Transfer of Learning

What You'll Learn

🧠 Skills from one area can help in another! Organization skills from cleaning your room help with organizing an essay. Pattern recognition from music helps with math. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Applying knowledge from one area to another

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Think About This

👫 You and your friend disagree about something. How can applying knowledge from one area to another help you figure out who's right — or if you're BOTH a little right?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about applying knowledge from one area to another. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master applying knowledge from one area to another

Apply metacognition in real situations

Build habits of metacognition

Key Vocabulary

Learn

Finding out something new

Practice

Doing something again to get better

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Why This Matters in Real Life

People use metacognition skills at home, at school, and at work. Every time you practice, you're getting ready for the future!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain applying knowledge from one area to another to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is the main idea of applying knowledge from one area to another?