In a day and age when publishing online has never been easier, high schoolers need to know how to identify a credible source. Choose the PowerPoint slides most relevant to your lesson and spend more time on the hands-on activities provided.

An interesting resource that might work best in an upper level art course, this handout provides a list of nine websites where young artists can read and study about all forms of art. These online resources range from a dictionary of...

Students use video and the Internet to research the life of Nellie Bly, a famous female reporter from the 19th century. They research a writer and present their information to the class in the style of a news reporter.

Fourth graders explore the internet to find articles to read. For this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders take notes on articles found on the internet. Students use the writing process to summarize the selected articles. 

Students identify areas of web page design that must be checked before posting a web site to the Internet. They list and demonstrate two or more design elements that can improve the look and functionality of a web site.

Students explore and explain how to design Web pages complete with text, graphics, and hypertext links. After adding backgrounds, navigation buttons, and audio-visual effects, and revising their work based on comments from peers and...

High schoolers become familiar with the process of using search engines to locate information on the Internet. They continue the process of developing their own web sites and make one ready for posting on the Internet.

Here is a language arts instructional activity that can be used with virtually any grade level. The only thing that changes is the reading level of the books. Learners compare and contrast different heroes and the characteristics they...

What do you know about American Indians? Upper graders compose an informational essay based on the research they conduct. They choose a Native American group to study and, using the provided list of web links, gather information and...

Learners identify the characteristics that make someone a hero. They also examine the values of all heroes.

Students practice news reading at three words per second. They produce a news program while working as a team of reporters. They watch news clips of current reporters making a list of news reading tips. They play an online game that...

Here's a instructional activity to help advanced ESL learners work on reading comprehension. Students read an article about Google and decide where in the article each of the missing sentences belong.  

Sixth graders put their research skills to work. In this Revolutionary War lesson plan, 6th graders research a famous figure from that era. Students use the information gathered to prepare for a wax museum experience.

Students navigate to various websites and play educational games to reinforce learning.  In this game lesson plan, students catalog games to play in various areas of the curriculum;. Students play online and board games.

Students develop an advocacy plan to address a health-related need for a local, national or global health problem. Students write a detailed letter as part of their advocacy plan.

Fifth graders investigate the significant events in America's history. Students listen to a variety of books based on significant historical events in America. Students divide into 6 groups, each of which is responsible for researching...

In this library activity worksheet, students complete the 28 sentences with a word or phrase from the word bank that describe the things to do in the library.

Students use runaway slave advertisements to discover how the language varies from the 18th to 21st century. Using primary source documents, they research the brutality of slavery and the desire of those in slavery to be free. They...

First graders use a graph to answer questions about the frequency of words. Using rhymes, they fill in a chart about the data they collected. In groups, they use their word wall words to identify them in a book.

For this city quiz worksheet, students complete the sentences with one of the listed words relating to the text '125 Years of the Central Library in Derby, UK. Students complete 28 exercises.

An explanation of each part of a URL including the type of transfer, server name.domain, directories and subdirectories, and filename.filetype.

Faced with a large and ever-changing array of options about how to find information they need, students learn to make informed choices about which search sites to use for different purposes. They also learn to use multiple search tools...

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.