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International Space Station
Students read and complete language arts activities about the International Space Station. In this International Space Station lesson plan, students read about the space station, and complete language arts activities that include...
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Easter Eggs
In this language arts learning exercise, students conduct research about Easter Eggs in order to summarize answers for the questions involved.
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Online Newspaper Search
Middle schoolers use the Internet to research an article. When they find an article they like, it be printed and they highlight the important information and present to the class.
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Using Information Resources: Lesson 7
Teacher reads aloud to the students the material that is printed in boldface type inside the boxes. Information in regular type inside the boxes and all
information outside the boxes should not be read to the students. Possible
student...
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Evaluating an Olympic Sport
Students research the political context of the Winter Olympics in general and within certain countries in particular. They read authentic, published articles on the topic from the Internet and add this information to the spreadsheet as...
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Mystery Research Unit
Seventh graders participate in a "Solve the Media Center Mystery" using the directions that are included in the lesson plan. They role play as detectives as complete the activity and choose a research topic. They develop questions that...
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Novel Topics Research Unit
Seventh graders use a variety of research tools to locate information about a topic that is included in a novel that they are reading. They work with a partner to research the topic, record bibliographic information, and to complete a...