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Origin of the Purple Heart

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students research the origin of the Purple Heart. In this writing lesson students research personal stories of friends or family who have received the Purple Heart. Students then design their own armed forces award complete with an...
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Land of Milk and Honey Relocated or Not (Lesson 3)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice their research skills. For this North Carolina history lesson, 4th graders examine primary resources and draw conclusions regarding the birth of the city of New Bern, North Carolina.
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Olympic Athletes and Moments in Time

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the history of the Olympics and their athletes. In this interviewing skills lesson, students role play the parts of reporters and athletes as they conduct interviews based on research of the Olympic games and athletes.
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One Country's Slave Trade

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Young scholars examine the slave trade. In this research skills lesson, students research the slave trade in a selected country. Young scholars use databases to locate pertinent information in order to prepare an oral presentation.
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We're Going on an Animal Safari!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students take viewers on an animal safari. In this technology instructional activity, students research animals one would see on an African safari. Students collaborate to create a storyboard and use Flip Video Cameras to create a...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Analyzing Historical Evidence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine World War I war crimes. In this world history instructional activity, high schoolers use primary and secondary sources to research and understand the systematic nature of the Armenian Genocide. High schoolers...
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The Importance of Revolutions in Our Lives

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine different revolutions that occurred throughout history (Industrial revolution, French revolution, etc.). In this social studies and World history instructional activity, 6th graders research an assigned revolution...
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Don't Settle for a Byte... Get the Megabyte on Technology

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software. In this multi-day computer software usage lesson, students complete a research project that requires the use of a word processor, Excel, FrontPage, and PowerPoint to...
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Paws in Jobland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students appreciate and understand the roles that people play in particular situations. In this career lesson plan, students use research and information skills to perform the roles they are assigned.
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Paws in Jobland: Getting to Know Paws in Jobland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students browse occupations that interest them. In this career lesson plan, students examine the features of jobs as they explore career interests and learn how to find career information.
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Research Skills and Exercises

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite five sentences to eliminate the striking or catchy language and rewrite three student paraphrases to make each one grammatically correct.
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The Olympic Games 1

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Olympic games worksheet, students research thirty dates to match up with the cities that the games were played in. Students place all their answers in chronological order as well.
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Summing Up the Disaster

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners are introduced to news writing being a concise, factual, and informative type of writing. They assess that publishing an article in a newspaper style utilizes a word processing program. Each student researches the Titanic and...
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Responding to A Sound of Thunder by Writing PowerPoint Presentations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading "A Sound of Thunder," create a PowerPoint presentation about time travel. They study and utilize a graphic organizer to assist them in preparing to deliver an oral presentation next and finally they print their...
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Explore Chapters 1 - 5

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students preview the novel, "Dragonwings," by Laurence Yep, make connections between the novel previewed and their prior knowledge, other texts, and the world. They utilize graphic representations including charts, graphs, pictures, and...
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Summing the Disaster

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students assume the role of a newspaper editor during the time of the Titanic disaster. They must search out the accurate answers to the questions: What? When? Where? Who? and Why? students then write their own newspaper article...
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It's All Greek to Me!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
While the ideas for Ancient Greek research are solid, there is little detail to help make your job easier. The focus here is familiarizing your class with online databases and print resources in their school library. After direct...
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McMUN Model United Nations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
If you have been searching for a plan to run a model U.N. simulation, this plan provides some bare bones for your lesson. Scholars break into blocs to research and discuss global issues and come up with collaborative solutions. In their...
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Kool Kumara Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils examine the Kaipara region of New Zealand and practice research and writing skills. In this social studies lesson, students use a template to create their own Kool Kumara Pal. Pupils explore a day in the life of...
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Job Listings

For Students 9th - 12th
In this job listing worksheet, students locate 3 advertisements for jobs and list the descriptions, employers, experience, salary, and locations of each of the jobs. Students also include a works cited list. 
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Travel Brochure Prewriting Worksheet

For Students 7th - 10th
In this prewriting skills worksheet, students complete the provided graphic organizer as they research the Greek islands in order to create informative brochures about the area.
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Topic Worksheet

For Students 8th - 12th
For this Internet research worksheet, students select topics to research and then respond to 7 short answer questions that require them to analyze searches they conduct online regarding their topics.
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Career Research Project

For Students 6th - 12th
In this career research worksheet, students research jobs they are interested in and then respond to 17 short answer questions related to the careers.
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Pandemics

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students develop an awareness of the effect of pandemics and acquire knowledge to prevent a pandemic from spreading. In this pandemics lesson plan, students build research skills using a variety of sources. Students investigate...