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University of California

University of Cal: Critical Thinking in an Online World

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article discusses why and how to encourage the development of critical thinking skills for students conducting research on the Web. The author even presents an overview of a project that you could adapt to your class.
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EL Education

El Education: Our Book of Tools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students choose a tool from a photograph and then become an expert on that tool. Through field visits to a hardware store, interviews with community members, and descriptive writing exercises, students learn the use of each tool....
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International Reading Association

Reading Online: Electronic Classroom: A Web Quest for Because of Winn Dixie

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site includes an excellent WebQuest related to Kate DiCamillo's book, Because of Winn-Dixie. Vocabulary exercises, story frames, story pyramids, social studies, and science links are part of this WebQuest for students. As this is an...