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7th grade critical thinking service learning 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)
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 They can be used with any type of historical document.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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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
STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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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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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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Community Service Passion Project
Are you in charge of organizing a community service project for your students or school community? ****************************************************************************************************************Would you like your students to connect their passions with community groups and service? ****************************************************************************************************************This Step by step guide will allow your students to combine their passions with local c
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Social Justice Activities on Identity, Privilege, and Intersectionality
These printable resources are to be used as handouts, exercises, and worksheet for facilitating discussions on identity, privilege, and intersectionality. These materials were used by grades 5 - 8 in a social justice education class. Identities and privilege are excellent starting blocks for discussing social justice topics.
Included:
- 4 definitions of what makes up identity
- 7 puzzle pieces of identity (Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Nationality, Religion, Language, Ability)
- Scenarios highlight
Grades:
5th - 10th
Gobierno Estudiantil - Emprendiendo Juntos (Planeación Didáctica + Recursos)
¡"Gobierno Estudiantil - Emprendiendo Juntos", un proyecto educativo interactivo diseñado para transformar el salón de clases en un laboratorio de aprendizaje práctico! Este proyecto innovador aborda múltiples campos formativos, fomentando habilidades cruciales como liderazgo, emprendimiento, pensamiento crítico y trabajo en equipo.Características Destacadas:Simulación de Gobierno del Aula: Los estudiantes asumen roles de secretarios de gobierno, cada uno liderando una secretaría (Cultura, Econo
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Todos los Recursos (Español)
Executive Functioning Skills PowerPoint
What are executive functioning skills? Defines and explains how these critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential to managing daily tasks, how they help us plan and manage time, control our emotions, organize, self-monitor, remember details, switch focus, and initiate new projects. These executive functions may be impaired in children with ADD and ADHD, but they can and should be taught. Includes strategies to use when teaching children to improve their executive functioning skill
Grades:
5th - 8th, Staff
Evidence and Sourcing Lesson: Teaching Historical Thinking - Digital & Print!
This engaging lesson focuses on the Historical Thinking Concept of EVIDENCE AND SOURCING. Students will develop their historical thinking and critical analysis skills, including the following:Making inferencesPrimary vs Secondary SourcesRecognizing Bias and Reliability of sourcesSourcing historical documents using the HAPPY TIME sourcing methodAnalyzing several primary and secondary source documentsThis lesson includes the following materials:Detailed lesson planGoogle slides with big question,
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Historical Thinking Bundle: A Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
The Blind Side: Movie Analysis
We all must admit that kids love movies. A movie analysis is an effective educational strategy that influences the building of a culturally diverse community that does not limit itself to the classroom and traditional classroom resources. When the classroom becomes the community, learners are empowered and higher levels of critical thinking are reached. Nothing is more effective than the study of the many issues in The Blind Side. Various activities are included in this package, including a proj
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5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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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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Community Engagement Action Plan: Empowering Students Through Service Learning!
Empower your high school students to make a positive impact in their community with this community engagement action plan lesson! As an experienced educator, I understand the importance of providing students with opportunities to engage in meaningful service learning experiences.This lesson is designed to achieve clear learning objectives and address essential questions while guiding students through the process of getting involved in their community. Through interactive discussions and collabor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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 Giver - Critical Thinking Questions - Chapters 1-23
In this bundle, you'll receive critical thinking questions for the full novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. Questions promote thinking beyond simple comprehension or memory, encouraging students to consider the society in The Giver and compare it to the modern American way of living. You can utilize these questions for in-class discussions or assign the worksheets as homework.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
TED Talk: Special Olympics Matthew Williams · Google Link · Remote Learning
This 3 page analysis allows students to dig deeper into the inspiring and engaging TED Talk, "Special Olympics Let Me Be Myself - A Champion," by Matthew Williams, through discussion questions, quote analysis, and vocabulary.TED Talk Description: How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? Special Olympics champion and ambassador Matthew Williams is proof that athletic competition and the camaraderie it fosters can transform lives, both on and off the field. Together with his fellow a
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Native American Genocide Structured Academic Controversy
With this structured academic controversy, students critically examine Native American history to answer the question: Should the Native American experience be considered a genocide or imperialism? Students scrutinize primary sources of events that happened, debate the essential question, and find the middle ground with this multi-day lesson.
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7th - 10th
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Service Learning- A Complete Guide!
This set is your complete guide to start and complete service learning projects in your class!
This set includes:
Directions for how to implement, teach, and guide service learning.
Graphic organizer pages for every step of the process for your students.
Assessments and grading rubrics.
Inspirational ideas and an example list of projects I've completed with my students!
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2nd - 9th
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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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The Issue of Child Labor: The Labor Behind the Label
Looking for a current event? A global issue captured in today's headlines? A way to make a difference through community service? An issue that will inspire and bring out the best in your students? THE ISSUE OF CHILD LABOR: THE LABOR BEHIND THE LABEL is the answer.This unit puts students on the front line of this compelling and real world problem. They investigate this issue with a focus on "The Big Picture" and on the clothing, toy, carpet, and chocolate industries. They become activists by w
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7th - 10th
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Black Panther: A Cinematic Study Guide for Middle/ High School-Teacher's Guide
In this guide students will critically discuss and write about, the iconic movie Black Panther, including looking at its historical, social and cultural impact.
At least one viewing of the movie is necessary, although at least two viewings is recommended, may be necessary to be able to converse with other students. All the written questions are based on the student seeing the movie. In fact, you may review the writing process sheets with the students before assigning a writing prompt. Extensio
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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Identity Tree
This exercise helps students identify elements of their personalities and their origins which in turn will help them identify the origins of any implicit biases they hold. They will use the information from their introspective look at their identities to put into practice identifying biases they hold when watching some carefully chosen videos. Includes a short teacher guide with my suggestions for leading the activity.This activity is meant to be a year-long work in progress that students revis
Grades:
5th - 12th
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