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Edutopia

Edutopia: Establishing a Culture of Questioning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article discusses establishing a culture of questioning. When students consistently ask meaningful questions, they get comfortable taking the risks that lead to learning. SL.11-12.1c Questions/Part
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Independent Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will use the Internet to gather key facts using a variety of online resources and present their findings in a word processed paper in APA style.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Writing a Persuasive Essay

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson learners research opposing viewpoints on controversial issues and develop their own position papers. Though primarily for English classes, this lesson could be easily adapted for an interdisciplinary unit with social...
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Career Foundry: How to Conduct User Experience Research Like a Professional

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find out about user experience research using these data collection tips.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify the Technique Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"Identify the technique" questions will ask you to describe the reasoning of an argument - the way it uses support to justify a conclusion. These questions focus on structure, method, and technique. They're not concerned with what the...
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Reading Comprehension: Question Answer Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you need help working with your students on questioning a text or if you are working on higher-level questioning skills, this is a simple and helpful site. Printable resources available from site.
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Leaf Group

E How: Discover: How to Write a Statistical Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of how to write a paper that reports statistical information and analysis.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Writing Essays: Narrowing Your Essay Topic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What steps can you take to narrow an essay topic? Delve into this awesome site to learn how.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: How to Find and Develop a Viable Research Topic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource offers a few suggestions to get you started with the research process.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Library Research

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this Boundless Communication PowerPoint presentation, students will learn about the organization of libraries and how to apply this knowledge to research. A guided self-check is included at the end of the PowerPoint. W.11-12.7 Research