Our fifth-grade students have been hard at work strengthening their evidence-based thinking skills through collaborative research activities. Using research resources created with Diffit, students worked in groups to explore a given claim and determine how to support it with strong, relevant evidence.
Each group was given sticky notes and tasked with locating at least one piece of evidence that directly supported their assigned claim. This hands-on approach encouraged students to move beyond simply identifying interesting text details and instead focus on selecting evidence that truly proved their point.
This activity helped students build mastery skills by practicing how to analyze information, evaluate its relevance, and clearly connect evidence to a claim. Through discussion, collaboration, and active engagement, students developed a deeper understanding of what strong supporting evidence looks like—and why it matters.
Mrs. Chandra Bumbalough
Pulaski Elementary School
Pulaski County Schools
5th Grade
