problem solving

"A village outside Mumbai is having a water crisis that only a group of kid geniuses can fix--so Max and her CMI friends book it to India. But it's hard to save the world when you're trying not to be kidnapped by a greedy corporation that profits when others suffer--and seems to know your every move. It's almost like the bad guys have a spy inside the Change Makers"--OCLC.

Twelve-year-old Glad is a problem-solver at home and school, but knowing everyone's secrets means she has few friends and trying her best may not bring her mother home.

"RJ's way of doing things isn't working out for him. His teacher is upset because so many of his assignments are missing or incomplete, but RJ blames other students for distracting him. He learns how to ask for help and stay on task, and discovers that by doing things the right way the first time, he no longer has to do them over and over again."--Publisher.

"Describes how using variables and performing experiments, like scientists do, can help find answers to questions. As readers use scientific inquiry to problem solve on their own, an activity based on real world situations challenges them to apply what they've learned in order to solve a puzzle"--.

Presents ten problem-solving strategies and shows how they can be used to solve both mathematics and everyday life problems, and includes approximately two hundred problems that illustrate these strategies.

Explains how to make a profit at a small business venture, such as a bake sale, focusing on how to determine the unit cost of an item in order that a profit can be made.

Benji Franklin is the world's go-to genius. He's already saved the planet twice before, and now he's at it again. With the help of his extraordinary problem-solving skills (and a solid gold submarine), he'll be busy stopping dangerous underwater earthquakes and catching outer-space cyber criminals! But with balancing saving the world and doing his homework, are there some problems too challenging for even the Kid Zillionaire?.

Jack, a third-grade student who can talk to animals, interviews the animals around town to find clues after his best friend Leo claims that Jack's dog, Scout, ate his homework.

Discusses the importance of being able to solve problems in the workplace, helps people identify the problem-solving skills they already possess, examines the differences between scientific and creative problem-solving techniques, and describes a five-step problem-solving process for assessing and addressing difficult situations.