Part I: Understanding Motivation -- Chapter 1. The Challenge of Motivating Students -- Chapter 2. The Science of Motivation: The SEEKING System -- Part II: SEEKING in the Classroom: A Framework for Motivation -- Chapter 3. Exploratory Investigations: Level 1-- The Need to SEEK -- Chapter 4. Learning and Anticipation: Level 2-- SEEKING and Making Connections -- Chapter 5. Imagination and Synthesis: Level 3--Applying Higher Cognitive Processing -- Part III: Bringing It All Together: Engaging the SEEKING System -- Chapter 6. Leveraging the SEEKING System to Maximize Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance.