intellect

Presents activities for teaching positive life habits and building community in the classroom, featuring over a dozen activities for each of the eight multiple intelligences, including verbal/linguistic, mathematical/logical, visual/spatial, musical/rhythmical, bodily/kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and naturalist.

Discusses ways that people can improve their memory, concentration, and creativity by planning and structuring their thoughts.

"Cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman--who was relegated to special education as a child--sets out to show that the way we interpret traditional metrics of intelligence is misguided. Kaufman explores the latest research in genetics and neuroscience, as well as evolutionary, developmental, social, positive, and cognitive psychology, to challenge the conventional wisdom about the childhood predictors of adult success."--Provided by publisher.

The US Marine Corps offers a wide array of career opportunities. Comments from men and women who have served in the military, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at Marine Corps jobs ranging from combat engineers to avionics technicians to military police.

Features hundreds of IQ tests designed to challenge the brain and improve brainpower. Puzzles cover areas of memory, creative thinking, logic, and mental agility. Includes hints and an answer key.

The ever-quirky Calvin convinces Danny to help him start a rent-a-pet business when Calvin's Aunt Ruth asks the boys to watch her miniature collie while she is away, but first they will have to find a renter.

Explores the core concepts and fundamentals of intellectual development from a psychological perspective, explaining how the brain processes information and allows individuals to learn, remember, and communicate, and discussing theories on learning, language acquisition, creativity, and other related topics.

Explains how eating certain foods can help children improve their brain power and outlines a nutrition program that focuses on eating a balanced diet at every stage of life.

Explores the development of the theory of multiple intelligences over the last decade.