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Valentine's Day applied math dbqs for Gifted and Talented
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 They can be used with any type of historical document.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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Data Analysis: Human Population Increase & Plastic Pollution CER Open Response
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
Love and War: Civil War Love Letters Primary Source Analysis
Unique Civil War Primary Source Activity. Students will analyze ten primary source "Love Letters" from 1861-1864 in order to analyze a shifting society through the preferred communication medium of the time-- letters. Students will use these documents to answer the essential question: "Who, or what, did people love during the Civil War?"Students may assume that these love letters will reveal that soldiers mainly loved their spouse or significant other. While that is overwhelmingly true, afte
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7th - 12th
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Data Analysis: Deforestation & Oxygen Gas Human Impact CER Open Response
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
H.I.P.P. Primary Source Document Analysis
Graphic organizer that draws on historical thinking skills to identify and cite evidence of the Historical Context, Intended Audience, Author's Purpose, and Author's Point of View of a primary source document. Can be used with whole group instruction, small groups, or as a pre-writing tool for analytical essay writing.
Grades:
7th - 11th
Valentine Yearly Special! Learn How To Give God A Hug With Our Cake, Game, Card,
What is inside this short 10 page, easy to glance and read story book? Perfect for business, home, school, and office coffee table(s) during the love month of February!Hugs for allPictionary activity gameThe Jesus prayerGreeting card for GodHug in a mug coffee cake recipeLove jar with kindness prescriptions to give or take as wanted or neededBe the first to know and to share what "International Give God A Hug Day" is all about. Learn how to celebrate plus appreciate the day with all of us.
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6th - 12th, Staff
History of Valentines Day DBQ - Document Analysis Questions - Holiday History
A document based question (DBQ) activity that has students explore the history and origin of Valentines day by analyzing six primary and secondary source documents. Students will then answer the questions included for each document.Students will then use what they've learned to write a structured paragraph that answers the prompt: How has the celebration of Valentine's Day evolved over time?Includes:DBQ with 6 documents18 total questions to be answered. 3 for each documentWriting instructionsA s
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6th - 12th
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Love in Bloom: The Rich History of Valentine's Day in the United States DBQ
Upon reading the article "Love in Bloom: Unveiling the Rich History of Valentine's Day in the United States" and answering the provided questions, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the historical, cultural, and religious evolution of Valentine's Day.Students will learn that Valentine's Day originated from the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, which celebrated fertility, purification, and the anticipation of spring. They will understand the key themes of Lupercalia, includin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Aztec Demise - Drawing Conclusions and Learning Lessons from Primary Source Docs
This Google Doc file is designed for classrooms with 1:1 device access. It was designed to guide students through the Stanford History Education Group lesson "Moctezuma and Cortes." This Doc requires students to gather information about the demise of the Aztecs from the primary source documents provided by SHEG. Students will use these documents to confirm or refute the legend that Moctezuma gave his kingdom away to Cortes, believing he was the god Quetzacoatl come to Earth. Purchase of this ite
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Valentine's Day *SALE* - Close Reading & Writing Unit {Bundle}
<3 This Valentine's Day close reading and writing unit can be easily differentiated to support your own individual classroom needs. It has been scaffolded to follow the progression of the common core reading standards in grades 2-5. This resource comes with 2 informational units (RI) and 2 literature units (RL). All passages come with corresponding text dependent reading and writing activities. Enjoy : )
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Galileo on Trial Package
This package is designed to work in conjunction with the Galileo lesson from the Stanford History Education Group. It requires students to analyze historical documents in order to determine whether Galileo was guilty or innocent of heresy.This package includes:1. Google Doc with directions for students and teachers. This document sets groups of students up to divide themselves into the roles of a court: prosecution, plaintiff, defense, and defendant. It instructs defense and prosecution in how t
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6th - 9th
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Document Based Argumentative Writing Unit: Can Child Criminals Be Saved
This is a high interest step-by-step unit for students using provided documents to write an argumentative paper about the idea of child criminals and the punishments/consequences they deserve. The unit includes answer key, teaching notes, planning organizers, and a rubric.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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ACER Style Scholarship Paper for Grades 4-7
Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) high-stake style- exam for students wanting to pass SCHOLARSHIP tests. * Includes one complete set of FULL 4 tests. * ANSWERS included.Test 1: Written Expression (25minutes)Test 2: Humanities Comprehension and Interpretation (40minutes)Test 3: Mathematics and Science (40minutes)Test 4: Written Expression (25minutes)
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Advanced Biology Data Analysis: Bacteria Adaptations
This data analysis question is intended for use in an IB Biology class: it presents data from an open-source scientific journal about traits of bacteria growing as biofilm or as free-floating individuals and how those traits affect competition between strains of bacteria.This eight page question, containing 5 figures to analyze, challenges students to read graphs and diagrams, interpret the data, and apply concepts of evolution such as adaptation and competition. A detailed key is provided that
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10th - 12th
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16th Amendment - "Income Tax" - Enhanced DBQ - Close Read (PDF for Handouts)
A PERFECT ACTIVITY FOR TAX DAY!
