A Better Hoodie
From the Set Design a Better World
How could a smarter hoodie make life easier for your friends and family? Great inventors use a process called design thinking to help them identify problems, big and small, and create solutions for them. This book introduces readers to design thinking and asks them to look at their hoodie (the pros and cons of it) in a specific way to figure out how to improve it. Design thinking fosters innovation, creativity, and even empathy--essential learning for students. Book includes table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, infographics, and instructions.
Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 7 |
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Reading Level | Grade 4 |
Dewey | 646/.3 |
Lexile | 960L |
ATOS Reading Level | |
Guided Reading Level | W |
Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
Series | Design a Better World |
Language | English |
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Available Formats | Reinforced book (9781534143180), Paperback (9781534139749), PDF (9781534140943), ePub (9781534145580), Hosted ebook (9781534142145), Kindle (9781534144385) |
Copyright | 2019 |
Number of Pages | 32 |
Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
Graphics | Full-color photographs |
Author: Kristin Fontichiaro
- Design Thinking and Identifying a Problem
- Research, Observe, and Interview
- Synthesize and Focus
- Brainstorm
- Prototype
- Test, Adjust, Test Again
- Implement!
- Learn More
- Glossary
- Index
Author/Illustrator biography |
Glossary of key words |
Index |
Infographics |
Informative sidebars |
Instructions |
Table of contents |
Full-color photographs |