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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: "Cite Those Sources!"

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons about the research process. Students discuss plagiarism, practice paraphrasing, and cite sources. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the...
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Other

Nova Southeastern Univ: Research Paradigms and Meaning Making: A Primer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This paper is intended as an introduction to research methodology and how scientists construct meaning from a qualitative data analysis. (Published 2005)
Handout
W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton: Writing Process: Using Research to Refine and Test a Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about using research to refine and test a thesis.
Handout
W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton & Company: Lit Web: The Research Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about writing a research essay including: generating a topic, generating a thesis, research, and more.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Coastal Processes and the Continental Margin

For Students 9th - 10th
Events affecting the continental margin off Washington State are presented. This article comes from the "Thompson Times," an onboard newspaper from the UW's primary research vessel, the Thomas Thompson.
Professional Doc
American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: Rti Implementation Processes: Middle School

For Teachers K - 1st
Planning, developing, implementing, and sustaining organizational change, such as RTI, in middle schools is a complex endeavor. This brief is designed to give guidance to practitioners at the school, district, and state levels based on...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Lafs.2.w.3.7

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Choose from a variety of lessons, courses, and teaching ideas to support the Common Core standard of participating in a shared research and writing project.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Leo Frank Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ballad of Mary Phagan was sung in support of executing Leo Frank, but was he truly guilty of killing young Mary Phagan? What effect did anti-Semitism have on the trial? Discern for yourself the fairness of this trial after examining...
Handout
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Prediction in Cold Regions Network [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
IP3 members conduct research into cold climates. One of their thrusts is to study how to better predict future weather in cold regions. This downloadable brochure describes their work and why it is important for the Canadian economy.
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Tom Richey

Slide Share: Cognitive Learning Theory

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This presentation deals with the factors that impact on the learning process as posited by Piaget, Bloom, Bruner, and Ausubel.
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Other

Loughborough Univ.: Young Children's Problem Solving in Design and Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This 1997 article from the Journal of Design & Technology Education at Loughborough University in the UK looked at the problem-solving strategies young children use in design and technology tasks, both independently and when working...