EL Education
El Education: Space Illustrated
Students gather information through research, local experts, and personal observations to answer their questions about space. The information is then written into articles and students compile them as well as illustrations, games,...
EL Education
El Education: Testing the Waters
Students tested water at several sites in a local creek and write a scientific paper showing their testing and results. Scientific papers include an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion including recommendations...
TES Global
Blendspace: Space Exploration 5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay
Learn to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay by working through six links to videos, graphic organizers, and activities on space exploration.
TES Global
Blendspace: Main Idea and Supporting Details
An eight-part learning module with links to images, texts, videos, slides, and a quiz on identifying the main idea and supporting details within a text.
TES Global
Blendspace: Research Websites for Kids
Eight links to kid-friendly websites for gathering research.
TES Global
Blendspace: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
An eleven-part learning module with links to websites, an image, and a video about using questioning skills to research and write about one's family history.
TES Global
Blendspace: Investigating Main Idea
An eleven-part learning module with links to images, videos, websites, slides, and a quiz about finding the main idea.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Reading to Gather Information
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an introduction for elementary students learning to pull facts from sources.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Research Questions
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson explores the steps of the research process - selecting an appropriate research topic, and delving more into the topic.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8
EL Education
El Education: Sunrise Springs
Students work with local scientists and complete original fieldwork and research in order to write and illustrate brochures on indigenous animals for a local resort.