Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Taking Notes
Provides essential and additional information concerning note-taking skills, in settings such as lectures, discussions, and research papers.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Note Taking: Symbols and Abbreviations
This video lesson focuses on creating a system of note taking symbols and abbreviations that work for the individual. It explains the purposes of note taking and of using symbols and abbreviations; offers quick tips for abbreviating...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Research: The Research Process: Notetaking
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: How to Take Research Notes
This tutorial focuses on how to take research notes using two slideshows. The first presentation compares taking research notes to class notes and offers 3 methods of note taking that would work for either: Cornell notes, index cards,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Math Isn't Just for Boys" by Rachel Crowell
This learning module "Math Isn't Just for Boys" focuses on the disproportionately large number of boys who participate in math competitions and pursue math-related careers later on in life. Where are all the girls? In this informational...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Court Rejects New York City's Portion Cap for Sugary Drinks
In 2014, Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, designed a proposal known as "the soda ban" that would put limits on the size of sugary drinks that people could buy. The proposal was favored among health advocates, including...
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Oregon School Library Information System
An excellent site that supports school libraries which includes tools for both elementary and secondary students. Choose the appropriate level to find resources on citing sources, research process, choosing research resources, finding...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Note Taking Techniques
A five-slide presentation explaining techniques writers can use to take effective notes while gathering information for a research project. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss
Education.com
Education.com: W.4.7 Worksheets: Conduct Short Research Projects
[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...
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Making Source Cards
A great resource for putting together all of a student's possible sources onto note cards for later using in citing.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Lasers, Let's Find 'Em!
Students research particular types of lasers and find examples of how they are used in technology today. Teams present their findings by means of PowerPoint presentations, videos or brochures. The class takes notes on the presentations...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
In this WebQuest, sudents will be working in cooperative learning groups to research bacteria, viruses, and the immune system via the Internet. Students will be taking notes and answering questions to show the teacher for approval....
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Mathematics: Data Sense
This site has some interesting ways to collect and evaluate data. There are some activities about note taking, spreadsheets, surveys, and a cool bridge construction project. Teachers may want to use this site as a resource for some...