How does Real Science-4-Kids translate into critical thinking?
When students learn to ask questions logically and then analyze results in science, they gain discernment and evaluation skills. These are known as “critical thinking,” and these skills can be applied across all areas of study. The system of discovery learned in science class teaches students how to think through questions and data clearly and provides a transferable process for learning. The inherent analysis and problem-solving methodology taught by RS4K in science textbooks should not stand alone, however. Processes such as considering parallels, differences, time lines, and other aspects of scientific concepts should be applied to language, history, philosophy, technology and the arts. Since learning occurs in stages that require repetition, exposure to key concepts in multiple contexts promotes internalization of those concepts, and that promotes true understanding. These are the reasons Gravitas developed Kogs-4-Kids.
