The New Cool
A Visionary Teacher, His FIRST Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts
Book - 2011
The story of MacArthur genius award-winning physics teacher Amir Abo-Shaeer from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, who envisioned a robust academy for high I.Q. students who wanted to put their technical know-how to work.
Publisher:
New York : Crown Publishers, c2011
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780307588890
0307588890
0307588890
Branch Call Number:
629.89207 B2909n 2011
Characteristics:
xiii, 337 p. : ill. ; 25 cm



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Add a CommentThe clock is ticking from the first page. Will teacher Amir Abo-Shaeer and his students meet the 6 week deadline to build their robot? Will it be good enough for the fierce competition they will face? Will the students learn math, physics,teamwork and perseverance along the way. A school project that reads like a,fast paced edge of your seat thriller.Stand aside jocks,the new cool kids are in science class. Get your geek on,and enjoy this High school adventure, time is running out.