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Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources
Grades
3 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources
In this lesson, students evaluate and rate the relevance of electronic resources as they research information about their state.
Research Building Blocks: Hints about Print
Grades
3 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Research Building Blocks: Hints about Print
In this lesson from a research skills unit, students examine abstracts on selected books to determine their relevance and helpfulness.
Listen, Look, and Learn: An Information-Gathering Process
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Listen, Look, and Learn: An Information-Gathering Process

After listening to and discussing the story Score One for the Sloths, primary students research the sloth. Students use a variety of resources, including an information wheel graphic organizer.

Show What You Know: Read, Write and Solve Math Problems
Grades
2 - 3
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Show What You Know: Read, Write and Solve Math Problems
Informational texts, iPads, and interactive games, oh, my! Help students journey through multimodal texts to identify and solve real-world mathematics problems using writing and apps.

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