--- title: CERCA Now: Imagination description: 3 Topic to Spark Courageous Thinking This Week! --- [Blog | ThinkCERCA ](https://blog.thinkcerca.com) # [CERCA Now: Imagination](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/imagination) Written by [ThinkCERCA Team](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/author/thinkcerca-team) | January 30, 2023 #### Try our QuickCERCAs Additional reading practice, comprehension checks, and discussion questions in under 15 minutes! ## ELEMENTARY My Brilliant Idea  [View Lesson](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chwFg04/VW-Prj3pJpsFW4q5sN_3f_XcFW5LNP254WqXZYN8rPF5L3q3n_V1-WJV7CgVKBN5Zn-m-X6zfQN16Gg8BpFZNnW5x-Bs66g6Q74N6HY8D_JYD0QW3W6x198VwT1GW7SdMgy2Y1yRFVBdB-V5WyPSRW26dR8n6qQb71W9dvYmF8FVqxBW86q_lb8_1DDLW474CQx4XzTSpW8BXqZy8Xmbn6W3KhwWW3J20jFW8Ky1hc84m6JDW3qZM8z2ttpHCVvqHQ05X_mLkW8WMkd917TyqZW1p1zqK6lYtWjW6jVXCl8t4xyjW8KNCS74cC9BRW6X7Xf23fTkqKW380Wyf6g-vZtW3hFrVT7t5rF_W4rvmWV5py3MjW8TzHZf50yPy1W8PRkNX2xhZG13jxF1) ## MIDDLE 6 Ways to Spark Your Creativity [View Lesson](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chwFg04/VW-Prj3pJpsFW4q5sN_3f_XcFW5LNP254WqXZYN8rPF613q3phV1-WJV7CgBCgN8K6N_MXZl6bW2glrNk57RgxZN2jhlhJGR9pRVPpQxx5VW35mW3rhjqW8LM8RjW3Lfyvb2nFty9W6c--VK6xV9VvW2_5Jzq2k-d4DW5CQ5V311YQzwVWWS-B4Vg2zbW3yf3KK1TD47PW5wcZK77zvRVLW5RgHnZ5JNzPBW5jxBFt84zJCnW8ML0R-5J-_5SW1hcDdv2sswS3W80lWw032V4KrVdsRZl3TD4ZmW2nky8-3l1BspV3V7Tt8mqH3CW4xCknp1htgjqW2hjrbL7d7ghYN4XRk8qf0ctDW99hX1x760FsNW7DLlxT6mvPnHW3c6cDr4RjCKyW7WZbjt3_5gW8N1L31GLP0krf3gZH1) ## HIGH SCHOOL The Awesome Importance of Imagination [View Lesson](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chwFg04/VW-Prj3pJpsFW4q5sN_3f_XcFW5LNP254WqXZYN8rPF6k3q3pBV1-WJV7CgYr-W4P0lqs4ts8G7VgxZ983zg0FpW7jTwTc4XbrCWVM42Qd7rc28JW8hp_yr45BxLhW4D9Rd52CtSX4Vmc_JC9jryf2W8n8THc48Cn5TVdwjM92MZsryW2hdC6q8_xVcBW1Fp4f373sH15W8KrVHk4ldY29W3DmYHH67cRRnW9lSgCT2M4bCrW7VMDJ91_Zwn6V70L4G6BdLLtW9kNm_56PQDyvV6bjWM2VS7YZW44BzPN3wQ6K4N28z-kP71kSRW224nQl89B35JW1ZthPy2rs417W7J58TC5GxQ6_W5txlKv1hny_bW3wgJ4-8PZVk6W7LWPZT4FkrqSW6VZpCy7S0-j2W1BDhCl45lNYLN543XSKs69L1W8hQj-k9l_LGp315P1)   # Custom Lessons Did you know that you can create your own Close Reading & Writing Lessons in ThinkCERCA?  [See how it works](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chwFg04/VVZBTV3LkDKYN5Lh6WgcfBcPW6R-97G4J1dG2N4Rsyg53q3nJV1-WJV7CgDmhW70-jQY6c0FZ2W2G5jMW26pkJzW7qMmlM4vjKZBW1Z-Npn9ljCPXW44HnJ96KVRKkW4kHNp34rBfYgW8bxJv26zN5SkW824--v90_kWpW905-Rg8pJdMDVpt90t5cMZ9NN4pw9-vd4G8lW941ZgW51Z_8RW9fZpch4HLwM8VYYdlJ7SZH1-W3-j1sb5t6TsSW42X_qF7ZdRW5W17lg1j5YspCCW7mwG-v5fHTnhW69rqVf2tZbkbW4MlyHJ8BxSRHW97qs3s4mQH1nW448Kv035RfwBN5k_glMW32X8W7yjv5D4P-VR332zg1).   #### ELEMENTARY How can creative thinkers find ways to solve problems? 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