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Language:
English
Object type:
Lesson Plan
Description:
Teacher's guide for the online exhibit Invention at Play providing an array of activities, resources, and approaches that underscores the role of play in fostering the inventive spirit. Through play we develop certain "habits of mind" - curiosity, persistence, imagination, communication, problem solving - as well as skills in manipulating and understanding the properties of the material world. This guide provides biographies, activities, articles, and resources which should help you bring the playful nature of invention into your classroom.