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Exploring Fish Anatomy and Commercial Fishing Gear

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate commercial fishing by exploring the technical methods.  In this environmental lesson, students identify the fish that are most commonly consumed by humans and trace their path from ocean to plate.  Students examine...
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The Eerie Canal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discover bodies of water in the United States by investigating the Eerie Canal.  For this U.S. Geography lesson, students discuss Lake Eerie and the canal that was built in order to transport goods.  Learners research the lake...
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Hopping on the Information Highway

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss the Internet as a learning tool. In this technology lesson, students discover how to use the Internet to help them in discovering new information.
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Cyberbullying

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate internet safety by discussing harassment on the web.  In this cyber safety lesson, students identify the causes and effects of cyber bullying behavior.  Students discuss actions to take if they or their friends...
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Podcasting Gone Digital

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students prepare a podcast activity for their lesson on tall tales. In this tall tales and technology lesson, students work in groups to prepare sentences about tall tale characters. Students make drawings for the information, take...
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Geography Made Fun with Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students incorporate knowledge box into their classroom activities. In this technology integration lesson, students fill out a graphic organizer using Glossopedia to analyze a new subject.
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Test Your Research Skills: Spotlight on Australia

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Australia research worksheet, students use the Internet or a research library to answer questions about Australia.
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City Quiz Series: Derby Industrial Museum

For Students 6th - 8th
In this research skills worksheet on the Derby Industrial Museum, middle schoolers use the Internet or library to answer questions about the Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill.
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Pedestrian Safety for Students; Research and Class Discussion

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover the causes of pedestrian trauma concerning students.  In this child safety lesson, students investigate the facts behind childhood trauma and discover why children are so often harmed in pedestrian trauma.  Students...
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A Novel Idea

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners use Moodle to participate in a chat session to complete a character analysis for a novel they've studied. In this novel analysis and technology lesson, students are assigned a character from a specific chapter and use Moodle to...
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Blogging My Life 24-7

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students write sticky blog entries to practice instant communication that is simple, concrete, credible, and emotional. In this blogging lesson, students discuss blogs and visit examples to find 'sticky' writing examples. Students write...
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Historical Temperatures

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research historical regional temperatures for their current season. In this historical weather lesson plan, students conduct weather station and Internet research to learn about historical regional temperatures. Students collect...
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Antarctica Food Chain

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students visit an interactive web page. In this food chain lesson, students visit an interactive web page displaying an example of the food chain in Antarctica. As students move their mouse over the images, captions appear describing the...
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Verb Tenses and Sentence Order

For Students 7th - 8th
In this verb tenses and sentence order worksheet, learners read the text with paragraphs about the World Wide Web. Some of the sentences are in the wrong order. Using the verb tenses and time clues, students number the sentences in their...
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Paws in Jobland Job Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research a fictional character with a job. In this lesson, about jobs, students chose a characters to look at. Students use the Paws in Jobland and a worksheet as a guide. Students understand their fictional character's job and...
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Getting to Know Paws in Jobland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore careers interests through the use of technology. In this instructional activity about jobs and technology, students develop technology skills. Students access resources and information about jobs that are interesting to...
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Do Some Research: Inventions 5

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this inventions research activity, students read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: Charles _____, an...
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Do Some Research: Inventions 10

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this inventions research worksheet, students read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: French chemist...
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Submarine - Do Some Research

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this research worksheet, students research the topic submarines to find as much information as possible. Students then answer the sentences about submarine uses, submarine uses in wartime, submarine parts, and nuclear-powered...
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Do Some Research: Earth

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this universe research worksheet, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students must then write a report about this topic: the ____ regions are the area around...
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Do Some Research: Gravity

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this gravity research instructional activity, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students must then write a report about this topic: if you weigh 60 pounds on...
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Where is Tornado Alley? Internet Research and Crossword

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science and language arts worksheet, students are directed to an Internet site where they do research on tornadoes and Tornado Alley. Students complete a 10 question word puzzle.
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Sorting Information Calories from Food

For Students 7th - 10th
In this computer research worksheet, students load ViewPoint and open the Countries file. They utilize the search tool to select countries outside the continents of Europe and North America. Students also utilize the Sort tool to sort...
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Today and Yesterday: Festivals through the Year

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this world cultures learning exercise, students research information and answer questions about festivals around the world. This learning exercise gives detailed information on how to do the Internet research. This learning exercise...