Thinking Skills Tutorial (7) LS120 Fall 2023 PDF

By the end of this tutorial, students will be able to: 1. Discuss the definition and the skills of critical thinking 2. Demonstrate the ability to differentiate between facts and opinions in making scientific arguments and conclusions In your subgroup try to answer the following questions? 1. What i...

By the end of this tutorial, students will be able to: 1. Discuss the definition and the skills of critical thinking 2. Demonstrate the ability to differentiate between facts and opinions in making scientific arguments and conclusions In your subgroup try to answer the following questions? 1. What is critical thinking? 2. Why is it dangerous to believe everything you read or hear? 3. Do you ask questions about the things you read and hear? Group exercise (2): True or false? If false, say why 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. analyze assess Identifying facts and opinions is an essential critical thinking skill. A fact can be proved We know these things because they have been proved by science, or there is reliable data about them. An opinion is a view held by an individual or group. They are opinions and cannot be proved by any independent or reliable evidence. Fact Opinion Is objective Is subjective Is discovered Is created States reality Interprets reality Can be verified Cannot be verified Is presented with unbiased words Is presented with biased words Group exercise (3): Fact or opinion? With your subgroup, Identify the facts and opinions: Group exercise (3): Medical Facts or opinions? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Too much screen time has been shown to affect sleep habits. Chewing gum makes you more alert. Drinking coffee can prevent depression. You should drink more water when it’s hot outside or you have been exercising. Chemically, the human body consists mainly of water and of organic compounds. Smell an apple to prevent claustrophobia. Energy drink is better than water. Bone and blood are considered as specialized connective tissues The cell is the basic living unit of the human body—indeed, of all organisms. 10. Sitting at a desk can increase death risk by almost 50%. Group exercise 3: discussion Nutritional fact or opinion? Fact Opinion Too much screen time has been shown to affect sleep habits. Screen time should only be for adults Whole grains contain more fiber than refined grains. Whole grain products taste better than any other grain. If someone is allergic to peanuts they might not be allergic to tree nuts. People who have peanut allergies shouldn’t even look at a peanut. You should drink more water when it’s hot outside or you have been exercising. Water should only be available to people working out. Water is a nutrient your body needs to stay hydrated. My favorite drink is water. Grains can be wheat, oat, barley or rice. Grains are my favorite food group. March is National Nutrition Month Nutrition month should be celebrated every month. Many sodas contain sugar or sugar alternatives in their ingredients You should never drink soda Children between the ages of 4 and 8 should get at least 5 Fruit flavored water tastes great. cups of water a day. Dehydration is when your body does not get enough water. Energy drink is better than water. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Dr. Halima Buni