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Elementary informational text research for Microsoft Word
Research Project Planning Packet
This research packet can be used as a whole for any major research project to help students plan their project and budget their time, or parts of it can be used for individual research lessons or short-term assignments. The teacher needs to walk through every part of this packet in order to teach students the various aspects of planning a successful research project and citing their sources.
p. 1 – The Research Planning page is for students to record their research topic and begin to organize t
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Fictional Close Reading Passages for Commercial Use - Lexile Level 900
This listing is for 4 literature (fiction) text passages for you to use in your own Teachers Pay Teachers products such as close reading activities, reading for comprehension and examples of research projects.
These fictional passages are designed for commercial use – they are editable and can be used in any of your paid products (with credit included).
Each passage is approximately 350-400 words and written for a 900 Lexile level.
Included in this set are the following topics:
Harriet's Tri
Grades:
4th - 6th
Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Active Reading Strategies("SNOTS") for Amplify's "The Human Microbiome" Article
Are you looking for a way in which to constructively "break down" articles from Amplify into concise sections allowing for annotation skills ("SNOTS" -- "Small Notes on the Side") to be capitalized upon and active reading and writing skills to be embraced? Look no further than the way in which this article allows for students to make personal and meaningful connections to the text they are reading.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
Ten Superstitions
Students will learn the history behind 10 common superstitions including: Friday the 13th, itchy palms, ladders, umbrellas, mirrors, horseshoes, tossing salt, knocking on wood, saying "Bless you" and black cats.
Students can take a quick assessment to test their comprehension.
This could be used to jump-start research on Superstitions as well.
Grades:
4th - 5th
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Using "Two Truths and a Lie" to Find Fake News and Guide Quick Research
Students need to be wise readers - to find main ideas of a text, but also discern if the information is fact or "fake news." Once you have a copy of the book, this packet gives everything you'll need for a fun and engaging unit - including a fun game to build community, detailed lesson plans for 6-7 25 minute sessions, extension worksheets, an editing checklist and a model of a completed project. Using the unique format from the book, students will complete quick research projects on a topic o
Winter Holidays Around the World - Project
This is a research report about winter holidays celebrated around the world. I have included the directions to the project, as well as a list of appropriate holidays for your students to research. These directions are very clear and are perfectly suited for 5th grade, but they can easily be adapted for 3rd grade and all the way up to high school. You can choose to make this project homework, or it can be completed in class. I gave my class approximately 4-5 class periods to work on it, and that
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Planning a Garden
A packet that can be done at home or school. Packet goes through the steps of planning, setting up, planting, and harvesting vegetables.Includes: list of vegetables easy for kids; research worksheet on vegetables; making a grid of garden (includes example); ready to plant seeds; schedule for planting, weeding & harvesting; research of recipes; step by step directions for a recipe; graphing how many produced; word search to learn vocabulary used & sharpen memory skills.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Countries/Cultures: Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
Download the preview for a free uneditable version of the base template. The paid product is a .docx editable version which enables you to adjust directions and design elements of the product.
In this lesson students will research various countries and their corresponding cultures. Students will use the graphic organizer to collect information about the customs and people, nature and geography, clothing, and food of the country they are researching.
This product is meant to be paired with Nat
Grades:
3rd - 8th
The Titanic: Paraphrasing Worksheet
Paraphrasing is an important skill for research, but it requires lots of practice to do it well. This is a worksheet that includes 7 facts about the Titanic. Students are asked to read the fact and then paraphrase the information. The facts about the Titanic are interesting and motivational for students--a must when teaching students to put information into their own words.
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Analyzing a Science Journal Article
The Next Generation Science Standards are coming soon and you need to be ready. There is a Standard for nearly every science discipline that requires students to read and understand an article from a science journal. For several years now I have been using this set of worksheets with my lower level and upper level high school science courses in order to help them understand how to read a journal article. I have attached both forms in one Word file.
