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6th grade critical thinking math dbqs

The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!

Created by

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Projects, DBQs, Simulations

CCSS:

...

Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)

Road to the American Revolution DBQ Document-Based Questions

Created by

ideas by jivey

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, DBQs

CCSS:

RI.4.3

, RI.4.6

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.6

, RI.6.6

...

Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle

Created by

Classroom 214

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Research, Activities, DBQs

NGSS:

MS-ESS3-1

, MS-ESS3-4

, MS-ESS3-3

Historical Thinking Skills Activities

Created by

The Teacher's Prep

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Social Studies - History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

DBQs, Printables

Slavery in the Southern Colonies: A Socratic Seminar

Created by

The Paisley Owl

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

DBQs, Assessment

CCSS:

SL.5.1

, SL.5.1a

, SL.5.1b

, SL.5.1c

, SL.5.1d

...

Native Americans DBQ Document-Based Questions

Created by

ideas by jivey

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.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, DBQs

DBQ: Life of a Japanese-American Child Living in an Internment Camp during WW2)

Created by

Gail Hennessey

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, DBQs

Data Analysis: Human Population Increase & Plastic Pollution CER Open Response

Created by

Growing Curiosity

Students identify the pattern between rising human population & increasing plastic pollution rates. Using line graphs, students are guided in describing the relationship between two data sets to describe the negative human impact on ecosystems. A claim - evidence- reasoning (CER) graphic organizer is provided to guide students' writing. Encouraged to incorporate evidence, students are also prompted to think about the importance of each element of the CER writing tool. This activity is chunke

Subjects:

Applied Math, Biology, Science

Grades:

4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

DBQs, Centers

CCSS:

5.MD.B.2

, 7.SP.A.1

, MP2

, MP3

, MP4

...

NGSS:

MS-ESS3-1

, HS-ESS3-3

, 5-ESS3-1

, HS-ESS3-2

, MS-ESS3-5

...

Data Analysis: Deforestation & Oxygen Gas Human Impact CER Open Response

Created by

Growing Curiosity

Students identify the pattern between deforestation (decreasing area of forest) & decreasing amount of oxygen gas in the air. Using line graphs, students are guided in describing the relationship between two data sets to describe the negative human impact on ecosystems. A claim - evidence- reasoning (CER) graphic organizer is provided to guide students' writing. Encouraged to incorporate evidence, students are also prompted to think about the importance of each element of the CER writing too

Subjects:

Applied Math, Biology, Science

Grades:

4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

DBQs, Centers

CCSS:

5.MD.B.2

, 7.SP.A.2

, MP2

, MP3

, MP4

...

NGSS:

MS-ESS3-1

, HS-ESS3-3

, 5-ESS3-1

, HS-ESS3-2

, MS-ESS3-5

...

Analyzing Renaissance Art: Primary Source Activity

Created by

Inquiry Based Lesson Planning

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

Subjects:

Art History, Critical Thinking, World History

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

Reconstructing Solomon's Temple (Drawing Activity)

Created by

Inquiry Based Lesson Planning

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.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Critical Thinking, World History

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Lesson

Culturally Responsive, Game Based history! Écouter_game-within-a-game (Alliance)

Created by

Brave Course Gamifying US History

Turning school into a piece of cake! Écouter is a game-within-a-game that supports Alliance Diplomatique learning. 5 modules, 30 minutes each, plus an animated video, word problems & GIS time-lapsed mathematical modeling work synergistically to explore how epidemic disease affected the French & Indian War leading up to the War for Independence."Inside the walls of Fort Pitt, June 1763, British soldiers were gripped by a highly contagious and potentially lethal virus for which there was

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Word Problems

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS Claim Evidence Reasoning Physics Car Crashes Digital

Created by

Williams Hands On Science

With this product students will learn about some of the science behind car crashes by reading an article from abcscience.com. The article asks if double a car’s speed double the force of impact. What the article explains using the equation for Kinetic Energy (KE=1/2mass x velocity²), is that impact force actually increases by 4-6 times when velocity doubles! Students will use evidence in the article that the author provides, draw visual evidence and reason why the data supports the author’s clai

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Physics

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

NGSS:

MS-PS2-2

, MS-PS2-1

The White House is On Fire - War of 1812 (Teaching Literacy Through History)

Created by

Kati Searcy

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.6

, RI.4.3

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.5

...

Socratic Seminar Guide for Teachers (Common Core)

Created by

MiddleSchoolRocks

**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. **If you love it, please give it 4 star

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Activities, DBQs

Circulatory system digital activities, worksheet, 7th grade science

Created by

Step Out Learning

Inspire independent consolidation, with this Digital interactive game designed to help your students master the concepts, structures and functions of the heart and circulation. There are five interactive activities (25 questions) to complete. Each activity will test for understanding of keywords, question types and applying knowledge to graphs.The colorful game is self-correcting, providing feedback after each activity. All five activities must be completed to win the game. Students succeed as

Subjects:

Biology, General Science, Graphing

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

DBQs, Interactive Whiteboard, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RST.6-8.4

, RST.6-8.7

, RST.6-8.10

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

Also included in: 7th grade Human body system end of year review: digital games/ worksheets.

Academic Discourse | Accountable Talk Display | Black Polka Dot w/ Blue

Created by

Over The MoonBow

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!

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

DBQs, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

Elementary ELA AVID Academic Language Scripts Classroom Discussion Printables

Created by

Ms Gamification

*** 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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Other (ELA)

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

DBQs, Literature Circles

Analyzing MORE Primary Sources

Created by

Margo Nauert EdD and Power of Learning Press

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

DBQs, Graphic Organizers

STAMPED by Jason Reynolds: 45 Close Reading Documents with questions

Created by

Joni Jameson and The Teacher's Backpack

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Printables

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Stamped by Jason Reynolds Bundle

Make Your Own Test - Student Created Test

Created by

The History Cabinet

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

DBQs, Assessment

Critical Thinking Activity [CTA] --- River Ganges and Pollution

Created by

Bonafide History Lessons

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

Great Smoky Mountain National Park BUNDLE

Created by

45 90

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Environment, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

DBQs, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

...

A History of Measurement

Created by

Mr B's Readings

In this informational text students will learn about how different societies have measured mass, time, and length. The reading looks at the development of the metric system and the system of universal constants we use today by looking at the imperial system and the local systems that were used before that.There are 9 reading comprehension questions and 2 inference questions. Follow me for new readings, or message me if you need a reading on a specific topic.

Subjects:

Close Reading, Informational Text, Measurement

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.7

, RI.6.10

, RI.7.1

...

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6th grade critical thinking math dbqs

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