NSTA Recommends High School Books on Science and the Brain

How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School -- Expanded Edition

Grades K–12

What’s the connection between classroom activities and learning behavior? Explore that question in depth through this important book’s updated findings on the mind, the brain, and the learning processes that affect what and how you teach. The book’s core sections probe how learning occurs and what teachers and schools can do to help children learn best.

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(Set) Thinking Puzzles

Grades 5–12

An intriguing array of puzzles, challenges, funky facts, things to build, weird riddles, and other brainteasers. This book contains tough puzzles to test your mental powers for hours and hours. They won't just accept facts, but explore them by uncovering connections and identifying (often hidden) cause-and-effect relationships. Great for fun bonus questions.

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http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=OK521X

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