2nd Edition

Feats and Flops A Creative Engineering Unit for Advanced and Gifted Students

By Jason S. McIntosh Copyright 2025
176 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

176 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

176 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

Make problem solving fun with this award winning, research-based curriculum unit! Designed to meet the needs of gifted students in grades 6 and up, this book will enable you to expertly guide your students through using the engineering design process, SCAMPER, and a new tool called “My Maker’s Map” to innovate solutions to both hypothetical and personal situations in their own lives. By the end... Read more

1. Focusing on Feats and Flops  2. Blue Sky Thinking  3. A Strategy for Sparking Solutions  4. Creating Curiosity  5. Mistake to Masterpiece  6. Mindset Mix-up  7. Innovations-R-Us  8. Recording Research  9. Settling on a Solution  10. The Customer is Always Right  11. The Power of Persuasion  12. 3.S.4.K  13. Focus Group Feedback  14. Thinking Like an Engineer  15. My Maker's Map  16. Brainstorming Bonanza  17. Blueprint to Innovation  18. Delving into the Details  19. Preparing a Prototype  20. A Doorbell Surprise  21. Continuing to Create  22. Preparing a Presentation  23. It's Show Time  24. The Inventor's Oath  25. Patent Pending  26. A Preamble to my Patent  27. Editing an Elevator Speech  28. Jumping in the Tank  29. A Survivor's Story  30. A Legacy in Letters

Biography

Jason S. McIntosh, Ph.D., is an experienced educator and passionate advocate for gifted education. He has served as a gifted coordinator and Director of Advanced Learning Experiences for several school districts in Arizona. To find out more about his latest curriculum projects, please visit his website at www.notmoreofthesame.com.