Critical Thinking Detective: Vocabulary Book 1

Grades 5 - 12

This is the fun way to learn new vocabulary! These popular, easy-to-use detective cases are suitable for Grades 5 - 12+. Students must identify the meaning of new vocabulary as they try to uncover the subtle clues hidden in the statements from witnesses and suspects. Each mystery requires careful reading, critical thinking, and synthesizing information to identify the innocent and guilty. The cases also develop observation skills, reading comprehension, deductive and inductive thinking skills. Learning to identify and evaluate evidence is the very heart of critical thinking. The vocabulary in these mysteries is taken from the Sat's most difficult word lists and top look-ups for Merriam Webster online dictionary.