Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Drawing Conclusions on the Sufficiency and Strength of Research
The activities in this lesson will help you focus on the important features of arguments, especially on the writer (or the source) and the evidence the writer provides. That way, you can more accurately decide if an argument is valid and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Come Prepared for Discussions
This is a collection of 14 discussion opportunities. Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Colony Collapse Disorder
In this video segment from Nature, scientists work to discover why bees are disappearing. [2:39]
Read Works
Read Works: Lessons: Lesson 1: Verbal Cues
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan and materials to teach kindergarten students to draw a conclusion from a verbal cue.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Your Brain and Moral Decision Making
In this segment from Curious, scientists conduct an experiment to learn how different areas of the brain are stimulated when making moral decisions.
Education Development Center
Tv411: Tune in for Reading: Reading: Strategies for Better Reading
Self-checking interactive tutorial puts reading comprehension skills to work by asking learners to make inferences, predict what happens next, and identify the main ideas in a series of short reading passages. Related materials include...