RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 PLISCHKE, Jitka A1 KROPÁČ, Jiří T1 CRITICAL THINKING AND POSSIBILITIES OF ITS DEVELOMENT IN TECHNICAL SUBJECTS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS JF Trends in education YR 2010 VO 3 IS 1 SP 222 OP 225 UL https://tvv-journal.upol.cz/en/artkey/tvv-201001-0050.php AB Critical thinking is a prerequisite for successful technical thinking and the ability to evaluate technology in an appropriate way. The article pays attention to the term ´critical thinking´ and its development conditions in technical subjects teaching at elementary schools. The authors also elaborate the main approaches to incorporate critical thinking and they present possibilities to apply critical thinking when using thinking strategies and learning EUR in a lesson about water taps.