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6th grade critical thinking dbqs
The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Road to the American Revolution DBQ Document-Based Questions
American RevolutionDocument-Based Questions (DBQs) are a great way to expose students to primary sources as well as to make them think about an event in history and respond to it. This unit can be used in a few ways. You can project the full-page images on my board so that we can discuss them, and then the students answer the DBQ in their notebooks. I have also included the DBQs in printable format so that your students can answer on paper and digital Google Forms that you can send electronicall
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4th - 6th
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
Two dynamic renewable and nonrenewable energy sources projects. Student will apply research skills to learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and then apply their knowledge to help a fictional community decide which two energy sources are best for their town. These projects put students in charge of their learning and keep them motivated with real life scenarios while improving their critical thinking, persuasive writing, and public speaking skills, and research skills. Minimal p
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Historical Thinking Skills Activities
Historical thinking is a key skill for students to utilize when examining primary and secondary sources. In order for students to fully understand a source, they must examine it in-depth. These activities are designed to strengthen student's understanding of historical sources. They can be used with any type of historical document.
The Historical Thinking Skills Activities includes:
***Teacher Resources***
1. What is Historical Thinking (A letter for the teacher)
2. Think and Link – the step
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Slavery in the Southern Colonies: A Socratic Seminar
Looking for a higher order thinking activity? Need a way to close out a unit on the Southern Colonies? Do you want to do a Socratic Seminar with your students? Students will evaluate three primary source documents to answer document-based questions. Students will engage in higher-level thinking and improve listening and speaking skills during this common-core supported activity. This activity is appropriate for 5th-7th graders and meets the Common Core Standards for Speaking and Listening.
If
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5th - 8th
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Native Americans DBQ Document-Based Questions
Native AmericansDocument-Based Questions (DBQs) are a great way to expose students to primary sources as well as to make them think about an event in history and respond to it. This unit can be used in a few ways. You can project the full-page images on my board so that we can discuss them, and then the students answer the DBQ in their notebooks. I have also included the DBQs in printable format so that your students can answer on paper and digital Google Forms that you can send electronically.
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3rd - 6th
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DBQ: Life of a Japanese-American Child Living in an Internment Camp during WW2)
Using PRIMARY Sources in the Classroom. A DBQ activity uses primary sources. Sources can include diaries,posters, music, news articles from the time, anything written by those who participated in or witnessed an event in history. Students review the given documents and use many cognitive skills in processing what they see and read. After gathering information using the documents, students develop an essay answering a question. The topic of this Primary Source(DBQ )is Life of a Japanese-American
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5th - 8th
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Analyzing Renaissance Art: Primary Source Activity
Students will build their understanding of primary sources as they collaborate to analyze five key pieces of Renaissance art to better understand its themes and concepts. A great way to introduce the Renaissance, wrap up the chapter, buffer some time between your last bit of notes and the test, close out Friday or liven up Monday, this student-centered, collaborative, and engaging activity will have you covered. Slides are included to allow for a full class discussion and formative assessmen
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6th - 12th
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Reconstructing Solomon's Temple (Drawing Activity)
A fun activity that plays to a wide variety of strengths, skill sets and interests. Students will investigate different examples and elements of Phoenician architecture as well as primary source accounts before creating a reasonable sketch of King Solomon's Temple. I have used this with my world history students during the unit on ancient Israel and found that it makes a good research and analysis lesson, and allows for students to have the freedom to explore and draw reasonable conclusions.
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6th - 12th
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The White House is On Fire - War of 1812 (Teaching Literacy Through History)
In 1814, the British set fire to the White House. The tale of Dolley Madison rescuing the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington is well-known because she wrote an account of it herself. Paul Jennings, a slave at Madison’s Montpelier plantation, also wrote a firsthand account. This lesson provides an opportunity for students to compare/contrast the two accounts and answer the essential questions of "What happens when there are two contradictory eye-witness accounts of the same historica
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4th - 7th
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Socratic Seminar Guide for Teachers (Common Core)
**Updated**
Socratic Seminar have so many benefits for students and developing their critical thinking skills.
Includes assessment ideas for seminar.
Use this easy guide to help get you started with using Socratic Seminars within your classroom. I have used seminars for all subject areas and use this guide for staff professional development as well as introducing to my students.
This is a word document, so you can change to meet your classroom needs.
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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Academic Discourse | Accountable Talk Display | Black Polka Dot w/ Blue
This eye-catching, black polka dot style academic discourse display will help your students engage in meaningful conversations about text and content learning. It’s a great visual support for increased rigor, and meeting standards and academic expectations! Includes:· 15-Academic Discourse Sentence Stems· 4-Matching Header Choices (with & without speech bubble)· Student-size Bookmarks (choice of 4 headers)Be sure to check out my other Learning Strategy Displays, more coming soon!
