One of three related documents produced in response to a need for direct instruction in thinking skills, this program for middle school or junior high school students bases its approach on involvement of students in direct experiences. The book contains four units. Focusing on perception, Unit 1: "Experiencing the Arts" begins with ways sensory impressions trigger thought, describes a class art festival, and discusses the writing of personal reflections on thinking like an artist. Unit 2: "Exploring Possibilities" engages students in speculative and imaginative thinking about technology and its future applications, and includes such activities as brainstorming, making an invention, and preparing for an inventors' fair. Unit III: "Investigating the Issues" engages students in a study of their own school, and involves them in asking questions; collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing information; and interpreting and evaluating findings. Unit VI: "Probing the Future" challenges students to project, predict, forecast, plan, and imagine what life might be like in the future. (EL)