Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 3
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group for class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are only 2 candidates in the race, so a candidate must receive at least 50% of the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 1
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group to be class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are 2 candidates in the race and a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 2
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group for class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are only 2 candidates in the race, so a candidate must receive at least 50 percent...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Puzzling Pangaea
In this lesson students will work collaboratively to research information in order to prove or disprove if a super continent ever existed. Students will create a model of Pangaea to show how their research findings 'connect' in a puzzle...
Other
Market Connections: Research Faq
This page offers explanations of research methods and how they work. Though aimed at businesses, it provides good information about conducting school research as well.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Common Water Measurements
This site from the U.S. Geological Survey provides great definitions of seven measurements that can be taken on water. Includes pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body & Mind: Teacher's Corner: Collect & Analyze Safety Data
Students explore facts and figures for causes of injuries and deaths of children their age by conducting a classroom survey and analyzing the data. Students learn about different kinds of health data collected by the government, and...
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center: Global Indicators Database
About the Key Indicators Database: Pew Research Center conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world...
PBS
Pbs: Multiple Methods of Reading Instruction
This article surveys three strategies to incorporate into classroom repertoire. They include guided reading, choral reading, and readers' theater.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Sources: Primary Research
This lesson discusses conducting primary research for a research topic.
CNN
Cnn: Teenage Drug Use Down, Anti Drug Group's Survey Finds
This CNN article reports that a survey conducted by Partnership for a Drug-free America found a small decline in teenage drug use from 1997 to 1999. Includes links to other CNN stories on drug use.
Other
Gilc: Cryptography and Liberty
This site from the Global Internet Liberty Campaign reports on a 1998 survey conducted by the Electronic Privacy Information Center which asked world nations about their encryption policies. The survey got results from over 75 nations,...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Reasons for the Seasons
Lesson plan addresses misconceptions about seasonal changes and Earth's orbit through a pre-activity survey and follow-up experiments to scientifically study the answers to questions found in the survey. Includes great teacher background...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Spending Habits: Tightwads vs. Spendthrifts
Do you have a hard time hanging on to your money or do you have a harder time letting it go? This project shows you how to conduct a simple survey to measure how people manage their money. Find out what percentage of your classmates are...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: North Carolina District Science Plan
The North Carolina District of the Water Resources Discipline, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is committed to collecting hydrologic data and conducting hydrologic investigations of the highest quality. North Carolina District staff...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environment
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Activity 1: Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance
This page contains three student activities for learning about evolution of antibiotic resistance. The first activity involves two videos (freely available on the website), follow-up questions, and classroom discussion. The second...
Read Works
Read Works: Right On
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a program called "Do Something About It" designed to teach kids about the Bill of Rights. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.