1. Task Card Templates Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for a Tech Tub station. Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the task card with your information. Follow the directions below to complete this station activity. This task uses: Common Core State Standards BrainPOP - Vocabulary Objective: Watch the Brain Pop movie on the Civil War Causes and explain the important vocabulary terms and meanings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6- 8.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6- 8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies. 1.Put your name on the top of your vocabulary worksheet. 2.Tap on the BrainPOP app and open the Social Studies tap. 3.Go to US History and scroll down to Civil War Causes. 4.Watch the movie. 5.As you watch, write down the definition of the definition for the important vocabulary words. 6.Remember to select an additional term from the movie to define. 7.Be prepared to share with your group and defend your definition.

2. Task Card Templates Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for a Tech Tub station. Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the task card with your information. Follow the directions below to complete this station activity. This task uses: Common Core State Standards BrainPOP – KWL Chart Objective: List what you KNOW about the causes of the Civil War and what you WANT to learn on the KWL worksheet. Watch the Brain Pop video on the Causes of the Civil War, and list what you LEARNed about the causes of the Civil War on your chart. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6- 8.2 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6- 8.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions 1.Put your name on the top of your KWL chart. 2.Write down what you KNOW about the Civil War on the first column. 3.Write down what you WANT to learn about the Civil War under the middle column. 4.Tap on the BrainPOP app and open the Social Studies tap. 5.Go to US History and scroll down to Civil War Causes. 6.Watch the movie. 7.After you have watched the movie, write down what you learned from this movie. 8.Be prepared to share with your group and defend your chart.

3. Task Card Templates Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for a Tech Tub station. Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the task card with your information. This task uses: Common Core State Standards Follow the directions below to complete this station activity. BrainPOP - Map Objective: Watch the Causes of the Civil War video and identify the Confederate states, Union states, Border states, and slave states on the map. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6- 8.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6- 8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts. 1.Put your name on the top of your map. 2.Tap on the BrainPOP app and open the Social Studies tap. 3.Go to US History and scroll down to Civil War Causes. 4.Watch the movie. 5.As you watch, color the Confederate states grey, the Union states blue, the Border states yellow, and draw red crosshatch lines through all slave states. Remember you can pause the movie as you draw. 6.Give your opinions to the questions below your map. 7.Be prepared to share with your group and defend your answers.