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Organizer
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Keyword Searching

For Students 6th - 9th
Sure, most kids know how to navigate the Internet, but do they know how to gather information pertinent to their research topic? Distribute this worksheet to help them gain an understanding of keywords and how to use them to search for...
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Lesson Plan
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Creature Feature Poetry Keyword Search!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the differences between fact and opinion, and brainstorm ideas for a keyword list by analyzing facts. They listen to poems, and create posters listing three keywords about each creature featured in the poetry.
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Smart Keyword Searching

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore various methods for completing effective keyword searches on the Internet. Through guided practice students complete various keyword searches. They independently complete a worksheet designed to aid in their keyword...
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PPT
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Keyword Challenge

For Teachers 1st
Sight word practice can be found here! First graders can read and practice spelling words such as get, said, and to. This is a handy resource to use as a center activity. Learners can practice using these words in sentences as well.
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Merging PE with Reading

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen for a keyword while the teacher reads aloud. They perform an assigned action each time they hear the keyword read.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

Ambitious Women Artists at Work

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Ambition is the keyword of a lesson plan that focuses on the contributions made by famous female artists. Specifically looking at European artists, Luisa Roldan and Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun, scholars examine a piece of their work...
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Google

Intermediate 1: Picking the Right Search Terms

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
A search can be strengthened by unique terms. With the activities and presentation included here, show your class how to target their searches with unique terms and context terms. They can then practice their search skills with...
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Worksheet
Teach-nology

Using the Thesaurus: Synonyms

For Students 7th - 12th
Kids are asked to choose the one option that is not a synonym for the provided keyword on a synonym worksheet.
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Curated OER

Researching Skills: Researching on the Web

For Students 7th - 9th
How do researchers narrow their searches so that they get the most useful and accurate information available? This essential question is at the heart of the activities suggested by a research skills worksheet. Tips include how to craft...
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Lesson Plan
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Zoom In with Internet Keyword Searches

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students search the Internet using search engines to answer content specific questions.
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Worksheet
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Using the Thesaurus: Synonyms

For Students 6th
In this recognizing synonyms and antonyms worksheet, 6th graders read a list of keywords and a group of four words to identify the word that is an antonym for the keyword. Students circle 12 answers.
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Lesson Plan
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Adjectives in Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read selected poems from the book Beast Feast, by Douglas Florian. They identify at least two to three keyword facts about each beast highlighted in the poems.
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Unit Plan
Library of Congress

After Reconstruction: Problems of African Americans in the South

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Lynchings, race riots, and Jim Crow laws were just a few examples of antagonism that African Americans faced after Emancipation. Class groups investigate these and other events, and prepare a presentation to inform the class about the...
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Lesson Plan
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SIRS Discoverer - Narrowing a Search

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars discover how to obtain precise information during an internet search. They work in pairs to develop skills in using SIRS Discoverer to find an article on a specific topic. They evaluate the article on relevance to the...
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Activity
Mr. Arnayro

California Missions Project

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Looking for alternative options to the traditional California missions project? This is the resource for you!
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Lesson Plan
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Parody Hilarity

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Upper grade and middle school writers study the art of parody. In this language arts instructional activity, learners study the work of Lewis Carroll, read and discuss parodies from the book, Alice in Wonderland, and construct their own...
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Lesson Plan
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Textured Animals - Stuffed Animal Still Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
After posing their stuffed animals your young artists will sketch them in light colored chalk. After sketching, the second graders fill the animal with lines to show the fur, or texture of the animal. They put a shadow under their...
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Lesson Plan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Survival of the Fittest - Variations in the Clam Species Clamys sweetus

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
It's not often that you come across a clever laboratory activity that is both imaginative and comprehensive! Using M&M's and Reese's peanut butter candies to represent two different clam species, young biologists test for "relative...
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Lesson Plan
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Transportation Fuels: What Car Will You Drive?

For Teachers 7th
How many different types of biofuels are out there? Seventh graders watch a series of videos and participate in a series of activities in order to better understand all the transportation options available. They consider what type of car...
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Exploring Living Science Careers

For Teachers 7th
Use a variety of group activities to explore living science careers. Living science careers include everything from a food scientist or farmer to a veterinarian or agricultural economist. Kids will discuss 31 different careers in this...
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Lesson Plan
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From Milk to Cheese & Seed to Shelf

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learn about food production by making cheese, seeing how a seed gets to a shelf, and discussing food safety. Budding agriculturalists complete several activities and learn about food production, biotechnology, food preservation,...
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Grow it Now, Drive it Later?

For Teachers 7th
What do corn and career exploration have in common? A lot, if you're considering an agricultural career that contributes to alternative fuel resources. Through a series of films, presentations, activities, and readings, learners will...
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Lesson Plan
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High-Tech Food: Science in Your Shopping Cart

For Teachers 7th
Kids are given a lot to think about, as they delve into the world of high-tech foods. They discuss GMOs, biotechnology, food enhancements and domestication. They view videos, engage in class discussions, complete worksheets, and learn...
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Lesson Plan
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Source Search: Agricultural Products

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Farmers just farm, right? Find out how important agricultural products are to our modern society. Learners will explore the foods, textiles, and fuels made from industrial farm goods. They'll also explore the idea of choosing an...

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