Case 18 of 20 · Metacognition

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🔎 Case Brief #18

👫 You and your friend disagree about something.

🎯 Your mission

Gather the evidence.

⚡ The twist

Notice the feeling before the thought.

What you'll learn · 1 of 3

🧠 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.

What you'll learn · 2 of 3

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.

What you'll learn · 3 of 3

The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key idea: Applying knowledge from one area to another

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?

How a thinker does it

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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!

Remember

1Master applying knowledge from one area to another
2Apply metacognition in real situations
3Build habits of metacognition

Words to know

Learn: Finding out something new
Practice: Doing something again to get better

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

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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How can you apply metacognition in daily life?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Good critical thinkers always:

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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You got 0 of 3 right.

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🌍 Why this matters: 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

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

🏆 Try this week: Tonight, ask yourself: what did I learn today that I didn't know yesterday?

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “What changed your mind this week?”

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