Thinking Tools use cases for Science

Key Points for Utilizing Science

Science Education and Thinking Tools

In science learning, activities are centered around solving problems based on the question "Why?", which leads to continuous thinking scenarios such as "collecting, organizing, comparing, and interpreting information." Additionally, deriving solutions based on scientific facts for various social issues is also an essential element of learning.

Thinking tools facilitate operations such as visualizing, selecting, and sequencing information, supporting the thought process according to the problem to be solved. Therefore, utilizing these tools in science classes can further sophisticate and enrich the scenes of "scientific thinking."

Basic Concepts of Using Thinking Tools in Science Education

The central activities in science learning involve solving problems based on the question "Why?", which includes continuous thinking scenarios such as "collecting, organizing, comparing, and interpreting information." Furthermore, deriving solutions based on scientific facts for various social issues is also an essential part of learning. Utilizing these tools in science classes could further sophisticate and enrich the scenes of "scientific thinking."

Key Points for Using Thinking Tools in Science Education

Two Thinking Scenarios and the Use of Thinking Tools

In science learning, two main thinking scenarios can be considered:

1. The process of inferring scientific facts using the results of experiments and observations or combining them with previously learned content. This generally unfolds within the educational curriculum, moving beyond mere memorization of scientific terms and symbols to logically thinking by comparing and assembling information, which indeed leads to a "scientific attitude."

2. The process of attempting a multidimensional and multifaceted approach to set tasks or social issues, not limited to previously learned content. Although not specifically detailed in the curriculum, this is a crucial educational activity that also contributes to the development of attitudes for participating in society, engaging with content that connects to one's way of life, and possibly leading to the discovery of new values.

The following teaching plans for thinking tools (thought tools) are practical examples that address one or both of these scenarios, classified by type of school and grade level to help as many teachers as possible reach the necessary information.

Below, various applications of thinking tools are linked as references. Here you can see examples of usage across different subjects. Please make use of them.

Advanced Use and Brush-Up Points

Specific Applications of Each Thinking Tool

Summarize the specific application images of each thinking tool. Please refer to them when incorporating thinking tools into your own lessons.

Sequencing (ordering information based on criteria to stimulate thought)

Comparing

Classifying

Associating

Viewing from multiple perspectives or angles

Reasoning

Predicting

Concretizing

Abstracting

Structuring

Summarizing

Capturing changes

These insights are intended to enhance and deepen the integration of thinking tools in educational practices, particularly within the realm of science education.