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Choosing the Correct Voice

For Students 4th - 5th
For this writing voice worksheet, students complete three activities that help them understand and use the correct writing voice in formal papers.
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Bridges to Good Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use photographs of bridges to learn how to write well.
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Information Safari

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students go to the library and research animals using features in the text to help them organize information. For this locating information lesson plan, students complete this task in teams.
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Living to Tell Their Tales

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore ways in which the elderly can be valuable resources in learning about history. By conducting their own historical research through interviews with the elderly, students come to appreciate this resource first-hand.
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Our Planet, Earth-Internet Research

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners review the procedure for conducting Internet research and then research the earth--its physical characteristics, components, and cultural folklore regarding the planet. They compile the information they find into a report in...
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Exploring Heroism

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students research heroism online. In this heroism lesson, students use the documentary of Heroes of Ground Zero to explore the theme of heroism. Students complete five days of activities to research and participate in activities that...
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Learning about Asia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Asia.  In this geography and expository writing lesson, students read a section of their social studies book, generate an outline about important information about Asia, and write an expository paper based on facts...
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Coming to Terms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the rainforest. In this environmental lesson, students work in small groups to conduct online research of various topics having to do with the rainforest. The groups construct a large poster to illustrate the concepts...
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Searching Near and Far Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore locating information on the Web. In groups, students research a variety of topics to determine the effectiveness of various search engines. Students write a review of their team's search engine.
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Pumpkin Patch Fun!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research a website to find out about pumpkins. In this pumpkins lesson plan, students research the site, make a review sheet for another group to complete, draw a pumpkin, and write a summary about their learnings.
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Explanation Expedition

For Teachers 5th
In this clever research lesson, student groups research certain cultural aspects of a foreign country, and fill out a worksheet with notes. In this note taking lesson, 5th graders write about the environment, entertainment, art, and...
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I, Spy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders utilize the library in order to find the answers to three questions about The Revolutionary War. In this writing and library skills lesson, 5th graders pretend they are a Spy, and write the answers in a fictional letter to...
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We the People Lesson 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare the Federalists and Anti-Federalists visions for the U.S. government. In this government lesson, students conduct research on Federalists and Anti-Federalists figures. Middle schoolers use their findings to help...
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Cryptid Zoo

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore cryptids.  In this story writing and technology lesson, students define "cryptid," write a short script, and draw an illustration for an imaginary animal character. Students read their script aloud into a microphone...
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Colonial America

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the history of Colonial America by creating a class presentation.  For this U.S. History lesson, students utilize the Internet to research one of 20 topics in which they will create a PowerPoint or other type of...
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Women's History

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners research famous women in history. In this Women's History month lesson, students choose one historical woman to research and use biographies and websites to gather information. Learners complete an included research outline and...
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Under The Sea

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this resource lesson plan, young scholars use non-fiction books to research ocean animals. Students discover the many features of non-fiction books and how to use these features to help them conduct research. Young scholars then...
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Lesson Plan: Global Warming

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of global warming. In this climate change lesson, students explore the provided links to PBS NOW sources and research the greenhouse effect and the effects of global warming. Students support their...
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Olympic Biographies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a book of biographies in order to profile famous Olympic athletes through history. In this biography writing lesson, students research information about historic Olympians, first by listening to a short biography on Jesse...
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Seeing Seattle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read an article from English Teaching Forum to learn about Seattle, Washington. In this Seattle research lesson, students make words from the letters in Seattle, Washington. Students read a fact sheet about the city and find...
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Transportation Through Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a short story illustrating the past and imaging the future in transportation. In this transportation lesson plan, students explore artifacts that have to do with transportation in the past in Chicago.
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Water Quality Assessment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars evaluate water quality of different sources.  In this water assessment lesson students chemical testing, identify biological factors in the stream, and write a paper on their position of the stream's quality. 
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Schoolyard Field Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe, plan, research, and create a field guide for the trees that are in their schoolyard. In this trees lesson plan, 4th graders make careful observations of what they see around their school and create a guide.
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Have a Backone

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a visual organizer that describes different groups of vertebrates in this pre-writing activity. They view and discuss a video on descriptive writing and then form small groups to research vertebrate classes using the...

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