Development and Application of SSI Writing Teaching-Learning Materials for Middle School Biology Gifted Students to Enhance Creative Problem-Solving Ability

In this study, we developed and applied SSI writing teaching-learning lesson plans for middle school biology gifted students on the subject of plastic waste problem, seed war, etc. In this process, we aimed to solve students’ given problems creatively. In this study, a systematic teaching-learning process was presented through the development of a teaching plan, and a series of curriculums such as teaching-learning-evaluation were carried out by performing SSI writing in the evaluation process. The theme of the first teaching-learning lesson plan is ‘Plastic Age, How to solve it’, and the reason for the selection is to recognize the seriousness of environmental pollution caused by discarded plastic through the recognition of the problem of plastic items that are easily used and discarded, and to seek experimental and social countermeasures to solve them. The class was conducted by exploring the current status of plastic appliances, starting with plastic, and finding ways to solve problems through the study of larva eating plastic. The learning objectives were to recognize environmental and social problems caused by plastic, to find ways to reduce plastic waste, and to present scientific methods for problem solving through argumentation. The second subject of the teaching-learning lesson plan was selected as ‘Seeds, Dominate the World’, and the reason for the selection is to examine the seed patent rights of multinational corporations and analyze the problems caused by them, and ultimately to think about why biodiversity is important between the universal interests of mankind and the interests of specific companies. The class established the concepts of species diversity, biodiversity, seed banks, and life patents, identified the current status and problems of agriculture around the world due to patented seeds, and established their own claims through advocacy or refutation of seed bank establishment. The purpose of the study was to identify the current status and problems of the cotton industry in India, identify the seed industry in Korea, identify the status of GMO seeds in the United States, and identify the problems of life patents in multinational companies such as Monsanto. In SSI writing, or evaluation after teaching-learning, students were aware of given social science problems, sought ways to solve problems, and presented scientific methods for problem solving through argumentation.