of advertising should be banned. Includes critical thinking activities.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Tilbury House Publishers Call No: 177 .309 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Mark Kurlansky's bestselling works of nonfiction view the history of the world through unexpected lenses, including cod, salt, and paper. In this new book for young readers his lens is the art of the big lie. Big lies are told by governments, politicians, and corporations to avoid responsibility, cast blame on the innocent, win elections, disguise intent, create chaos, and gain power and wealth. Big lies are as old as civilization. They corrupt public understanding and discourse, turn science upside down, and reinvent history. As with his book World Without Fish, Kurlansky has written A History of Big Lies for young readers, the future stewards of our world. It is not only a history but a how-to manual for seeing through big lies and thinking critically"--
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[2022]., General, Tilbury House Publishers Call No: 070.4 KUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this new book for young readers [Mark Kurlansky looks at] the art of the big lie. Big lies are told by governments, politicians, and corporations to avoid responsibility, cast blame on the innocent, win elections, disguise intent, create chaos, and gain power and wealth. Big lies are as old as civilization. They corrupt public understanding and discourse, turn science upside down, and reinvent history"-- Provided by publisher.
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-- How to stay sane in a world of misinformation[2014]., Adolescent, Zest Books Call No: 070.4 GRA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Uses modern headline examples to explain how to identify bad evidence and poor arguments, summarizing the rhetorical tricks people use to sway public opinion in a range of fields.
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By Wood, Kevinc2023., Pre-adolescent, GARETH STEVENS PUBLISHING Call No: 793.73 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An unlocked door to a secret science lab would be hard for any student to ignore! But what if you snuck in—and the door locked behind you? In this book, readers need to solve puzzles and find codes throughout the pictures and text in order to escape! Science terms and concepts, such as animal classification, the human body, and the pH scale, are described as part of the story. The problem-solving and critical thinking readers use to puzzle through this book are important components of any STEAM subject.
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By Wood, Alixc2023., Pre-adolescent, GARETH STEVENS PUBLISHING Call No: 793.73 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On a class trip, you tour a real, working ship. But what if you got locked in—alone? In this book, readers use engineering knowledge they have and gain from the main text in order to solve a series of puzzles. Once solved, they can escape from the ship! Clues are found on every page, encouraging readers to read carefully and use their critical thinking skills to find and work out each one. Simple machines, engineering drawing, cogs, and more are part of the STEAM content of this book.
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2014., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: HI-INT 363.7 FLE Edition: First edition, reinforced trade edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: A summary of today's environmental challenges also counsels teens on how to decode conflicting information, explaining the role of vested interests while identifying the sources behind different opinions, helping teens make informed choices.
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-- Literature & the new culture wars[2022]., W. W. Norton & Co. Call No: 306 APP Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Can educators continue to teach troubling but worthwhile texts? Our current 'culture wars' have reshaped the politics of secondary literature instruction. Due to a variety of challenges from both the left and the right--to language or subject matter, to potentially triggering content, or to authors who have been canceled--school reading lists are rapidly shrinking. For many teachers, choosing which books to include in their curriculum has become an agonizing task with political, professional, and ethical dimensions. In [this book], [the author] calls for a reacknowledgment of the intellectual and affective work that literature can do, and offers ways to continue to teach troubling texts without doing harm. Rather than banishing challenged texts from our classrooms, she writes, we should be confronting and teaching the controversies they invoke. Her book is a timely and eloquent argument for a reasoned approach to determining what literature still deserves to be read and taught and discussed"--Provided by publisher.
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c2010., Juvenile, Cherry Lake Pub. Call No: 372.139 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Information explorers: Super smart information strategiesSummary Note: Describes strategies students can use to find good information for school research projects, and includes exercises, checklists, illustrations, and self-assessment tools.
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[2017]., Juvenile, Mims House Call No: 001.9 PAT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper? Early in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses swore this wasn't a whale, but some new, fearsome creature. As eyewitness account piled up, newspaper stories of the sea monster spread quickly. Across the nation, people shivered in fear. Then, footprints were found on a Nantucket beach. Photographs were sent to prominent biologists for their opinion. Discussion swirled about raising a hunting party. On August 18, news spread across the island: the sea monster had been captured. Islanders ran to the beach and couldn't believe their eyes. This nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories.
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By Cowles, Rosec2006, Primary, Kids Can Press Call No: j501 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Science detectives follows fearless and dedicated science sleuths tracking down leads and solving cases all over the world, in cities and in deserts, deep underground, high in the sky and even in your DNA.
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By Cowles, Rosec2006., Primary, Kids Can Press Call No: j501 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Science detectives follows fearless and dedicated science sleuths tracking down leads and solving cases all over the world, in cities and in deserts, deep underground, high in the sky and even in your DNA.
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By Cowles, Rosec2006., Juvenile, Kids Can Press Call No: 501 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents an illustrated introduction to the methods of scientific discovery, and includes five activity projects.