Critical Thinking Part 1: A Valuable Argument

Part 1 of the TechNyou critical thinking resource.

The resource covers basic logic and faulty arguments, developing student's critical thinking skills.

Suitable for year 8-10, focused on science issues, the module can be adapted to suit classroom plans.

The resource is found here:
https://education.technyou.edu.au/cri...

Transcript can be found here:
http://technyou.edu.au/fun-stuff/vide...

There are also two new downloadable Critical Thinking guides:
A postcard-sized one: http://technyou.edu.au/wp-content/upl...
and
An extended version for secondary school teachers: http://technyou.edu.au/wp-content/upl...

Continued in Part 2:
Broken Logic:
http://youtu.be/VRZk62QNOsM

Animated and directed by James Hutson, Bridge8.
Written by Mike Mcrae and James Hutson

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[oblio blivion]

Why do you tell a kid his brain is tiny and simple right out of the shoot? Some kind of boot-camp approach? Instead of "Unfortunately" you could have just as easily led the 2nd sentence with "Fortunately you have been equipped with the most sophisticated thinking device in the known universe, the human brain". This statement is true and I think kids are more likely to want to use their brains if they are fascinated and proud to possess one. ...Just sayin'.

[techNyouvids]

I don't think we're putting down kids at all, rather highlighting the complexity of the universe and the awesome challenge we've got getting to understand it - and we are getting to understand it.

As for 'boot-camp' - the message we hope we've put out from these videos is think/critique/analyse the world. Sorry you drew the opposite conclusion from the opening line in the first video.

[Luke Freeman]

Hey! I was wondering how you illustrated this? Thanks!

[techNyouvids]

It was illustrated and narrated by James Hutson of Bridge8 

[slumpighet]

The CC-license is non-derivative. Are you allowed to translate the videos to another language and replace the English speaker?

[techNyouvids]

Hey, we've had others ask this question and the answer from the creator is no, permission is not granted. But we have had offers to translate the videos into other languages and we'd be happy to upload the transcript so provide other languages. As this is a government funded video the transcript just needs to be accredited. Is it Spainish you want? Because we have a transcript in the works for Spainish.

[MuslimahMelika]

Very interesting :) Thanks Derren for linking me here!

[aReasonableMan12]

Wow! Great stuff. I am teaching elementary students and would like to have any critical thinking resources available.

THanks!

[jackofsticks]

2:02 - Best part.

[vitolob1]

:-)

[MrNoosphere]

Depends on whether size is important to you ;)

[vitolob1]

I also don't think you are putting down kids, but is the size of our brains really an unfortunate thing?

[Raina430]

Very good, and not just for kids. Adults can use this too, since some of us were taught to think " magically", as in the psychological term " magical thinking". Like being asked to accept, on the say so of adults, that a person we do not know and who no one has ever seen, who lived thousands of years ago, died for our sins. If you are taught to believe that at 4, and you think you know the answers to lifes greatest questions, where is your logical thinking ability going to be?

[Acquavallo]

I've never seen Aristotle LOL before.

[matthewfonseca8]

why did i watch this