The aim of the current research is to identify the effectiveness of using the Exploratory Scientific Writing Strategy (S W H) The Science Writing Heuristic in geography to develop some probing thinking skills and achieve learning independence among secondary school students. To achieve this goal, the researcher prepared a probing thinking test and a measure of learning independence, and used the method Descriptive analytical and experimental method with quasi-experimental design, The study sample also consisted of 70 male and female students from the first year of secondary school They were divided into two experimental and control groups, The current research found that there are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) between the average scores of students in the experimental and control groups for the probing thinking test as a whole and for its sub-skills in favor of the experimental group. There are also Statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05) between the average scores of students in the two experimental groups in the pre- and post-applications of the probing thinking test as a whole and its sub-skills in favor of the post-application, There are statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05) between the average scores of students in the experimental and control groups for the learning independence scale as a whole and its sub-dimensions in favor of the experimental group. There are also statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05) between the average scores of the students in the experimental group. In the pre- and post-applications of the learning independence scale as a whole and its sub-dimensions, in favor of the post-application, The research also found that there is a statistically significant correlation at the significance level (0.05) between the average scores of the experimental group in the post-application of both the probing thinking test and the learning independence scale. The researcher recommended the necessity of including the exploratory scientific writing strategy in teaching geography, and paying attention to developing skills. Probing thinking and independence of learning among students.