ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Research Paper Strategies
Students use picture books in this lesson to find ideas for research paper topics and structures. Through the use of these resources, students are able to shape content in a much more meaningful way.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Question and Answer Books From Genre Study to Report Writing
Contains plans for eight lessons that explore Question and Answer Books and ask students to do research in order to write their own. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Unemployment
This PBS lesson plan incorporates math, language arts, and economics to study the current unemployment situation in our country. Students begin by watching a story from NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, then create a publication to showcase...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss story? Web English Teacher may be offering you resources to teach it right here! Also contains links to biographical information.
University of California
Online English: The Hamlet Module: u.c. Davis
Learn more about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," when you visit this online English Module.
University of Sydney (Australia)
The Write Site: Quoting and Paraphrasing: Think and Try
This reference demonstrates how to incorporate in-text referencing. Examples are provided for long quotes and short quotes.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Biography Project: Research/presentation
Typical lesson on a biography research project. Young scholars choose a famous person, read a biography and do research online, and create a graphic organizer to teach the class about the person's life.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Biographies: Creating Timelines of Life
Online lesson which allows students to choose a person of interest and create a timeline of their life. Includes working together, researching potential conflicting information, and developing essays from the original research.
University of Wisconsin
Institute for Research on Poverty: Homepage
Get FAQs about poverty in Wisconsin and find out about what research is going on at this site for the Institute for Research on Poverty.
Other
The Legend of Camelot
Here you can learn more about the story of Camelot as it has been told for hundreds of years--including the myth of Camelot, the Round Table, and the sword Excalibur.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Independent Author Study Evaluation
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an author study evaluation rubric. Students will be assessed on oral communication skills, author information, and a Venn Diagram.
Other
U.c. Santa Cruz: Elephant Seal Tracking Studies
Discusses ongoing research programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, which are studying elephant seals. The scientists are using time-depth recorders to study migration and feeding behavior in these seals.
Kansas Historical Society
Kansas Historical Society: Who's the Boss: Kindergarten [Pdf]
This is a comprehensive lesson plan for early elementary students to research and present information (PDF format). Students will learn through primary sources the chain of command that we all must live under. Students will consider...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact Fragments
Contains plans for a lesson on taking notes that is part of a larger unit on researching a state symbol. It works on skills like figuring out what information is relevant and irrelevant, using a variety of sources, and paraphrasing. In...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Researching Information: Comparing Electronic and Print Texts
This lesson allows students to compare and contrast print text structure with that of an online site. Students work together and use worksheets in comprehending the informational text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Diabetes: Research Projects
This site investigates current projects about diabetes that are being researched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Research Paper Topics
This Ereading article discusses the importance of choosing the "right" research topic. Afterwards, 101 possible research paper topics are listed. W.11-12.7 Research
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Reading Activities
An assortment of reading mini-projects are included on this site. Reading skills worksheets and differentiated reading activities are also included.
Princeton Review
The Princeton Review: Career Market Researcher
This site from Princeton Review Publishing provides a detailed description of what a day in the life of a market researcher is like. Also included is information on job requirements, job outlook, and more.
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: Recipe for an Eco Sphere
Finf out about NASA-created self-contained living worlds inside closed glass containers.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Research
Read about all the important work NASA scientists have uncovered about climate science.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: Library Research at Cornell: The Seven Steps
Links to information on each of the seven steps of the research process: Identify and develop your topic, Find the context: background information on your topic, Find books, Find articles in journals etc., Find video and sound...
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Do You Need Me to Repeat That?
Learn how repeated trials during experimentation leads to more reliable results.
National Institutes of Health
Nih: Aid Sinfo: B Cells May Help Maintain Hiv Infection
Research article released by the NIH that suggests a link between the body's immune system and the progression of the disease. (Published August 29, 2000)