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Author
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
"When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school -- we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. Professor and TED presenter Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators,...
3) Developing critical thinkers: challenging adults to explore alternative ways of thinking and acting
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Language
English
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Describes how science provided the answer to six problems, including those of Typhoid Mary, the discovery of DNA, and what happened to Swissair flight 111, with plenty of science facts and five science projects for kids to try on their own.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it explain why there seems to be so much irrationality in the world, including, let's be honest, in each of us? These are the goals of Steven Pinker's follow-up to Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates's "new favorite book of all time"). Humans today are often portrayed as cavemen out of time, poised to react to a lion in the grass with a suite of biases, blind spots, fallacies, and illusions. But this, Pinker...
Author
Series
ASHE-ERIC higher education report volume 1988, no. 2
Publisher
Association for the Study of Higher Education
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
The Critical Thinking Co
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This colorful 30-page book offers a collection of fun, easy-to-use detective cases for Grades 4 - 12+. Some cases may be more challenging for younger students, but teachers and parents can always provide hints when needed. The cases develop critical thinking skills by requiring students to read carefully and analyze and synthesize information to guide their decision-making. The cases also develop observation skills, reading comprehension, deductive...
Author
Publisher
Duo Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Knowing what to make of topics like immigration and climate change can be tough. THINK FOR YOURSELF teaches middle schoolers how to ask questions, evaluate evidence, and consider all sides of an issue to come to a well-informed conclusion. From learning how to recognize doctored articles online to avoiding common pitfalls like stereotyping, this is a nonjudgmental and nonpartisan guide to how to think in a world dominated by fake news, social media,...