Evidence Excavators Slides
A 6-slide presentation that introduces 5th-grade students to the 'Why & How' Method of connecting textual evidence to their claims, using a cohesive archaeology theme.
Evidence Excavators Worksheet
A 2-page print-ready worksheet for 5th-grade students, updated for a 15-minute small group session with pre-printed sentence stems and a choose-your-own-stem scaffold.
Evidence Excavators Facilitation Guide
A 2-page instructional guide for teachers, providing a complete facilitation script, lesson pacing, common student misconceptions, and answer keys with exemplars for the 'Why & How' Method.
Evidence Excavators Practice Cards
A 1-page print-ready document containing 4 collaborative small-group practice cards. Each card features a rapid animal adaptation scenario and targeted prompts to guide students in explaining their thinking.
Evidence Excavators Exit Ticket
A 1-page exit ticket and rapid progress monitoring assessment tool for teachers to evaluate a student's ability to construct 'Why & How' explanations using sentence stems.