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Evaluating Web Sites Lesson Plan

Evaluating Web Sites

Lesson Planet
8th
CCSS: Designed
If it's on the Internet, it must be true—right? How can someone tell if a website contains less-than-truthful information? Savvy surfers evaluate sources in the fifth of a six-part college and career readiness instructional activity...
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What are Boolean Operators? Presentation

What are Boolean Operators?

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Searching for the reason behind your less-than-specific Internet searches? Boolean operators may help you narrow the field! Introduce your class to the four little words that have a tremendous impact on sorting facts using an...
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The Internet: How Search Works Video

The Internet: How Search Works

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5 mins 6th - 12th
Imagine spooky spiders crawling around a virtual web. It turns out that's really how search engines work! Learners view a video that explains how search engines find relevant web pages. Programs called spiders are continually searching...
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Search Engines Lesson Plan

Search Engines

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3rd - 12th
Learn how to find things quickly and efficiently on the Internet. The lesson teaches how search engines work and how to efficiently use them. It includes an activity where groups develop search queries to find sites using given criteria.
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Search Engines Activities & Project

Search Engines

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
Which search engine is best? The last lab in a unit of five leads the class to investigate search engines. Working in groups, individuals read and discuss articles related to searching the Internet. Pupils develop suggestions that would...
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Search Engines Lesson Plan

Search Engines

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3rd - 12th
Introduce search engines with an activity that models how search engines work and the different algorithms they employ. Working in groups, class members then build search queries to demonstrate the knowledge learned.
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Understanding the Basics of Web Sites Handouts & Reference

Understanding the Basics of Web Sites

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The teenagers in your class have probably never known a world without the Internet. Show them how to navigate websites effectively with a lesson about the basics of web navigation and design. After viewing an example and answering...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 2, Lesson 3 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 2, Lesson 3

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9th
CCSS: Designed
Ninth graders hone their research questions in a instructional activity that focuses on accurate search engine techniques. Continuing a unit on inquiry-based learning based on Temple Grandin's Animals in Translation, the instructional...
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Middle School Internet 101
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Middle School Internet 101

Lesson Planet
6th - 7th
CCSS: Adaptable
Looking for ways to help middle school students understand their role as digital citizens? Look no further—this five-part unit walks learners through creator's rights, searching strategies, scam awareness, more. They (and you!) will love how engaging these lessons are. 
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Finding the Best Sites
5 Item

Finding the Best Sites

Lesson Planet
K - 2nd
CCSS: Adaptable
Here's a great five-part unit plan for the youngest learners on Internet safety and ettiquette. Kids learn the difference between a safe site and an unsafe one, explore how their digital footprint is created, discuss cyberbullying, and test out keywords in search engines to see how effective they are. 
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Battleships—Searching Algorithms Activities & Project

Battleships—Searching Algorithms

Lesson Planet
4th - 12th
How does a computer perform a search in order to find data? The lesson begins with a demonstration on finding one number out of 15. Pairs then play three games of Battleship by using different search techniques. The lesson plan finishes...
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Getting Online One Click at a Time Handouts & Reference

Getting Online One Click at a Time

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2nd - 8th
The Internet is a vast and fascinating place to be, but you have to know how to get there first! Use a helpful guide to become computer savvy in no time. It covers computer basics such as keyboarding and hardware, and goes into e-mail,...
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Better Searches. Better Results. Printables & Template

Better Searches. Better Results.

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5th - 12th
Show your researchers how to get better results when using a search engine to find information with a template that models 10 search strategies. The suggestions explain what to type, what the search engines does, and what results users...
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Strategic Searching Lesson Plan
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Strategic Searching

Lesson Planet
6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Are your pupils effective online searchers? Improve their skills with the ideas presented here. After completing a KWL chart about strategic searching, class members pick up a five-step strategy for searching online. For practice, pupils...
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Differences Between Resource Types Lesson Plan

Differences Between Resource Types

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10th - 12th
Google it! Like Kleenix, Google has genericized. But when beginning a project, young researchers need to go beyond search engines and become aware of the different types of research resources available. Introduce the options with a...
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Where in the World is the Wide Web? Lesson Plan

Where in the World is the Wide Web?

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6th
Sixth graders investigate how the web works and how to search effectively. In this Internet use lesson, 6th graders brainstorm positive and negative experiences they have had while on the Internet. Students view two web sites to learn...
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The Hatfield and McCoy Feud Lesson Plan

The Hatfield and McCoy Feud

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4th - 8th
Learners explore West Virginia history with regard to Mountain and Appalachian Culture. They compare and contrast life now with life 100-150 years ago. They write and illustrate a short story about the life of children 100-150 years ago....
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Finding Your Way in the World Wide Web Lesson Plan

Finding Your Way in the World Wide Web

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3rd - 8th
Researchers practice grouping items to explore the concept of a database. They apply these concepts to the WWW search engine format and consider why it is important to enter the most specific information.
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What Are Boolean Operators and How Can they Help Me With My Research? Presentation

What Are Boolean Operators and How Can they Help Me With My Research?

Lesson Planet
7th - 12th
Introduce your researchers to George Boole and the most common Boolean operators: Not, And, and Or. The color-coded slides and clever illustrations make clear this system of logic, and the combined search terms will improve the quality...
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The Key To Keywords Unit
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The Key To Keywords

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Finding information on the Internet requires good keywords and strategic thinking. Learners in grades three through five utilize embedded handouts to devise their own search strategies to find information needed to answer several...
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Historical Locations of The Civil Rights Movement Lesson Plan

Historical Locations of The Civil Rights Movement

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7th - 9th
A geographic perspective helps historians learn about significant eras such as the civil rights movement. Through research and source analysis, learners create a report depicting a significant location of this time. They synthesize their...
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Analyzing the Internet for English Learners Lesson Plan

Analyzing the Internet for English Learners

Lesson Planet
3rd - Higher Ed
English language learners explore the Internet! First, they discuss common Internet vocabulary such as homepage, results, images, etc. Then, they complete a scavenger hunt where they visit Google, Yahoo, and MSN webpages and explore...
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Pearl Harbor Lesson Plan

Pearl Harbor

Lesson Planet
1st - 5th
Learners use a map to locate World War II's Pacific Theater. Using provided links, they research this region during the war and learn about veterans. They invite a veteran of the war to visit the class and ask them questions based on...
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Hunt the "Fact Monster" to Answer Multiple Choice Questions Worksheet

Hunt the "Fact Monster" to Answer Multiple Choice Questions

Lesson Planet
4th - 5th
In this Internet fact search worksheet, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to find the answer to 5 multiple choice questions. They find the answers to questions on a wide variety of topics including Plymouth Colony, Sri Lanka,...
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