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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Peat Bogs of Allegan County: A Field Based Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An article describing a research project where students and teachers spent six weeks during the summer investigating bogs. Learn more about the program in general as well as what teachers and students discovered during their research.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Historical Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This eleven-page research paper provides an example of a historical research project. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
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Education.com

Education.com: W.4.7 Worksheets: Conduct Short Research Projects

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 6 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Research Starters: World War Ii Military Operations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive aid to leading research projects about military operations in World War II.
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Mrl Research Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information regarding the robotics projects at McGill University. Includes photos, video and informative text.
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Education Development Center

Making Mathematics: Mentored Research Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
After pairing professional mathematicians with groups of students, wonderful activities emerged. There are projects on this site, and use them in your own classroom.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Arctic Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientific research projects being done in the Arctic are showcased here. Projects cover a variety of topics, e.g., polar bears, the impact of climate change and glaciers. There are numerous links to articles, as well as video and audio...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: What Does It Mean to Be Human: Human Evolution Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Research continues to discover evidence left behind by prehistoric man. Discover the climate effects on human evolution and explore how the adaptable survived. The Asian and East African Research Projects in Kenya are described. You,...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing a Research Question

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Nine slides discussing how to choose an effective question for a research project.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Questions: A Focus for Planning, Researching, and Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Sophia video lesson introduces how to develop good questions for a research paper. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 standards are addressed in...
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Other

Power Up What Works: Conducting Research

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This resource describes the first phase of a Grade 6 teacher's lesson plan where young scholars develop a plan for working on a research project and then collect information. Each student has chosen a topic relating to how the economic...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World Around Us: Best Research Practices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the steps of the research process and the writing process in order to prepare a good research project. It also offers an extensive presentation of how to conduct research and the steps of the writing process. It...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Research: The Research Process: Notetaking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on taking notes for your research project. It explains what to included in your notes and how to write them. It offers a link to The Quality Writing Center: "Creating and Using Outlines" and Study Guides and...
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Other

Illinois Wesleyan University: Tardigrade Species Distribution Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This was a research project on tardigrades that took place some time ago. The site contains information about the project and about tardigrades, including their taxonomy and a glossary. As this is an older site, the links to the...
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Other

Archives Pei: Heritage Fair Projects a Guide to Sources [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive resource for students and teachers for planning and researching a project for a heritage fair. While it is intended for Prince Edward Island residents, it offers excellent tips, web links and books for guidance.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Biography Project: Research/presentation

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Typical lesson on a biography research project. Young scholars choose a famous person, read a biography and do research online, and create a graphic organizer to teach the class about the person's life.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Independent Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will use the Internet to gather key facts using a variety of online resources and present their findings in a word processed paper in APA style.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Explorers Mini Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A mini research project where students will pick an explorer who connected two world zones and answer questions about the journey of that explorer.
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FNO Press

Fno.org: The New Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Subtitled "Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in the Electronic Age," this article is particularly addressed to teachers who assign research projects.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Developing a Thesis and Introduction (English Iii Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will learn how to develop a thesis and an introduction for a research project. W.11-12.2a Intro/Format
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Other

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Autonomous Robotic Manipulation

For Students 9th - 10th
An outreach program that aims to provide the opportunity to individuals or teams to write software for the ARM robot, test it in simulation, and then upload to the actual system and watch in real-time via the internet as the ARM robot...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science Fair Central: Investigation Project Samples

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore three science fair project samples about birds, stain removal, and keeping it cool. See how the report is written after the investigation is complete.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science Fair Central: Invention Project Samples

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover how to present your findings after completing a science fair project. View sample science fair invention projects: junior light switcher, quiet down invention, and stale sandwiches.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: International Emf Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Health Organization probes into the feared associations between electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and cancer. Check out "What is EMF?" for detailed summaries on what electromagnetic fields are and the possible health effects, or...

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