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Lego Education: science and technology set.


www.legoeducation.com, Set, $83

This machine set--designed for fourth-graders on up--enables students to develop skills in scientific inquiry, physical science, technology, teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. , problem solving problem solving

Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error.
 and creativity in an engaging way. Students behave as scientists, exploring problems, inventing their own solutions, studying forces and motion, simple machines, measurement, energy, magnetism and more. With the activity pack, students can complete 12, 45-minute lessons and 12 extension activities. It includes reproducible re·pro·duce  
v. re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing, re·pro·duc·es

v.tr.
1. To produce a counterpart, image, or copy of.

2. Biology To generate (offspring) by sexual or asexual means.
 worksheets, teacher notes and a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 containing helpful animations.

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