Reviews

Peer Review: Logic to the Rescue
Reviewed Aug 26, 2019 by Teacher Education. The MERLOT project, California State University Center for Distributed Learning.

Recommended Uses: This material can be used to support in-class activities, homework, or to accompany other learning materials on logic and critical thinking.

Identify Major Learning Goals: The major learning goal of this Kindle e-book is to teach logic and thinking to middle-school children. Children and teachers will discuss logic and scientific method through the examples in the book.

A fun way to explore logical thinking and the scientific method. It is a well written and charming fantasy story. Our heroine, a 14 year old debating club member faces danger and uses logic to solve many problems. It is part of a series - the other books cost more than .99.

The educational benefits will be apparent to teachers. The story is likely to engage younger students. The story combined with classroom discussion could promote conceptual understanding. Kindle books allow highlighting note taking and flashcard creation, which might add to educational value.

Teachers can easily incorporate this into a reading class or ELA class. It can also be used to support logic and thinking in a math or science class.

This material can be easily incorporated in classes that have access to Kindle Readers or the Kindle App on desktop or mobile devices. Its fantasy-based story quality should be attractive to a younger audience.