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Lesson Plan
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The Asian And African Elephants

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, pupils use Internet research to compare the Asian and the African elephants. Pupils fill out a chart with 13 facts comparing and contrasting the two elephant species.
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Printables
Teacher Printables

My Mini Book About …

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This is one of several printable pages on which little life scientists can write out their research on an assigned animal. The highlighted page is for alligator research, but several other animal pages are included as other materials....
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Researching Information on the Internet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Practice Internet research skills. Each class member will need Internet access in order to follow along as you model how to search using key words and to do their own research on African and Asian elephants. Their notes will go into a...
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Worksheet
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Taronga Zoo

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online Taronga Zoo activity, students click on the underlined blue word or words to find the answers to twelve questions associated with the Taronga Zoo in Asia.
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Facing History and Ourselves

Confirmation and Other Biases

For Teachers 9th - 12th
As the investigation into the reporting of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, continues, class members consider how bias influences perception, how the tendency is to collect evidence that supports preconceived notions. The big idea...
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Activity
News Literacy Project

News Goggles: Tracking Developing Stories

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
A 28-slide presentation introduces viewers to the process reports go through to track and verify developing news stories. Using the reports of the attacks at Atlanta, Georgia, massage parlors as an example, viewers are taught what to...
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PPT
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How Do We Find Words in a Dictionary?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
The dictionary can be a mysterious and overwhelming book. This presentation clearly describes how words are found in a dictionary. alphabetical order, guide words, columns, and bold text are some of the concepts covered in this...
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Worksheet
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Hunt the Fact Monster #30

For Students 3rd
In this search engine worksheet, 3rd graders will need to use factmonster.com to discover answers. Students will respond to 10 short answer questions using the given website.
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Lesson Plan
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Pachyderms on Planes! The Amazing Angolan Ambassadors

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate international aid by researching the history of Angola.  In this world crisis lesson, students investigate the history, civil wars and poor economy of Angola and discuss ways to turn the poor nation around.  Students...
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Worksheet
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Your Neighborhood

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Internet activity page for social studies, students are directed to a specific Web site and links in order to complete 30 activities pertaining to the community and its helpers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hunt the Fact Monster January #2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this internet research instructional activity, students use the Fact Monster search engine to answer five multiple choice questions. Questions are about random topics and facts.
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Lesson Plan
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Practice Exercises in IT Skills Pack 4: Presentation Graphics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore how to annotate and align clip art as well as create Powerpoint presentations. In this presentation graphics instructional activity, students expand their IT skills set by completing 4 projects employing clip art and...

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