The Origin icon directs students to think critically about the beginnings, roots, and foundations of a topic. Learners consider the source of an idea or event.
Curricular Examples:
Compare and contrast information gleaned from interviews on why your community was established.
Prove with evidence the origin of your favorite fairy tale across multiple cultures.
Trace the beginnings of our numeral system.
Illustrate the catalyst of space exploration and the race for the moon.
Question Stems:
How do anthropologists determine when and where a culture’s belief systems originated?
What evidence can be found on the cause or stimulus of the Golden Age?
What questions would you ask in an interview with Nikola Tesla to determine the catalyst for his design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system?
Task Statement:
Students will read an interview excerpt on Alfred Wegener, determine the origins of his theory of continental drift, and share their findings by writing and illustrating an informational picture book.
