Case 6 of 20 · Evidence & Research

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Primary vs Secondary Sources

🔎Case Brief #6

📏 Measure Challenge: Is your arm longer or shorter than your leg.

🎯 Your mission

Decide who is right.

⚡ The twist

How do you know what you know?

What You'll Learn

🕵️ Let's Think & Play! Clap 3 times if you're ready to think! 👏👏👏 Today's adventure: source type distinctions! 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: Source type distinctions

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Think About This

📏 Measure Challenge: Is your arm longer or shorter than your leg? Don't guess — MEASURE with a string! Evidence beats guessing!

Thinking Steps

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🔍 Search!

Read the question carefully. What is it asking you?

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💡 Ideas!

Think of TWO possible answers. Don't pick yet!

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🎯 Choose!

Now pick the best one. Why did you pick it?

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🪞 Reflect!

Were you right? That's great! Were you wrong? That's great too — you learned!

Key Points

Master source type distinctions

Apply evidence & research in real situations

Build habits of evidence & research

Key Vocabulary

True

Something that really happened or really is

Clue

Something that helps you figure out what happened

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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 source type distinctions? 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! 🎨

Solve the Case

Case 1

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Dark outside means...?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find one thing online today and check if it's actually true.

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For the dinner table

“How do you know when to trust what someone tells you?”

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