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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Ocean Research Project

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Research paper writing is a lofty goal for kindergarten students, but this lesson will expose them to the process without being overwhelming. Students will divide into teams to learn about ocean creatures and then write a research paper...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Lights, Camera, Action! Documentary Research Project

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to images, texts, and videos to use while completing a documentary research project.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing Workshop: Research Paper

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A site for both students and teachers to explore the writing of a research paper. Find teacher resources, student interactive mini-lessons, and a review of types of research resources.
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Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Brainstorming Research Questions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent tip sheet for using brainstorming techniques for writing research papers. It also gives great examples of factual and interpretive questions. It also provides links to very helpful tip sheets with examples and a worksheet...
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Other

Oslis: Learn How to Do Research, Find Information, Cite Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent site outlining each step for Internet research at the middle school and secondary levels. This site focuses on a variety of information literacy topics, from how to research, find and evaluate information, and cite sources....
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Eduscapes: Teacher Tap: Project, Problem, and Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is problem, project, and inquiry based learning? This comprehensive website is full of resources to help you learn more about these teaching styles and strategies.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Researching Habitats

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn about different types of habitats as they gather information based on provided research questions. Students will summarize the information from their research in an...
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Other

L.m. Montgomery Institute: Project Ideas & Activities

For Students 3rd - 8th
Some ideas for research projects and activities for students, based on Lucy Maud Montgomery and her writings.
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Library and Archives Canada

Nlc: Defining Primary and Secondary Sources

For Students 2nd - 9th Standards
Libraries and archives hold documents and books that can be used for your research projects. Learn how to divide and identify them into primary and secondary sources in this tutorial.
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Other

J. Feinberg/ibm Research: Wordle Beautiful Cloud Words Presentation Tool

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Welcome to the world of a new presentation tool known as 'Wordle'! Use your own text to create word clouds which can be presented in a variety of fonts, layours, and colors. An online gallery shows examples to help you get started.
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NASA

Nasa: Glenn Research Center: Teamwork in Aerospace Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about the principles of aerospace engineering and the importance of teamwork by designing and building a paper airplane for a "fly-off" competition. Lesson plan includes introduction to team structure, activity directions, and...
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Other

Global Schoolhouse: Harnessing the Power of the Web

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This online tutorial shows K-12 teachers how to harness the power of the World Wide Web for classroom use, and in particular for interaction, collaboration, distance education, cultural understanding and cooperative research -- with...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Butterfly Bush Visitors

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this lesson plan, the children learn about how critters depend on the butterfly bush and how the butterfly bush, in turn, depends on it. Common Core writing skills are integrated as they take it to the next step, and create their own...
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Constitutional Convention of May 1787 is explained in kid-friendly terms. Suggestions for research projects, resource links and some activities are included. The rest of the site has lots more information on the US government.
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Other

Ditch That Textbook: Creating Eye Popping Infographics With Google Drawings

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article discusses the benefits of having students create infographics for student research projects. It recommends using the tool Google Drawings for this and explains how to do it. The article includes a sample infographic and a...
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: u.s. Role in Reconstruction in Iraq

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the reconstruction efforts of the United States in Iraq and determine at least one positive result of the initiative. Upon completion of research, students will write to their legislators about what should be done next.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Is a Legal Career Right for You?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a 3-part project; however, you may opt to omit 1 part. Students will investigate a career related to the legal profession to determine the various aspects of the career. In addition, students will create a PowerPoint presentation...
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Balancing Privacy and Security: Government Data Mining

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What is data mining? Students will explore the meaning of data mining and through research create a multimedia presentation of government data mining and privacy.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Compare and Contrast Lesson: Opposing Points of View in History

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
After reading/listening to the picture book I am the Dog I am the Cat by Donald Hall in which two characters have opposing viewpoints, students are asked to look deeply at opposing viewpoints of real people just before the Revolutionary...
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net.: Animal Farm

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This site features a complete project guide for George Orwell's book "Animal Farm."
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring the World With p.w. Cracker!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson can be completed in a whole group or small group setting. After reading the book "P.W. Cracker Sees the World," the students will complete an inquiry project that connects social studies/geography to what they read in their...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Start a Rock Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Step-by-step details for building a rock collection, beginning with collecting specimens, moving on to observing and sorting rocks, and finishing with displaying the collection. Includes a data table for keeping track of all your...
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Apollo Soyuz: Space Age Detente

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In July 1975, the first joint Soviet-American spacecraft docking took place. In this activity, students will analyze the way that government officials in both the United States and the Soviet Union valued space exploration for more than...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about the writer Mark Twain, whose works were inspired by his own experiences and travels. This extensive article includes several "related links" and a long list of book resources for further reading and...

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