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Critical thinking Common Core RH.6-8.3 pdfs
Ancient India & Indus River Valley Teaching Unit PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
This unit on the civilizations of Ancient India is aligned to middle school common core Language Arts History standards. It covers Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure. Built into each lesson are: -academic vocabulary-time for reflection and discussion-short academic writing activities-standards based questions with answers This is an excellent resource to use either on its own or to supplement the text book. To better facilitate a multi-day presentatio
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6th - 9th
Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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DBQ Quest: Ancient Greece: Athens vs. Sparta!
Introducing the DBQ Lesson for Middle School Students! This lesson focuses on the fascinating history of ancient Athens and Sparta, and it's designed to help students understand the key differences between these two city-states. With four comprehensive documents, students will learn about daily life, women and children, involvement in the Peloponnesian War, and government in Athens and Sparta. This engaging lesson is designed to help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills by co
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6th - 8th
Daily Mind Builders: Social Studies - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 137-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing social studies themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essent
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5th - 12th
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CNN 10 Guided Worksheet
Use this worksheet in conjunction with CNN10.CNN 10 is a daily news show for students over 13 and other viewers who want to learn about current events and global issues in 10 minutes or less. The mission of CNN 10 is to break down complicated news stories with easy to understand explanations. This one pager is printable so you can create a packet for your students. This one pager works for all grade levels. With younger grades you can focus on whole class discussion and group work.
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Not Grade Specific
Name Our U.S. Presidents: Worksheet or Test Fill-In and Comprehensive Answer Key
This worksheet, game, test, or homework assignment contains the initials of 46 Presidents listed in the order in which they served the office. Now it's up to students to name these American leaders. A detailed answer key is included.
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3rd - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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History Project | Time Period Study | Song Creation
Hands on, Interactive, student led History Project for studying time periods and encouraging creativity!Technology Meets History! Students will be challenged to analyze different eras to select a theme or lyrics for a song, they create! Idea: Hold a Grammy Night and let students do most of the grading as they view videos they create! Included: National History Initiative Standards Middle School and High School. Common Core Standards Grades 6-8Activity Logs- Students must log activities for at
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â History Project Bundle
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:Â American Revolution Bundle for Middle-Grade Social Studies Classes
Debating a Ban on Homework
This worksheet consists of 16 multiple choice questions and five critical reasoning questions based on two articles discussing the topic of homework. The questions require students to analyze and evaluate the arguments presented in the articles, demonstrating their comprehension of the content and their ability to think critically. Each question encourages students to apply the information from the articles to form well-reasoned responses.This worksheet can be a valuable tool for educators as it
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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DBQ Quest: Ancient Greek Geography!
This product is a DBQ for middle school students that provides four sources to analyze the impact of geography on the development of Ancient Greece. The sources include a map of Ancient Greece, an excerpt from Herodotus' "The Histories," a passage from Plato's "The Republic," and a section of "The Iliad" by Homer. Guiding questions are provided for each source, and a concluding question asks students to synthesize their findings and provide evidence from at least two sources to support their ans
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Ancient Greek Geography BUNDLE
President in a Bag - History - Differentiated Creative Thinking
Student led Project Based Learning ALL ABOUT DIFERENTIATION!Awaken creativity and innovation! Use Bloom's Taxonomy. Have students practice research skills, REMEMBER facts, UNDERSTAND meaning of facts, APPLY the information in new situations (a shopping bag), and ANALYZE by drawing connections among ideas and objects chosen to represent their facts. Students will CREATE a new and original speech using their selected prompts! They will also create unique metaphors and analogies that will help t
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â History Project Bundle
Daily Mind Builders: Science eBook - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 145-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing science-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential sk
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5th - 12th
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DBQ Quest: Ancient Roman Republic!
Welcome to the world of the Ancient Roman Republic! In this mini-project, you will analyze three primary source documents related to the Republic and develop a response to the prompt: "How did the Roman Republic maintain its power and influence for over 500 years?" Using a document analysis worksheet, you will practice and develop historical thinking skills, including sourcing and close reading. Share your response with the class and join a discussion about what we learned about the Ancient Roma
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6th - 8th
Holocaust Mini-Research Project and Detailed Rubric
It's a sensitive subject that needs to be explored on many different levels. Here is the fitting mini-research project that can be used to reinforce the study of the Holocaust as well as help students to investigate various people and events. This two-page printable provides specific directions, 16 prompts, and a detailed rubric that allows readers to continue to advance their knowledge about the occurrences that claimed the lives of six million Jews throughout Europe in WWII.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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COOPERATIVE LEARNING NOTE TAKING ACTIVITY MADE FOR ALL TYPES OF LEARNERS
This style of note-taking activity will meet all types of learners (visual, audio, kinesthetic, etc.). It will also get students working in cooperative groups, and up moving around. Speaking and listening skills will also be applied as students have a conversation about their notes. At the end of the activity, students will turn in and the teacher can use as a quick formative. This activity attached is dual-sided. One side is teacher directed (directions) and can be used for a workshop- the othe
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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3-PS2-1
, 3-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-ESS2-1
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World War I: Preparation Assignment with Important Questions and Answer Key
Don't "fight a battle" to find the perfect way to begin the study of the World War I. Here is a worksheet that lists 25 relevant questions which allow students to begin to "advance" their "arsenal" of knowledge about this American conflict. It's the type of "engagement" that is a "win-win" for students and a "victory" for teachers and may be used as an individual, pair, or group assignment. A detailed answer key is included.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Historical Thinking Skills: Questions and Sentence Starters
This resource will help your students with their historical thinking skills—especially sourcing, corroborating, and contextualizing historical documents. The skills are from the Stanford History Education Group's work, and many of the specific questions and sentence starters come from their Historical Thinking Chart. I simply formatted these questions and sentence starters in a way that I thought would be more useful for my students.I use this by printing it double-sided and laminating the paper
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7th - 12th
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