Fact Finding Safari

Readers of The Wednesday Wars respond to model "Right There," "Think and Search," "On My Own," and "Author and You" (QAR) questions before crafting their own for class discussion.

A presentation packed with project ideas and research questions encourages viewers to use images to describe Australia's climate, leisure activities, location, interesting facts, culture, and landmarks.  Learners combine...

Using discoveries and inventions as the focus, learners complete a research project. First, they come up with research questions. Then, they conduct research on the topic. Finally, they write a research paper.

Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...

Young scholars explore beginning research skills. In this nonfiction comprehension and research lesson plan, students generate possible research questions to answer when given the book title of Animals of the Sea and Shore by Ann O....

In this lesson, you will learn how to find answers to your research questions by skimming the text for key words and phrases. [4:56]

Show learners of all ages the necessary steps to solid research. Before even looking at a computer screen, they need to generate research questions or topics. They then work together to categorize all of the proposed topics. This process...

In this lesson, you will learn how to generate burning questions to guide your research by asking, "What do I want to know more about?" [5:02]

Students research and gather information on immigration, synthesizing the data they find.

Have you ever noticed a news story revolves around an essential question? Scholars research methods of reporting historical events. Working in groups, they use an interactive module to gather information on a historical topic, uncovering...