In studying this Amendment, your students will learn the history behind taxing income, an indepth study of the 16th Amendment, and a Matching assessment quiz.
An Enhanced Document-Based Question Unit that includes elements of Close Reading Strategies to gain a GREATER understanding of the 16th Amendment - "Income Tax". This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide
* Common Core Standards Correlation
* Primary and Secondary Sou
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio Picasso Project
My 6th grade students fell in love with not only Auggie, but all of the other wonderful characters in Wonder. At the end of the unit, students learned about Picasso & attempted to create art much like the famous painter based on a character from Wonder. Their creations & writing were astounding. Turn YOUR classroom into an art gallery, too!
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5th - 7th
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Natural Texas and its People - DBQ - Texas History
Students will analyze four documents to answer the prompt: How did Texas Native Americans adapt to their geography and climate?Packets covers:What is a DBQ?Primary vs. Secondary sourcesBeringiaAn excerpt from Cabeza de Vaca's La RelacionMap of where Native Americans settled in TexasExamples of different types of shelters used by Texas Native AmericansBrainstorming page2 lined pages to write the essayDBQs are a GREAT way to prepare your students for advanced and AP classes!Remember the Alamo and
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5th - 10th
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Brain Teasers Problem Solving + Riddles + Puzzles + Escape Rooms + Inferencing
Are you needing to entertain and challenge your kids with this compelling collection of brain-twisting activities! Look no further! This activity includes 300 activities for you to choose from. Anything from escape rooms, virtual field trips, math puzzles, and bell ringers. Daily exit tickets as well! What are you waiting for?
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Brain Teasers Problem Solving + Riddles + Puzzles + Escape Rooms + Inferencing
Are you needing to entertain and challenge your kids with this compelling collection of brain-twisting activities! Look no further! This activity includes 200 activities for you to choose from. Anything from escape rooms, virtual field trips, math puzzles, and bell ringers. Daily exit tickets as well! What are you waiting for?
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Washington's First Inaugural Address - DBQ - PDF Format for Printing
** NOW WITH BLACKLINE MASTERS FOR EASY COPYING **
A Document-Based Question Unit on George Washington's First Inaugural Address. This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide
* Common Core Standards Correlation
* Primary and Secondary Sources on Historical Events
* Open-ended and closed-ended questions
* Extended Activity for Gifted/Advanced Students
* An Investigative Approach to History
* An Answer Key
* Designed for grade 5 and up, but lower grades can easil
Grades:
5th - 12th
Teaching Socratic Seminars to Students (SPIDER Style)
If you want to teach your students a fun way of having a deep conversation in class, look no futher! This activiy include a hand out rubric for all stduents to have and follow as well as a power point slide show to explain how a SPIDER or Socratic Seminar work.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Thinking Like A Historian Unit
Algebra 1 Warm Ups | Graphing Unit | Bell Ringer Google Slides
Several days of openers, do nows or bell ringers (5-15 minute review problems) or check ins for Algebra 1 to try to catch students up and maintain previous skills relating to slope, graphing linear functions and graphing inequalities. These Bell Ringers are the perfect activity while you take attendance and provide for a discussion at the beginning of each class. Most problems are designed to be completed on a whiteboard and then discussed as a class but this can easily be adjusted as the docume
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Algebra 1 Full Year Bundle - Quizzes | Google Forms | Graphic Organizers
Socratic Seminar Student Guide - Shakespeare (Valentine's Day)
Socratic Seminar's have huge benefits for students!!
*Revised - 'What to think about' questions added*
Socratic Seminar student guide using Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. Great poem to use around Valentine's Day or with your Shakespeare unit. I have found this topic generates awesome student discussion and connection to student lives/current events.
Copy the packet for each student or student group to help facilitate seminar discussion.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Religion Unit: Ancient Hinduism Primary Source- Thematic Teaching, Google Drive
If you're interested in a fresh approach to teaching World History, then this lesson is for you! My thematic primary source lessons are specially designed to activate more student engagement, research, inquiry, and source analysis in your classroom. Use this as enrichment after teaching the historical background to establish context. Great for advanced or gifted classes to increase rigor and encourage connections between ancient world history and the modern world. This lesson comes from my ancie
Grades:
6th - 12th
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