Mindtronics: Science, Social Studies, Inquiry Alive!

The book's introduction sets readers on a practical approach to learning by asking learners to process information about inquiry thinking. The 100-mind-teasing modules free teachers and learners. Learners organize and discover information. Learners expand viewpoints starting in the mystery shadows of a discrepant event.

Learners react plausibly, similar to a curious toddler, drawn to the unknown. The intended ambiguity of each discrepant event provokes a network of interesting contradictions and fun collaborations; in turn, the learners' accomplishments start teachers, aspiring to teach with inquiry and Web technology, on a voyage to find more mysteries linked to lesson concepts. Teachers, wanting to translate the interplay between their learners opinions, evidence, and deductions, shift into high gear after trying the modules in MINDTRONICS.

This book not only aids the teacher in fitting the targeted concepts of an inquiry lesson, it also facilitates the analytical components. This CD-ROM book, connected to the Web, is indispensable for students and practitioners.

The book received attention from such educational icons as Social Education and The National Council for the Social Studies. Professor Bruce structured this book with a strategy to return quick benefits to a learner's reflective thinking skills.

The social aspect projected in MINDTRONICS, plus the inclusion of all ability levels, sets this book on a different scale from other problem-solving texts.

The key aim of MINDTRONICS is to show by example, through its 100 module lessons. The instructive text is college level. The discrepant events cover grades 1-adult.

The inquiry design moves teachers quickly through overviews, inviting teachers to read more focused details in the companion digital book, INQUIRY ALIVE!

An index is provided in MINDTRONICS, as well as 3000+ active Internet Links.

Each module lesson presents the following pattern: a discrepant event, discipline list, key concepts, problem statements, probable solutions, possible student hypotheses, fact sheets, references, resources with external URL links, and suggested grade levels.

Note: This book is nearly the same book as MINDTRONICS and INQUIRY ALIVE. The main difference: INQUIRY ALIVE comes with the combo, MINDTRONICS and INQUIRY ALIVE.