Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Science
5.0 (273 reviews)Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Science! 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 Science! 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 science. 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 (11)
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Hi.. I would like to purchase the $6.99 Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Science. I need a quote to submit a PO to my department. Please send me one as the deadline is next week. THANKS!
Hi there! To use a PO on TpT, you’ll need to follow their procedure. You can find how to do this here: https://help.teacherspayteachers.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043048891-Can-I-pay-with-a-purchase-order-
Is it possible to make this digital? We are using these on a private platform but it is difficult with it being only 1 PDF document. Thanks so much
Hi Stephanie. The permissions on the PDF should still allow you to delete any pages you like.
With many of us going digital now and potentially starting the school year in the fall, do you have any suggestions as to how use these cards virtually?
Hi Dawn,
You're welcome to share these with your students on a private platform that only they have access to.
Do you have the original Depth and Complexity Prompts from Sandra Kaplan for your task cards? I have purchased other products from you that have the original prompts. In order to keep consistency throughout my school and class, I was hoping you still had those as well.
Hi Laura. I do not have resources with those icons. I do include versions without icons, however.
Hi i am interested in a couple of your items that you have bundled, but I only teach ELA. Do you do bundles for ELA at this price? For example, critical thinking, Lit circles and literature cards instead of the s.s. and science? Thanks!
Hello! No, sorry, I don't have an ELA only bundle.
can you help me figure out how the 11 topics of critical thinking align to bloom's?
Hi Cassandra,
I am not sure how they would align, as Blooms is a hierarchy of thinking. I would say that most of the 11 topics would fall under the top 3 levels of Blooms.
They are beautiful! You should sell them! There are not any like them on TPT.
Thanks!
The update you have made to these looks amazing! Where did you find such great watercolor art?
Thanks, Caitlin! I made them in Adobe Illustrator.
These look awesome - do you have any plans for doing a Math version?
Hi Anisa! I will definitely put that on my to-do list! Thank you for your interest:-)
I am planning to purchase your bundle for Depth and Complexity. If I have already asked, forgive me, would you consider adding the DOK Levels on your Depth and Complexity cards?
Thank you for creating such great resources for teachers!
Hello! I'm sorry but I don't have any plans to add those at this time. Perhaps, it might be something I revist down the road. Thank you for your interest.