I have also attached a fake science experiment
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Grades:
5th - 11th
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13 Colonies Online Scavenger Hunt (Bundle)
Save $2.25 by getting the bundled scavenger hunts for the New England, Middle, and Southern Colony scavenger hunts. For this fun and interesting Internet based activity students use the clickable links to access web pages in order to answer questions about the 13 colonies. This activity helps students not only understand more about the 13 colonies but allows them to practice their reading/researching skills involving informational text as well as writing skills. I usually have the students acces
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Debate Rubric
This editable rubric can be used for scoring individual students or groups during a classroom debate! It assesses teamwork, use of facts and text evidence, organization, respect for the other team, presentation style, and understanding of the debate topic.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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Gospel Writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
This is a group cooperative project in 2 parts, to study the Gospel writers Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and to produce a poster about them. Students begin in four "expert" groups to study the biographical information provided, and answer the questions provided on one Saint. Then they disperse into the "Poster project" groups, with one expert from each Saint. In this group they teach each other about the Saints they have studied and together produce a poster about them. All biographical in
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Non-Fiction Informational Passages for Commercial Use - Lexile Level 900
This listing is for 5 informational (non-fiction) text passages for you to use in your own Teachers Pay Teachers products such as close reading activities, reading for comprehension and examples of research projects.
These non-fiction passages are designed for commercial use – they are editable and can be used in any of your paid products (with credit included).
Each passage is approximately 350-400 words and written for a 900 Lexile level.
Included in this set are the following topics:
The
Grades:
4th - 6th
My Animal Report Graphic Organizer
The preview file can be downloaded as a FREEBIE... If you would like to edit the product, you will need to purchase the editable version which has been created in WORD.
This graphic organizer will help your students organize their research and record the information they gather for an animal report. It can easily be incorporated into any animal unit. The graphic organizer includes spaces to record the following information:
Page 1 - The Animal's Habitat, Body Covering and Special Features
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Famous Scientist Research Paper
Students choose a famous scientist to research and use these directions as guidelines on the information they need to find. This assignment would be a great supplemental activity to an invention unit or a perfect introduction to research for upper elementary students.
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4th - 6th
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Middle Colonies Online Scavenger Hunt
For this Internet based activity students use the clickable links to access web pages in order to answer questions about the Middle Colonies. This activity helps students not only understand more about the first of the 13 colonies but allows them to practice their reading/researching skills involving informational text as well as writing skills. I usually have the students access the scavenger hunt by saving it to a shared drive or google docs, then print out the form for them to write their ans
Grades:
4th - 6th
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$45,000 Technology Grant
I have had over 50 funded grants. This three paragraph succinct letter to a politician is funding the school library with more desktops, a Smartboard and other technology. Components of the proposal include statistical information in a structured and formatted manner.
Purchase of this proposal will allow continued email contact and support from me in order to see your proposal to fruition. The larger the grant, the more structured the proposal needs to be. This must have resource will serve as
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education
Erosion & Weathering Webquest
This webquest has students actively engaged in analyzing how erosion and weathering can change Earth's surface.
They practice computer skills by scrolling and locating details found within the text.
Students will analyze how Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon are involved in science!
For early finishers, there's an interactive erosion game link.
This activity can be used for differentiated instruction by working in groups, as a center, and scaffolded responses.
Grades:
4th - 7th
New England Colonies Online Scavenger Hunt
For this Internet based activity, students use the clickable links to access web pages in order to answer questions about the New England Colonies. This activity helps students not only understand more about the first of the 13 colonies but allows them to practice their reading/researching skills involving informational text as well as writing skills. I usually have the students access the scavenger hunt by saving it to a shared drive or google docs, then print out the form for them to write the
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Southern Colonies Online Scavenger Hunt
For this Internet based activity students use the clickable links to access web pages in order to answer questions about the Southern Colonies. This activity helps students not only understand more about the last few of the 13 colonies but allows them to practice their reading/researching skills involving informational text as well as writing skills. I usually have the students access the scavenger hunt by saving it to a shared drive or google docs, then print out the form for them to write thei
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Ellis Island Interactive Webquest Research Writing Project
This webquest takes students on an interactive tour of Ellis Island. The first 3 pages of the webquest includes guiding focus questions for students to answer as they tour all the rooms of the main building of Ellis Island. Students will view photographs, listen to oral histories, and analyze data. A reflective essay is also included at the conclusion of the essay which allows students to use integrate and cite evidence from the webquest.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Identifying Credible Internet Resources Checklist
This is a checklist students can use as a guideline for choosing credible internet sources. Since finding and using credible sources is a key part to the Common Core ELA standards, I hope you will find this tool helpful.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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