MY "NEW" SENSED NEED

I guess my biggest concern in my classroom is that I don't feel like the students THINK like scientists.
It sounds weird... I can't put my finger on it but they just miss the concept of "THINKING SCIENTIFICALLY" about what to conclude after an experiment and what to do NEXT!

Is it because they are not that engaged in what we are doing in class? Maybe.
Is it that the content does not seem relevant to their daily life? Perhaps.
Or is it something bigger? I'm thinking so.

Is what I am missing in my science classes just an overall lack of CRITICAL THINKING skills all together?  Is scientific thinking really just critical thinking in disguise?  Damn you Tony Wagner.

Great... I have my answer... what's wrong in my classes is a lack of critical thinking.
Now what can I do about solving the problem?

I need to "scientifically" think on that one for awhile. (ha ha)