University of California
Cal Heritage Collection: Using Primary Sources
This resource covers what primary sources are, where we can find them, and how we can assess them in the classroom.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Branches of Government Quiz
Take this twelve question quiz to test your knowledge of the three branches of government.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Us Government for Kids: Legislative Branch Congress
Kids learn about the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. It's also called the Congress and is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
TES Global
Blendspace: Evaluating Sources
A seven-part learning module with links to texts, videos, slides, and a quiz to use while learning how to evaluate research sources.
TES Global
Blendspace: Primary & Secondary Sources
A twelve-part learning module with links to texts, videos, quizzes, images, and websites to use while learning about primary and secondary research sources.
TES Global
Blendspace: Primary Sources
A learning module with twenty-three links to videos, texts, images, websites, texts, and a quiz about primary sources.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Paraphrasing and Bibliography
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students learn some basic strategies for writing a research report including how to paraphrase passages and create an accurate citation of sources used.
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: Reference Sources
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews different reference sources including, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, almanacs, atlases, and periodicals.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Research Resources
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart poses a series of questions to students asking them to select the appropriate resource source given the information in the questions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Three Branches of Government
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the organization of the US Government into executive, legislative and judicial branches. Interactive actions and includes containers, fill in the blanks and matching.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Title Page Reveal: Finding Bibliographic Information
[Free Registration/Login Required] Practice locating the title, author and publication information of a book using real title and CIP pages, and a reveal tool.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Government Vocabulary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews important vocabulary regarding the three branches of the United States government.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Branches of Us Government
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the 3 branches of US government-- Executive, Judicial and Legislative-- and includes some questions for assessment.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Encyclopedia Britannica Online
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains how to use the Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Government Glossary
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson Activotes are used to access student's prior knowledge of the principles of the US constitutional government. Student knows the essential principles stated in the US Constitution-...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Library Online
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was created to help teach students about using the Winnebago online catalog system for finding research materials. It also explains the needed information for a proper bibliography.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Sources: Primary Research
This lesson discusses conducting primary research for a research topic.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Sources: Reference Materials
This lesson discusses using reference materials as research resources.
Duke University
Duke Libraries: Citing Sources
This resource contains the basic citation information for articles from journals, articles from books, articles from databases, books, newspapers, government publications, and web sites. Students can click on one of theses publications...
Other
Prezi: Prove It! (Using Textual Evidence)
Slideshow explains textual evidence and how to use the I.C.E. method when citing it.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Evaluate Site
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides students with strategies for researching on the internet and how to tell if a resource is reputable. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Some Purposes of Reading
As part of a review and close reading section of BBC Bitesize, this site presents an overview of various purposes of reading, including a five-bullet point explanation of reading purposes. Click the Next button for more information.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Legislative Branch
Article covers the Legislative Branch of Government, the branch that makes the laws, and its connection to the US Constitution.