Grades:
K - 6th
Elementary ELA AVID Academic Language Scripts Classroom Discussion Printables
*** New Seller please follow, comment, and review if you like these! <3*** These Academic Language Scripts are perfect in an AVID classroom setting. It is used to build classroom discussion and improve how students respond to each other during discussion. These are used as questions stems to add to discussion during socratic seminar or philosophical chairs. *Available in two colors brights and primary colors Socratic SeminarPhilosophical ChairsClassroom Discussion Literature Circles Promotin
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2nd - 12th
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Analyzing MORE Primary Sources
Analyzing MORE Primary Sources takes off where Analyzing Primary Sources leaves off. Make primary source documents manageable for upper elementary and middle school students with this collection of 10 graphic organizers based on known strategies as well as 21 primary source documents based on 7 engaging topics for students. Through the use of organizers designed to break apart independent sources, students will be able to complete a comparison chart on which they will analyze the purpose of the
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3rd - 9th
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STAMPED by Jason Reynolds: 45 Close Reading Documents with questions
Making African American History = American HistoryDigital FriendlyReading Stamped is not required for the readings, but their are readings for every topic and issue in Jason Reynold's text.45 DocumentsDocuments will put the power of history in the student's hands and encourage them to make their own meaning through questioning and critical analysis. Students are forced to break from their poor habits as academic receptacles and expected to be active agents in their own learning. This pack of doc
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Stamped by Jason Reynolds Bundle
Make Your Own Test - Student Created Test
This set of test requirements allows students to create a test over unit material themselves. Allowing students to make a test themselves helps them learn the information. The students are required to develop several types of questions. It is a great review activity, or the students could complete this as their assessment over the material instead of taking a teacher made test. It can be used with any subject matter. It can also be used in person or remote.These test requirements include Docume
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6th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Activity [CTA] --- River Ganges and Pollution
PDF - Critical Thinking Activity [CTA] - River Ganges and Pollution
[Immerse your students in a CTA experience like no other! Critical Thinking Questions throughout guide students on a paced packet of discovery toward the religious connection to the most polluted river on Earth! Students work on primary and secondary source analysis and hone their deductive skills. Get students "hooked" with a reading on the Ganges River then dive in to the content and analysis! Students' final products are a gu
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6th - 12th
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park BUNDLE
Dive deep into Great Smoky Mountain National Park with this bundle!---Provide students with an understanding of Great Smoky Mountain National Park including important vocabulary such as ORNITHOLOGY and LOGGING. Highlight important park concepts with a graphic organizer spotlighting park designation, yearly visitors, acreage, location, history, flora, fauna, geology, interesting tidbits and a can't miss. A word search and crossword reinforces park vocabulary, while a writing reflection and stay s
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4th - 9th
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War to Constitution: Using Primary Sources to Teach U.S. History
A comprehensive unit on this period of US History! Students develop important inferencing, application, analysis, and evaluation skills. The document-based questions and activities (DBQs) help them learn that people interpret events from differing points of view. War to Constitution: Using Primary Sources to Teach U.S. History covers these American history topics: the Sons of Liberty, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Common Sense, Valley Forge, John Paul Jones, Paying fo
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: American Revolution Bundle for Middle-Grade Social Studies Classes
Observations, Inferences & Predictions in Science
This sample of warm-ups focuses students' attention on the subtle differences among observations, inferences & predictions as they pertain to science class. Given enough practice, students learn to distinguish these cue words and become more sophisticated in writing up their labs and drawing conclusions. If you like this free sample, visit my TPT Store for additional warm-ups for the science classroom!
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5th - 8th
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Thinking Routine Templates: "What Makes You Say That?" explain justify thinking
The Visible Thinking Routine "What makes you say that?" has been the single most effective question I've asked in class (and PD!) Students expand their answers with a justification- from their thinking, or from something they see, heard, or read.Use these slides templates & posters as sign to hold up in discussions, for student participation cards, or interactive responses i.e. on Jamboard! Editable slides to adjust font or your own bitmoji or school mascot 15 slide options/ variationsClose
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Critical Thinking Activity [CTA] --- Maya Disappearing Act
Critical Thinking Activity [CTA] - Maya Disappearing Act
[Immerse your students in a CTA experience like no other! Critical Thinking Questions throughout guide students on a paced packet of discovery toward the reason behind the Mayan disappearance from the Yucatan Peninsula! Students work on primary and secondary source analysis and hone their deductive skills. Get students "hooked" with a fun activity on Mayan myths then dive in to the content and analysis! Students' final products are a guide
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6th - 12th
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Dinosaur National Monument BUNDLE
Dive deep into Dinosaur National Monument with this bundle!---Provide students with an understanding of Dinosaur National Monument including important vocabulary such as FOSSIL and PETROGLYPH. Highlight important park concepts with a graphic organizer spotlighting park designation, yearly visitors, acreage, location, history, flora, fauna, geology, interesting tidbits and a can't miss. A word search and crossword reinforces park vocabulary, while a writing reflection and stay social page take th
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Academic Discourse | Accountable Talk Display | Black Polka Dot w/ Red
This eye-catching, black polka dot style academic discourse display will help your students engage in meaningful conversations about text and content learning. It’s a great visual support for increased rigor, and meeting standards and academic expectations! Includes:· 15-Academic Discourse Sentence Stems· 4-Matching Header Choices (with & without speech bubble)· Student-size Bookmarks (choice of 4 headers) Be sure to check out my other Classroom Management Displays & Clip Charts, more co
Grades:
K - 6th
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