Building a Case

What You'll Learn

🕵️ Let's Think & Play! Do a little thinking dance! 💃🕺 Today's adventure: constructing evidence-based arguments! Here's what we'll do: 🖐️ LOOK at the fun activity below 🤔 THINK about what you see 🗣️ TALK about your ideas with someone ✏️ TRY the challenge — there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! 💪 Let's go! ⬇️

Key Concept: Constructing evidence-based arguments

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Think About This

🕵️ Kitchen Mystery: Something spilled on the floor! Look for clues. What color is it? Does it smell? Can you figure out what it was?

Thinking Steps

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👀 Discover!

Look at the activity. What's interesting? What stands out?

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🤔 Wonder!

Ask yourself: WHY is it like that? What do I think?

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✋ Try It!

Pick your answer or try the challenge. Be brave!

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⭐ Share!

Tell a friend or grown-up what you figured out!

Key Points

Master constructing evidence-based arguments

Apply evidence & research in real situations

Build habits of evidence & research

Key Vocabulary

Clue

Something that helps you figure out what happened

False

Something that is NOT true

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you look both ways before crossing the street, you're checking for evidence that it's safe! Smart! 👀

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you teach a stuffed animal about constructing evidence-based arguments? They're a great audience! 🧸
2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs — up 👍 or down 👎!
3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! 🎨

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Good detective uses...?