The modern learner requires a practical capacity can be re-created through new language and
the ability to interpret information and knowledge through various media. To this end, the 2009
revised curriculum introduced the stories of scientists, the history of science, and the topicality
of science in order to raise curiosity and interest in science. In addition, its purpose was to
cultivate scientific thinking, creative thinking, and communication skills through discussion and
science writing. The purpose of this study was to develop a storytelling teaching-learning
method using the science writing heuristic as a new teaching-learning method for the
improvement of communication skills, scientific thinking, and a greater interest in science class.
We have developed a storytelling teaching-learning method using the science writing heuristic
through research reviews of narratives, stories, storytelling, and the science writing heuristic.
We have combined the three stages of storytelling based on an instructional model and the
process of the six stages of the science writing heuristic. This teaching-learning method is
composed of storytelling before activities focusing on stories, storytelling activities progressing
through narrative and inquiry among students, and storytelling follow-up activities receiving
feedback on the activities of the whole class. This model includes activities to complete the
group’s story through the whole process of the class and the activities involved in the
storytelling. With respect to the stories to be completed in class, there are: the ‘Background
story’, related to problem recognition; the ‘Solving story’, related to problem solving; and the
‘Reflection story’, which reflects on the entire lesson. We then developed a storytelling program
which is based on the stories of scientists (Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and Michael
Faraday). The participants were twenty gifted, elementary students. Interest in science class,
favorite science-related career, and gender difference awareness in science all showed a
significant improvement at the 5 percent significance level. Through interviews, we found that
the students developed an increased interest in scientists and experienced a narrative between
the students and the argument processes of the scientists. A storytelling teaching-learning
method using the science writing heuristic is therefore a way to enhance interest, inquiry,
writing, discussion, argument, and narrative; it’s applicability in schools is high.