Animal Encyclopedia Search

Young scholars identify the themes of different books by classifying their genre.  For this genre lesson, students examine a specific animal by reading both a nonfiction and fiction book about the species.  Young scholars compare the...

"Family Time" is the theme of a unit equipped with a series of challenge activities. Concepts reinforced include possessive nouns, pronouns, text organization, adjectives, writing types, and patterns by way of creative and research...

Google, Wolfram/Alpha, Fact Monster? Kids may be familiar with these names, but have they heard of one of the original search tools? Here's a video that details one of the first encyclopedias and the controversies surrounding it.

Students choose their favorite animal and create a diary entry as if they were that animal. They research the animal's behaviors, diet, and habitat. In the diary entry they incorporate this information to provide clues to the identity of...

Third graders use a variety of resources to do research on an animal. Their final project is a graphic organizer for display and an informative multimedia slide show.

For this lesson created specifically to integrate the use of the SMART Board, Students view a variety of animated myths in order to create a web that identifies the characteristics of a myth. Then Students choose a myth from selected...

Second graders select animals to research and create riddles about them. They also create mixed media illustrations of their animals and assemble them in a class book. Students use the Word template to type their riddles.

Do you need to review animal cell structure? Investigate the ways in which different types of cells interact in a common human reflex. Your students can explore the functions of stem cells, consider various illnesses and assess stem...

Students use various resources to locate and research the deserts of the world and complete a report on a desert animal. This lesson will establish the relevance of the learning content for students and build confidence in their ability...

Students locate interesting facts about birds and bird migration. They use both print and electronic resources. Students build confidence in their ability to locate information. They also locate up other animals and animal behavior such...