Claim Task Cards - Summer Extended Learning

Claim Task Cards:

Grades 6-7

Summer Extended Learning

Multiple Choice

Should disposable plastic water bottles be banned?

* Producing water bottles releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

* Disposable plastic bottles take hundreds of years to decompose

Using this evidence - what is the best claim:

• Disposable plastic water bottles should not be banned because they allow for healthy alternatives to high sugar drinks.

• Disposable plastic water bottles should be banned because they are a waste of money.

• Disposable plastic water bottles should be banned because they are bad for the environment.

Multiple Choice

Should schools be watching students' social media accounts?

* Monitoring social media helps helps schools look for signs of trouble

* When schools monitor social media, it keeps students safe and protected

Using this evidence - what is the best claim:

• Schools should not watch students' social media postings because it is a waste of money.

• Schools should watch students' social media postings in order to keep all children safe.

• Schools should watch students' social media postings to see if they are using their devices in school.

Multiple Choice

Have youth sports become too extreme?

* 74% of children have seen out of control parents at a game

* 15% of them said their parents get mad if they play poorly

Using this evidence, which is the best claim:

• Youth sports have become too extreme because of the large amount of injuries

• Youth sports have become too extreme because of angry adults

• Youth sports have not become too extreme because the sports build character

Multiple Choice

Should foul language be banned in High School sports?

*Calling someone names is not an example of good sportsmanship

* Foul language takes away from playing the game well.

Using this evidence, which is the best claim:

• Foul language should be banned because it doesn't build character skills

• Foul language should be banned because it increases self confidence

• Foul language should not be banned because it is bad for the health of the players

Multiple Choice

Should college athletes be paid?

* Schools make millions of dollars from sports

* The average sports scholarship is $11,000

Using this evidence - what is the best claim:

• College athletes should be paid because they are very poor.

• College athletes should not be paid because schools do not have enough money to pay every student athlete.

• College athletes should be paid because it is financially fair.