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Social Studies Skills

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Social Studies Skills
Lesson 5
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What are critical thinking skills for?
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help you gain greater insights for all subjects, including social studies, by how you approach and understand
to help you pass a test
to help you in science and math
it does not help you approach or understand any subject, especially social studies and language arts
help you gain greater insights for all subjects, including social studies, by how you approach and understand
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to help you pass a test
to help you in science and math
it does not help you approach or understand any subject, especially social studies and language arts
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Sequencing
placed in the order in which they occur, or sequential order
helps you put events from beginning to end
clue words like before, after, next, last
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What does it mean to categorize?
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using a table or graph
sort facts, events, people, or other items into groups with similar traits
label facts as "important" or "not important"
comparing facts to other facts
using a table or graph
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sort facts, events, people, or other items into groups with similar traits
label facts as "important" or "not important"
comparing facts to other facts
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Identifying Cause and Effect Relationships
causes—actions that lead to an event
effects—the results of an action
Examples are so, because, as a result, therefore, produced, and for the following reasons.
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Comparing and Contrasting
analyzing two or more ideas, objects, or events
Signal words like similar and also tell you to compare
phrases however and on the other hand, you should contrast
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Finding Main Idea and Summarizing
central focus of the text
what is most important, less important
Summarizing is restating a large amount of information in a few words.
most important information
remember the main points or events in a text
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Which do you think would be a generalization? Select all that apply.
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Everyone likes pizza.
All people have technology at home.
Dogs are smarter than cats.
Boys are better than girls at sports.
Everyone likes pizza.
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All people have technology at home.
Dogs are smarter than cats.
Boys are better than girls at sports.
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Making Generalizations and Predictions
A statement is mostly, or generally, true
Somewhat based on facts
Also based on prior knowledge or experience
Predicting involves using clues from a text to make reasoned guesses about what will happen next- finding the pattern
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Reports and Presentations
Plagiarism is copying someone else’s words
This includes using someone else’s sentence structures, even if you change the important words.
Must give them credit using citations, or a bibliography (MLA, APA)
Attribution- giving credit with a direct "quotation"
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Why do you need to give credit to someone that you get information from?
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Because my teacher told me to.
Because they are an expert.
Because it is dishonest and is considered stealing.
It is not a crime to take someone else's information as my own.
Because my teacher told me to.
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Because they are an expert.
Because it is dishonest and is considered stealing.
It is not a crime to take someone else's information as my own.
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Which are the steps to solving a problem? Select all that apply.
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gather information about your options
identify your options
use your findings to make a decision
identify what you need to do
predict the consequences
gather information about your options
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identify your options
use your findings to make a decision
identify what you need to do
predict the consequences
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Steps to Solving a Problem
1. Identify what you need to do.
2. Identify your options.
3. Gather information about your options.
4. Predict consequences- "pros vs cons" chart
5. Use findings and make a decision.
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What is your best option about choosing which pair of shoes to buy?
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make a generalization
make a "pros vs cons" chart
include a citation
identify the cause and effect
make a generalization
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make a "pros vs cons" chart
include a citation
identify the cause and effect
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