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Science, Math, Checkmate 32 Chess Activities for Inquiry and Problem Solving

Alexey W. Root

Foreword by Dr. Max and Hiroko Warshauer

Book Code: TIP8571

ISBN: 1-59158-571-6

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-571-8

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144 pages, photos

Teacher Ideas Press, an imprint of Libraries Unlimited

Publication: 1/30/2008

List Price: $25.00 (UK Sterling Price: £13.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Paperback

Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11

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Science, Math, Checkmate is a collection of 32 lesson plans designed to provide a practical link between chess instruction and national standards in elementary and middle school math and science instruction, with occasional forays into English and history. It is ground-breaking and valuable precisely because it accomplishes the critical important work described above: it sells chess by tying it to established educational standards.
—Chess Life April 2008

Description: Chess captivates children. Connect their interest to education with Science, Math, Checkmate, an activity book and teacher resource for grades 3-8. Students learn chess rules and strategies through activities coded to the 32 pawns and pieces on a chessboard. The 16 pawn activities require no chess knowledge, 14 of the piece activities build on students' growing familiarity with chess, and the two king activities challenge budding chess experts. Within the chess activities, students practice national standards of scientific inquiry and mathematical problem solving. Improved thinking in science, math, and chess are the winning results: Checkmate!
The introductory chapter discusses the scientific inquiry and mathematical problem solving standards, explains the coding system for the chess activities, and details what materials should be purchased. Chapters 2 (scientific inquiry), 3 (mathematical problem solving), and 4 (inter-disciplinary) each contain 10-12 activities at different grade and chess levels. The book ends with an appendix of the rules of chess. It includes approximately 100 chess diagrams. Grading rubrics and check lists are offered with each activity to assist teachers in assessing student learning.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Dr. Max and Hiroko Warshauer
Chapter 1: The Curriculum Game
Chapter 2: Scientific Inquiry
Chapter 3: Mathematical Problem Solving
Chapter 4: Interdisciplinary
Chapter 5: Chess Basics
Appendix A: Chess Test
Appendix B: Answer Key for Activities
Appendix C: Review of Kasparov and Polgar Curricula
Glossary
References
Index

LC Card Number: 2007040758

LCC Class: GV1450

Dewey Class: 794

PDF Catalogs:
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf	LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf


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