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Free critical thinking science dbqs
Evolution Claim Evidence Reasoning MS-LS4-1 HS-LS4-2 HS-LS4-1 MS-LS4-2
Students learn that early humans probably didn’t evolve from a single population through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Claim" is in the article, they then use data that supports the claim in the "Evidence" section, draw visual evidence and then explain why the evidence
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6th - 12th
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MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-4
Science Genetics and Heredity in Sports Article - FREE DOWNLOAD!!
The following FREE resource is a nonfiction article about genetics and heredity in athletics including Common Core questions with standard alignment.
Science Genetics and Heredity in Sports Article - FREE DOWNLOAD!! by Dr. Joel Boyce is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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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Science Literacy: Has Earth Reached its Carrying Capacity?
Students often fail to make the connection between the science they learn in the classroom, and how it is be applied in the real world. This "Article of the Week" series follows Dave Stuarts's format and is designed to bridge that gap using real articles from reliable sources.The assignment asks students to perform a close reading, annotations, and to use evidence from the article to support a claim. It also asks students to reflect - giving them a chance to interject their own thoughts and opin
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Ecology, Populations and Biodiversity Bundle
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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Historical Thinking Sentence Starters
These "historical thinking" sentence starters help students write and think like historians. You'll be amazed at how much their writing changes!
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8th - 11th
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Science Literacy: Can Eating Less Meat Reduce Climate Change?
Students often fail to make the connection between the science they learn in the classroom, and how it is be applied in the real world. This "Article of the Week" series follows Dave Stuarts's format and is designed to bridge that gap using real articles from reliable sources.The assignment asks students to perform a close reading, annotations, and to use evidence from the article to support a claim. It also asks students to reflect - giving them a chance to interject their own thoughts and opin
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Ecology, Populations and Biodiversity Bundle
ESS3.C NGSS Claim Evidence Reasoning: Climate Change is Bad for Humans
Students learn that there is evidence that Climate Change Is Bad for Human Health and Well-Being through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Claim" is in the article, they then use data that supports the claim in the "Evidence" section, draw visual evidence and then explain w
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6th - 12th
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MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-3
Bioethics Scenarios for Discussion or Emergency Substitute Lesson Plans
Bioethics situations to help bring awareness to our students. It is cross-curricular with English. Can be used to show the diversity of your students and for them to gather a deeper understanding of the material. Great activity for an emergency substitute folder.
Critical Thinking Rubric for Writing & Projects - Suitable for All Subject Areas
Critical Thinking Rubric for Writing & Projects - Suitable for All Subject Areas
This product contains:
1. Full page Critical Thinking Rubric (original and embellished versions)
2. Lined generic response page with rubric
3. Open prompt page with rubric
4. “Critical Thinking: What Does Success Look Like?” display chart (original & embellished versions)
6 Usable Pages (+1 page - Suggestions for Use)
This rubric provides a clear explanation to students about how to create responses to sh
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6th - 9th
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Advertisements of the Roaring Twenties: Document-Based Question
This is one of my favorite Document-Based Questions because of the outstanding high-quality picture advertisements (THERE ARE A WHOPPING TWELVE- they took me a long time to find in such high quality) from the Roaring Twenties and the discussion that ensues after they are analyzed. I've made it free because I really want all US History teachers to try this; I've had a lot of fun with it and I hope you do too!
The following DBQ requires students to carefully analyze advertisements from the 1920'
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10th - 12th
Three Gorges Dam Document Based Inquiry Lesson (APES)
Students look at a variety of graphs, articles, and pictures in order to analyze the impact of China's Three Gorges Dam. The lesson examines environmental, social, and historical implications of the dam construction. Google docs version of the assignment can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16K9wyCT1L2CYmNEjAPTv2GGQoa-RFwgqABTWGlXnEYw/edit?usp=sharing
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7th - 12th
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Survival and Environment
Learning about survival? This is the purchase for you. I have developed charts that include an organism and an environment that makes the scholars think about temperature, food, and water compatibility. The chart also includes a short answer response that pushes scholars to critically think about the organism and the environment it is displayed next to and think about the likelihood of survival.
