Dinosaurs - A Catalyst for Critical Thought

Explains how to use students passion for dinosaurs to trigger interest in science and develop critical thinking skills.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Critical thought; 3. Dinosaurs as critical thought catalysts; 4. Jurassic Park, dinosaur idolatry, and educational obligation; 5. Summary.

Summary

Students' passion for dinosaurs can be harnessed to trigger interest in science and be used to develop critical thinking skills. Three methods for developing critical thought are outlined in this Element: using dinosaur paleontology to illustrate logical fallacies and flawed arguments, evaluating primary dinosaur literature, and critiquing dinosaur documentaries.

Product details

• Authors: Darrin Pagnac
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108717922
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71792-2
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements of Paleontology; Elements of Paleontology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; SCIENCE / Paleontology, universities, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Palaeontology