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

Author: Kenneth J. Smith
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/20/2011
Series: Challenging Units for Gifted Learners
Pages: 242
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781593637101


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 152

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.