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Going to college when you're 18 years old can be a new and frightening experience. But imagine taking college classes when you're only 10! Read the inspirational stories of six young geniuses who went to college before they were old enough to have a driver's license. Packed with fun facts, fascinating sidebars, and featuring TIMEA(c) content and images, this informational text has features such as a glossary, an index, and a table of contents to engage students in reading as they build their comprehension, vocabulary, and reading skills. The Reader's Guide and extended Try It! activity increase understanding of the material, and develop higher-order thinking. Check It Out! offers print and online resources for additional reading. Keep students reading from cover to cover with this captivating text!

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Publié par	Teacher Created Materials
Date de parution	01 août 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493866021
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	52 Mo

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Fantastic
Lives
College
Bound

.

Table
of
Contents

Brain
Power
4

Young
Geniuses
6

College
Life
12

Brains
and
Compassion
16

The
Sky
Is
Not
a
Limit
20

Adept
at
Maths
24

Engineering
the
Future
28

Financial
Whiz
32

Kid
Doctor
36

Follow
Your
Curiosity
40

Glossary
42

Index
44

Check
It
Out!
46

Try
It!
47

About
the
Author
48

.

Brain
Power

Have
you
watched
the
television
show
The
Big
Bang
Theory
?

It's
about
four
scientists
,
and
one
of
them
is
really
smart
.

Sheldon
Cooper
is
very
curious
,
and
he
knows
a
lot
about
physics
.

You
probably
have
heard
about
a
real
physicist
named
Albert
Einstein
.

Many
years
ago
,
he
asked
all
kinds
of
questions
about
science
.

He
also
suggested
answers
called
theories
.

Albert
Einstein
is
considered
to
have
been
a
genius
.

He
loved
learning
and
,
as
a
teenager
,
attended
a
university
in
Switzerland
.

Today
,
many
students
go
to
college
to
pursue
their
love
of
learning
.

Some
people
start
when
they
are
very
young
.

Their
curiosity
is
off
the
charts
!

Theoretical
Physicist
Theoretical
physicists
do
something
that
you
do
every
day
:
ask
questions
!
These
scientists
want
to
find
out
how
nature
works
.
They
ask
questions
about
everything
we
can
see
and
even
things
we
can't
see
.

physics
theories

.

scene
from
The
Big
Bang
Theory

What
does
IQ
mean
?
The
intelligence
quotient
(
IQ
)
is
one
way
that
we
try
to
measure
how
someone
thinks
and
solves
problems
.
After
you
take
a
bunch
of
tests
,
you
receive
a
score
.
Most
people
earn
a
score
between
90
and
100
.

.

Young
Geniuses

Who
are
these
young
students
who
graduate
early
from
high
school
and
earn
college
degrees
?

You
might
have
more
in
common
with
them
than
you
might
think
.

In
this
book
,
you'll
meet
six
brilliant
students
.

On
page
16
,
you
can
read
about
Gregory
Smith
,
who
earned
a
diploma
from
a
public
high
school
in
Florida
when
he
was
9
years
old
.

Some
of
the
featured
students
were
homeschooled
.

Belicia
Cespedes
liked
studying
at
home
because
she
could
learn
as
quickly
as
she
wanted
.

Her
story
is
on
page
32
.

Wherever
these
students
learned
,
they
also
played
sports
,
hung
out
with
friends
,
and
played
musical
instruments
.

Sho
Yano
began
writing
classical
music
on
the
piano
by
the
age
of
5
.

His
story
is
on
page
36
.

Yano
isn't
the
only
smart
one
in
his
family
.

His
sister
earned
a
biology
degree
at
the
age
of
13
.

Musical
Genius
Wolfgang
Amadeus
Mozart
is
considered
a
child
prodigy
.
When
he
was
three
years
old
,
he
could
play
chords
on
the
harpsichord
.
Two
years
later
,
he
was
composing
his
own
songs
.
As
a
child
and
into
his
teens
,
he
traveled
Europe
playing
concerts
for
royalty
and
nobility
.
He
went
on
to
become
one
of
the
most
famous
pianists
,
violinists
,
and
composers
in
history
.

prodigy
harpsichord

.

Other
scholars
have
super
smart
brothers
and
sisters
,
too
.

Anne-Marie
Imafidon
is
a
math
whiz
and
is
one
of
five
remarkably
bright
siblings
.

You
can
read
about
her
on
page
24
.

Team
sports
,
such
as
soccer
,
appeal
to
Moshe
Kai
Cavalin
,
who
also
practices
martial
arts
and
has
won
competitions
.

Cavalin
started
college
when
he
was
only
8
.

His
story
is
on
page
20
.

Another
homeschooled
scholar
,
Polite
Stewart
Jr.,
also
practices
martial
arts
.

He
finished
college
at
18
,
the
age
most
students
start
college
!

You
can
read
Stewart's
story
on
page
28
.

No
matter
what
you
try
to
do
,
a
big
factor
is
hard
work
.

If
you
really
focus
on
a
subject
,
you
can
learn
so
much
!

Maybe
not
“Genius”
It's
not
just
intelligence
that
drives
these
young
geniuses
.
They
also
share
a
trait
:
perseverance
.
As
Albert
Einstein
said
,
“Genius
is
one
percent
talent
and
99
percent
hard
work
.
”

perseverance