The Bucket Session Instructions Cut out each of the following random facts (don’t tell the teens that these are facts) Put them into a bucket. Each teen should choose something from the bucket As a group they should put the cards in order of what they are most sure about to what they are least sure about This requires group work, consensus and discussion- teens need to think about HOW they know what they say they know. Facilitate by asking questions and challenging decisions There are no right or wrong answers- the point is to facilitate a discussion of what we think and how likely it is, and how we know it.
The Declaration of Independence was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies independence from England.
The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended.
The State of Florida is bigger than England.
The Torah was given to the Jews on Mount Sinai in the Jewish year 2448
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
The Babylonians destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem in 422 BCE
The first major Aliya move to Israel was in 1882
The State of Israel was declared in 1948
The common cold is a type of virus
If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go until 1,000 until you would find the letter "A"
Animals that eat plants as their primary food source are known as herbivores
Born on July 5th 1996, Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.
The song “Eyes Wide Open” by Taylor Swift was the song featured for the Hunger Games.
The six characters full names are Rachel Green, Monica Geller, Phoebe Buffay, Joey Tribbiani, Chandler Bing and Ross Geller
The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison
A normal human hand has 5 fingers
Kirsten Stewart plays Bella in the Twilight movies
The pancreas produces insulin
The Olympic flag's colors are always red, black, blue, green and yellow rings on a field of white