Students will be able to independently use their learning to . . .

● apply critical, creative, and logical thinking to different situations and problems.

Students will understand that . . .

● Thinking critically improves my life. ● Creative thinking encourages fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration. ● Creativity can be learned. ● Scientific thinking leads to scientific understanding.

Students will keep considering . . .

● What kind of thinking helps me solve problems?

● How can I apply these thinking skills to new situations?

● How will these thinking skills help me in the future?

● How does brainstorming help me?

Students will know . . .

● The steps in brainstorming using FFOE.

● Brainstorming is the first step in creative thinking.

● Strategies to solve analogies. ● Basic PowerPoint skills. ● Strategies to solve logic problems.

● Addition or subtraction algorithms. ● Steps of the Scientific Method. ● The thinking strategies for each letter of SCAMPER.

Students will be skilled at . . .

● Brainstorming. ● Thinking creatively with FFOE. ● Thinking creatively using the SCAMPER technique.

● Making connections to solve analogies. ● Creating a PowerPoint or Google Slides.

● Problem-solving using logic. ● Implementing the steps of the Scientific Method. ● Reaching logical conclusions.

● Applying newly acquired thinking skills to new situations.