Böcker av Mary Ann Carr

Reginald Van Feisty, owner of the world-famous chocolate factory, Dutch Delight Chocolates, is excited about his brand-new recipe for chocolate. But, before he can manufacture even the first chocolate bar, the recipe is stolen! Have your students discover who stole Van Feisty''s famous chocolate recipe and they''ll not only be great detectives, they''ll be masters of logical thinking. There are nine suspects, but which one is guilty? This mystery becomes a vehicle for teaching logical thinking. In solving the mystery, students will: differentiate between valid conclusions and invalid assumptions, use syllogisms to reach valid assumptions, recognize false premises, solve deductive matrix puzzles, and decode a secret message.Grades 5-8

One-Hour Mysteries offers five motivating mysteries that your students can solve using clues and logical reasoning. Your students will become crime scene investigators, analyzing clues found at a crime scene and applying forensic techniques in their analysis.Each mystery includes a complete set of teacher instructions and blackline masters that may be photocopied for classroom use. This exciting book features the following mysteries:Mystery at the Mall,The Coaster Caper,The Case of Santa''s Blackmail,The Case of the Missing Tiara, andA Hollywood Crime.What better way to motivate critical thinking than with a whodunit? Skills include deductive reasoning, inferring, taking notes, organizing data, and analyzing evidence.Get ready for real thinking combined with cloak-and-dagger fun!If you like this book, you''ll love its follow-up, More One-Hour Mysteries.Grades 4-8

Teachers loved Mary Ann Carr''s One-Hour Mysteries and asked for more! In this follow-up to her wildly popular book, Mary Ann Carr offers five motivating mysteries that your students can solve using clues and logical reasoning. Your students become crime scene investigators, analyzing clues found at a crime scene and applying forensic techniques in their analysis.Each mystery includes a complete set of teacher instructions and blackline masters that may be photocopied for classroom use. This exciting book features the following mysteries:Miss Moneybags'' Last Will and Testament,The Doggone Mystery,The Case of Forged Houdini,Who Took the Video Game, andAunt Sally''s Secret.What better way to motivate critical thinking than with a whodunit? Skills include deductive reasoning, inferring, taking notes, organizing data, and analyzing evidence.Get ready for real thinking combined with cloak-and-dagger fun!Grades 4-8