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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Building Research Skills 2 3

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Check out this site to learn more about building research skills for grades 2-3. This site offers suggestions for activities that will sharpen your abilities.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Research Process: Finding Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on how to find sources including information on research strategies: preliminary, intermediate, and advanced. It provides a variety of resources available in each level including videos: " How To Google Like A...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Star Search: How Do I Find the Books I Need?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Lesson which outlines the STAR process for finding resources in a library. Learners are taught to select appropriate search tools, subject headings, and resources.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Preparing to Write the Research Paper

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
This lesson introduces young scholars to research materials in the library and electronic materials available through the Alabama Virtual Library(AVL). The instruction emphasizes "how-to-use" multi-volume encyclopedias, multi-volume...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Personal Stories and Primary Sources

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Students will explore the value of personal stories and first-hand accounts when exploring history, in this case, the events of the early twentieth century, which included World War I and the Great Depression. Through this five-unit...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Big Dropper the Life Cycle of a Raindrop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will research the Internet, Alabama Virtual Library, online and printed encyclopedias, and other reference material to gather information on the water cycle. Students will then use the gathered data to create a slideshow...
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Other

University of Queensland Australia: Digital Essentials: Choosing the Right Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
Finding the right software, tool or app can be challenging. This module will help you find a tool for a specific task and allows you to compare similar tools to find the best match. Some of the information is only useful for university...