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Nationalities and Countries

For Students 1st
In this nationalities and countries worksheet, 1st graders research and discuss fourteen country differences involving capitals, countries, cars, cities, currencies and nations.
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One Country's Slave Trade

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students examine the slave trade. In this research skills lesson, students research the slave trade in a selected country. Students use databases to locate pertinent information in order to prepare an oral presentation.
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Site and Situation: Right Place at the Right Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze geographic details. In this research skills lesson, students research maps as well as primary and secondary sources to analyze growth, population, and manufacturing in Altoona, Pennsylvania following World War II....
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Diversity Geography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research another country and its people.  In this diversity lesson, students work in groups to research an assigned country and develop a short oral report.  Students use diversity beans to represent the people of their country...
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Cultures and Cuisines WebQuest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and present a powerpoint presentation.  In this cultures and cuisines research lesson, students select a country, interview someone from that country and visit a restaurant from that country.  Students complete research...
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Science on the Skids

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the decline in the sciences in America by comparing statistics and information from the U.s. to other countries. Then they write and deliver a "State of the Sciences" address to their peers.
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Animating a Historic Event

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Research a historic event using textbooks, primary source documents, the Internet, and other library and media resources. Young historians will take the research they have gathered and write an attention-grabbing, historically accurate...
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Advertise a State Vacation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create a brochure advertising a state for vacation. In this internet research lesson plan, students do research on a state and create a brochure with the information. Students write a commercial and videotape them.  
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Willie Nelson: All Together Now!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recite Willie Nelson's lyrics in one voice and then analyze their tone and vocabulary usage. They research Willie Nelson's history and dramatize the song: "On the Road Again."
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Gary Allan

For Students 9th - 12th
Even if your class may not be familiar with the country singer Gary Allan, this resource could be used as a filler activity, or as a research project. Learners could practice their research skills by searching for the answers to the 15...
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Keith Anderson

For Students 4th - 6th
Review researching skills using this resource. Learners can use the Internet and other resources to find the answers to this series of questions about the musician Keith Anderson.
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The New York Times

Trouble in the Hive: Researching the Decimation of Honeybee Colonies

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Teach your class about colony collapse disorder and foster discussion about causes and solutions for the honeybee problem. Class members read and discuss an article and participate in one of two detailed activities about pollination and...
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Human Rights Arts Project and Research Paper

For Teachers 10th
Students examine human rights abuses in thirty countries, specifically explore abuses in Dominican Republic's Trujillo regime, research one country with significant human rights abuses, use Preamble to U.S. Constitution as measure of...
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Comparing Countries

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use a graphic organizer to research, compare and contrast two countries. They write a brief (or detailed - depending on age) report of their findings.
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Traditions Around the World

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research a country and compare it with the United States. In this traditions lesson, 5th graders brainstorm and chart their own holiday traditions. Students compare and contrast their countries traditions with American...
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Reading About Children from Other Places in the World: Structured Research Project

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read about children in Ghana, Sri Lanka and Haiti. They compare these children to themselves in a structured lesson that focuses on note taking and research skills. Students work in groups to write a short essay about the...
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Chet Atkins

For Students 9th - 12th
Review comprehension and research skills using this resource. Learners answer 15 questions relating to the country singer Chet Atkins. They can hone research skills by using the Internet to find answers to their questions.
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Begins With a B

For Students 9th - 12th
Use this resource involving trivia questions with answers that start with "B" as a supplementary activity or as a way to encourage learners to practice research skills. They answer questions relating to soccer players, African countries,...
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Lesson Plan C29: Promotional Leaflet for a European Country

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers navigate Internet and use Europe in the Round software as research resource to choose European country, and produce promotional leaflet that includes information, facts, and graphics that highlight richness of European...
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Azusa Pacific University

Historical Landmark Project

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Close a unit or the year with a five-step research project. Class members choose a US landmark, research the landmark, compose a report about it, build a model of it, and present their model and findings to the class. Each step is...
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Union Elementary School District

Famous Dead People Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Despite the slightly off-putting title, the instructions and activities detailed in these project guidelines for researching a noteworthy figure will serve as a fantastic supplement to your next famous person research assignment. 
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Drafting Board: Military Intervention

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Should countries use their militaries to stop humanitarian crises in other countries? Learners make claims, organize their reasoning, and provide evidence for their arguments with this rich resource.
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation

To Filter or Not to Filter

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
Drinking clean water can be taken for granted. Explore the process and high cost of filtering water with a water pollution and filtration activity. Young scientist build a filtration system to filter polluted water, examine the economics...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

The Cold War: How Did It Start? How Did It End?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What is the difference between a Cold War and a Hot War? Scholars research the beginning of the Cold War. They analyze diary entries as well as excerpts from various events during the 45-year standoff. To finish, they prepare final...

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