Activity Maker: Images Draw You In
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Step One:
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Overview
The purpose of this activity is for educators to develop a short activity that guides students’ initial exploration of a historical source in five minutes. This Introduction activity is called Images Draw You In because the images draw students into a discussion of the topic understudy.
The printable Introduction or warm-up activity has six features:
- Image(s) linked to the original source Web site including an APA style credit.
- Investigative Question, a way to state the learning objective to students.
- Student actions to guide the exploration.
- Understanding Goal to help students connect learning to big ideas.
- Grouping strategy (individual, pairs, small groups), and student product to demonstrate student knowledge and answer the Investigative Question.
- Differentiation, adding additional images, student actions, or student products to tailor the activity to meet the specific needs of students.
How can educators use this activity?
- Save this activity on your computer to use with students by projecting on a screen or printing as a worksheet.
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