Reginald Van Feisty, owner of the world-famous chocolate factory, Dutch Delight Chocolates, is excited about his brand-new recipe for chocolate. But, before he can manufacture even the first chocolate bar, the recipe is stolen! Have your students discover who stole Van Feisty's famous chocolate recipe and they'll not only be great detectives, they'll be masters of logical thinking. There are nine suspects, but which one is guilty? This mystery becomes a vehicle for teaching logical thinking. In solving the mystery, students will: differentiate between valid conclusions and invalid assumptions, use syllogisms to reach valid assumptions, recognize false premises, solve deductive matrix puzzles, and decode a secret message.
Grades 5-8
- ISBN10 1593634994
- ISBN13 9781593634995
- Publish Date 1 January 2011
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Prufrock Press
- Edition 2nd New edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 90
- Language English