Teacher Resources

Infographics on the intellectual operations and sources

The Intellectual Operations:

Intellectual Operations (or IO’s for short!) are things students can “do” with their knowledge. In Elementary, there are 8 IO’s. Below, you will find a link to infographics to help your students learn more about each of the IO’s. Want to help your students practice a specific IO? Here is a link to a Google Folder containing  IO Badge Guides.

Click here to access all 8 IO infographics!


Using Sources:

Students should practice establish facts using many different sources. They can use videos, books, images, artifacts, and more. Getting all your information about a society or a territory from one document is kind of like only interviewing one person about a crime; you may miss a lot of important information! Encourage your students to discover the truth by exploring multiple sources!

Click here for an infographic that shows some of the different kinds of documents students can use.