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Tracking down Good Information on the Web

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders brainstorm on whiteboard Web authorship and what they think they need to know about information on a website in order to judge its content. They research the solar system websites and present them to the class with their...
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Rapping Up Body Systems

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners review handouts explaining that within the next 2 weeks the students are to visit the designated websites to gather information on the 5 body systems. This information is used to create a rap song which will be video taped or a...
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THE POLITICAL DR. SEUSS

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify literature that conveys themes and lessons as they apply to various life situations and experiences. They discover some of the themes of Dr. Seuss's major books by viewing excerpts from and examining a selected film's...
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Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology: Video Editing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design audio and video clips. They remove audio from a video tape and replace it with music from the Smart Sound Library. They combine video pieces and edit a video. They create an audio tract for a documentary that will be...
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Causes of the American Revolution

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students access websites for background information and learn how to interpret political cartoons. They incorporate higher-order thinking skills to determine if the information presented in the cartoons is accurate, what the colonists...
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Jamestown

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure sruvival. As a review, students look at various websites and read books to reinform them about things that occurred at Jamestown.
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Let's Make a World Series Almanac

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the meaning of the word, almanac and then decide which statistics about the World Series they think should be included in the almanac, browsing some websites to get some idea of what statistics are available....
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Place and Date

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies learning exercise about the past, students use information from a web site to write a caption, place, and date for each of 9 photographs given. Then they describe some of the changes that have occurred in...
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Weather Math Student Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students record the high and low daily temperatures for their home city or another location. Students average the temperatures and make comparisons. As a bonus activity, students answer 3 questions after going to...
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Exploring the Surf

For Students 3rd - 10th
In this media literacy worksheet, students explore 4 websites in web search for a health-related issue. They respond to 7 questions regarding each of the sites. Students review their answers and write 1 paragraph pertaining to their...
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Simple Rubric for Evaluating Internet Web sites

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this rubric worksheet, students evaluate a web site on a scale of 1-3. Students rate reliability, design and content. Worksheet is a blank, generic rubric.
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This One is for the Birds

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a bird feeder to form their technological skills and create a better bond with nature. In this nature lesson plan, students use websites, technology, brainstorm ideas, and build models.
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What And Where is Puerto Rico?: History of Puerto Rico

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the history of Puerto Rico. They define what a commonwealth is and how Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States. They research websites for history of Puerto Rico and how it operates today. They complete...
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Space, The Funky Frontier Internet Research Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this solar system worksheet, students explore a web site called The Nine Planets, to refresh their knowledge of the solar system, and to research new facts about Uranus. They answer three questions about Uranus, write an essay about...
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A Skinhead Comes Clean

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students draw parallels between the Nazi movement that inspired the Holocaust and the Neo-Nazi movement of today. They can also write and submit email questions to TJ via a Web site.
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There's Gotta Be An Angle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the external variables that affect a downhill skier in the quest for speed. They access websites imbedded in this plan to become ski teams competing against one another. Each team presents results of all experiments.
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Paul Robeson: 20th-Century Renaissance Man, Hero In Any Century

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore several themes relevant to the life of Paul Robeson and the social, artistic, & political realities of the first half of the 20th century, identify and interview heroes in their communities, and publish profiles on...
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Hidden Pictures

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice their multi-digit addition math skills by uncovering a hidden picture as they correctly answer math problems utilizing the A+ Math Web site "Hidden Pictures Game".
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The Cultural Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use information from the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Web site to explore multiculturalism and immigration in Australia. They create graphs and charts from immigration data.
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The Physical Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars access information from the United States Geological Survey's Web site This Dynamic Earth to research the Ring of Fire. They answer four questions and then apply what they have learned to create a bulletin board display.
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The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students access information from the Destination Indonesia Web site to explore the island nation of Indonesia. They answer four questions and then write two full-page journal entries about one or more travel destinations in Indonesia.
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The Cultural Geography of East Asia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils use information from the Asia Society's AskAsia Web site to explore the cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. They answer four questions and then use what they have learned to write a letter of introduction to a Japanese exchange...
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Paul Revere: American Patriot

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars view a presentation at a website that introduces Paul Revere, his famous ride, and its significance in the history of the Revolutionary War. Students read text and examine maps and graphics at various websites focused on...
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Nonprofits Are Necessaary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research community nonprofit organizations. They identify their purposes and graph them. The search telephone books, websites, and magazines for information on local organizations. They write in journals how nonprofit groups...

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