Salem Witch Trials Investigation Lab
By Micah's Learning Resources
Put your students in the investigator's chair for the 1692 Salem witch trials. This interactive lab hands them nine real primary sources, four competing explanations, and one hard question: what turned a village into a witch hunt? Students weigh the evidence, track how each explanation holds up, and deliver a verdict they have to defend. What's Included: - 9 real primary sources, including the examination of Tituba, Sarah Good's examination, Deodat Lawson's sermon, the accused's jail petition for bail, the Phips letter to the Crown, and Ann Putnam Jr.'s 1706 confession - 3 evidence phases that unlock in sequence, three sources each, so the story keeps shifting as new documents arrive - 4 competing hypotheses students test and revise, with a plausibility rating on each that carries across phases - A reliability check on every source that scores proximity and bias, so students learn to weigh who wrote a document and why - A drag-and-drop Hypothesis Board where students sort each document into Supports or Contradicts zones for their chosen claim - A claim-evidence-reasoning verdict tool with instant, rubric-aligned feedback for all four hypotheses - A 7-question case quiz with answer explanations - Two data charts: executions by month and outcomes for everyone accused - A 14-page printable packet that prints as a blank student version or a complete teacher answer key - A Teacher Hub with learning objectives, standards, a three-day pacing plan, common misconceptions, and sensitiv
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