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2nd - 5th
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The Water Cycle Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Google
The Water Cycle Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions, Google, Science DBQ, Close Reading | NGSS ScienceTextbook Replacement | Science No Prep Activities | All Original Readings | Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Are you looking for ways to engage students in reading content? Are you looking for resources to practice using document based questions? These Science DBQs and Close Reading Activities are in both Print & Google versions for Google Classroom. Ea
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6th - 11th
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MS-ESS2-4
Science Article and Reflection Questions
Article titled "Is the Internet Warping Our Brains" along with reflection/discussion questions. I typically use this article when discussing evolution and exploring whether humans are still evolving, but it can be used for several other topics as well.
Science Literacy: Nature vs. Nurture
Students often fail to make the connection between the science they learn in the classroom, and how it is be applied in the real world. This "Article of the Week" series follows Dave Stuarts's format and is designed to bridge that gap using real articles from reliable sources.The assignment asks students to perform a close reading, annotations, and to use evidence from the article to support a claim. It also asks students to reflect - giving them a chance to interject their own thoughts and opin
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9th - 12th
Heredity and Genetics Document Based Questions (DBQs)
This resource includes 1 Common Core body systems Document Based Question (DBQs) file that contains over 10 questions that reference primary and secondary sources such as graphs, tables, political cartoons, and excerpts of informational texts. These resources are aligned to science textbooks and their focus on heredity and genetics. The resources use modern-day informational resources to help students make connections between the science concepts and health-related conditions and scientific et
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6th - 9th
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Science Literacy: Your Lungs are 6 weeks old
Students often fail to make the connection between the science they learn in the classroom, and how it is be applied in the real world. This "Article of the Week" series follows Dave Stuarts's format and is designed to bridge that gap using real articles from reliable sources.The assignment asks students to perform a close reading, annotations, and to use evidence from the article to support a claim. It also asks students to reflect - giving them a chance to interject their own thoughts and opin
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Mitosis and Cellular Differentiation Bundle
AP FRQ Form for Peer Grading
This resource gives students an opportunity to practice AP FRQs AND grade their peers to understand how the AP exams score FRQs. It is an easy form that any AP teacher can use to have their students peer grade efficiently and anonymously.
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9th - 12th
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Haber Bosch Writing Prompt
This no prep CER writing task includes a 2 versions, answer key, and rubric. Students will use their knowledge of Le Chatelier's Principle to answer the task. This is designed to be a "mini CER task" which will only require students to respond with one paragraph. The link will ask you to make a copy of this file! I hope you find this resource useful in your classroom!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Science Literacy: What Mars Colonists Need to Bring: A Large Gene Pool
Students often fail to make the connection between the science they learn in the classroom, and how it is be applied in the real world. This "Article of the Week" series follows Dave Stuarts's format and is designed to bridge that gap using real articles from reliable sources.The assignment asks students to perform a close reading, annotations, and to use evidence from the article to support a claim. It also asks students to reflect - giving them a chance to interject their own thoughts and opin
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Natural Selection and Evolution Bundle
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Graphic Organizer
This helpful visual is great for students developing their CER skills. I use these in my 8th grade social studies classroom for students to map out their Document-Based Question responses.
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4th - 9th
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A Problem of Persistence: Polar vs. Nonpolar
This activity requires students to infer the effect of plastics on marine ecosystems and the animals within those ecosystems based on previous knowledge about polar vs. non-polar substances; including the importance of the structure of water. Students also have to answer questions by interpreting graphs from research of surface plastics in the ocean. This is a real-world application of the effects of intra- and intermolecular forces within and between molecules, that requires deep thinking to an
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs) DBQ
This is a 45-60 minute DBQ lesson with materials on genetically modified crops. Students will analyze four documents (a political cartoon, an interview with a Nobel Peace Prize winner, an essay from a book supported by the Center of Food Safety, and an essay printed within the Plant Physiology journal) by reading them and using the content to fill out a graphic organizer. The information within the completed graphic organizer will be used to write an argumentative, document-supported paragraph o
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: 25 World History DBQs
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