Students are provided a list of items they need to rank in relation to a situation and a criterion for ranking.
Instructions
- Give students a list of items to rank and criteria based on which they should rank (e.g. “rank these possible interventions from most to least effective”).
- Give students 5 -10 minutes to rank items.
- Invite students to share their ranking and explain their reasoning.
Resources
A list of items to rank and criteria for ranking.
Variations
- Make it a group activity (Variation 1): Students pair up or form small groups and come to a consensus regarding ranking the items. Invite groups to share and explain their choice of ranking to the larger class.
- Make it a group activity (Variation 2): Students complete the ranking task on their own. Students then pair up to compare their thinking and discuss differences in ranking.