Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for History/Social Studies
5.0 (499 reviews)Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for History! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any historical reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics,…
- Grade
- Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
- Pages
- 25
- Answer key
- N/A
- Teaching duration
- Yearlong Resource
- Digital download
Description
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for History! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any historical reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text and with any area of history. This resource is applicable to many grade levels (4-10+) and can be easily adapted for the learners you work with.
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Included in this resource:
•Eight color task cards for each of the eleven topics of critical thinking (88 unique task cards total)
•Eight black-and-white task cards for each of eleven topics of critical thinking (88 unique task cards total)
•A graphic organizer for students to record their responses
•A student recording sheet, where students can track which cards they have already completed
•Tips and suggestions on how to use these task cards in your class.
Two versions–with and without icons–are now included!!
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This resource was created based on the Depth and Complexity framework, which was developed by Dr. Sandra Kaplan under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement: 1996
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Reviews
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Too advanced for 5th grade
I liked this resource but my 5th grade students struggled with making these connections
Not appropriate for beginning of the year
This is very hard for me to implement until almost the third quarter. Week one has decimals, and my fourth graders don't learn about decimals until the third quarter. It also jumps into division and bigger multiplication early. I wish it had a few weeks of third-grade review.
Affixes Resource Pack
This was not exactly what I was looking for for a supplemental resource for my 5th grade class.
Not a "spiral" review
I wanted to like this so much because it was exactly what I wanted. But, Week 1 already starts talking about coordinate grids and volume, standards that aren't covered until later on in the school year. I wish it was organized by the order the standards are taught throughout the school year instead of introducing end-of-year concepts in the first few weeks.
Great Activities, but Limited Direct Instruction
This resource is advertised as a week-long unit, but in practice it functions more like one day of direct instruction followed by several activity days. There is only one PowerPoint for teaching, with the remaining materials focused on practice.
I expected a more balanced structure with instruction and assessment spread across multiple days. For example, I was able to use the PowerPoint and the second day’s worksheet within a single class period, and the “scoot” activity worked well for a separate day. However, I’m unsure how I’ll incorporate the remaining sketch notes, which might have been more effective if directly integrated into the initial instruction.
One major area for improvement is alignment between instruction and assessment. The assessments and task cards include concepts like “to be” verbs and auxiliary verbs, but these are not introduced or modeled in the PowerPoint. This created confusion for my students and could easily be developed into an additional day of instruction.
Overall, the materials are well-designed and engaging, but the unit would benefit from more comprehensive instruction and clearer alignment between teaching and assessment.
Questions & Answers (9)
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I have purchased these, but was wondering if there was a "cheat sheet" with all the questions listed on 1 or 2 pages for easy reference?
Thanks for reaching out, Laura. Unfortunately, there is not. I will keep this in mind for a future project!
I would love to purchase this, but I am wondering if I am able to digitally copy and past these into a Google Slide, so I can project them on my smart board? Or, would I be able to copy paste into a student worksheet digitally? Are these just used as printed cards?
Thanks for reaching out! These were created just as a printable resource. However, you are more than welcome to adapt the printable version as described for your personal use.
Are there editable boxes for each depth and complexity to add our own questions?
Unfortunately, I am unable to provide an editable version of this resource because I created it using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
Although this is titled History/Social Sciences, all the preview items only say History, are there separate cards/tasks for Social Studies? Or are the editable?
Hello-
Is there any way I can get a hold of these task cards with the actual icons on them- thats how it was when I purchased this and I need new copies for this coming school year. Many of my students are just learning the icons so I find it is very helpful to have the pictures.
Hello! If you email me the date you purchased them and your username I can send you the old version. Gottoteach@icloud.com
Hello,
I am presenting a session on rigor in Social Studies in August. I was wondering if I have your permission to share a few of these questions with my audience - they would be all secondary Social Studies teachers. I would like to take these questions and have the teachers sort them by Social Studies Skill. I would place a QR code in my handouts to link back to your store and this product.
Sure! Thank you for asking!
I have tried to open this on 3 different computers all with updated Adobe...what should I do now?
That is so strange?! Please contact TpT support. They should be able to help you.
I downloaded this item today and it does not open. I also downloaded other PDFs today and they all opened. I am not sure what I am doing wrong with your product. Any suggestions?
Hi There!! Please make sure you are opening and printing from the latest version of Adobe Reader. That should resolve the problem. Let me know if this doesn't work.
I have bought the social studies, science and literature task cards (along with several other depth and complexity sets); however, I can't print the three I listed. I can't even open the social studies. I am not having a problem with the other packets, just these.
Hello! Please make sure you are opening the files with the latest version of Adobe Reader. Let me know if this doesn't work.
