Pondering Puzzling Patterns and a Parable Poem

by: Thomas O'Brien

Students and teachers need playful experiences where they can develop the scientific inquiry skills of observation, pattern recognition, and inferential reasoning and prediction, as well as discover some of the perceptual and conceptual biases of humans. In this activity, various letter or word puzzles help develop learners’ powers of observation, pattern recognition skills, and awareness of perceptual and conceptual biases and the nature of science (NOS).

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 3/1/2011Stock # PB271X2_9

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