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Introduction to Cyberbullying The lesson is designed to teach students to recognize cyberbulling in all its forms (email, chat, text and website); to respond to cyberbullies; to prevent being the victim of a cyberbully; and when to inform an adult of cyberbullying. 3
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Wildflower Field Guides Students will study plants, the plant life cycle, and wildflowers native to their school location. They will then make a field guide of local wildflowers, using photographs and existing field guides to research what flowers grow in the area, where, and when they are in bloom. 2
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Creating Story Elements Flap Books Story elements are key parts to every story. Essential questions: What character traits would you use to describe the characters? What key details would you use to describe the setting? What key details would you use to describe major events? 1
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Wolves: Using more than one source This lesson takes place prior to second grade students’ embarking on their science unit about Alaskan animals. They will work in groups of three to answer two questions about wolves. Each member in the group will use one of the three types of sources to answer the two questions. Then, they will share their answers with each other and each group will share a statement of their conclusions. 2
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CCC: Credible Sources, Creative Commons Images, and Citing Your Sources Concepts Taught: A good researcher and writer seeks out credible sources, uses digital images that they have permission to use, and gives credit to those who provided the information and images used in his/her final product. Essential Questions: 1. Why is it important to use credible sources? 2. Why is it essential to use Creative Commons images? 3. How do I give proper credit to the suppliers of the information that I'm using? 7
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Asking research questions What makes a good research question? We will be exploring the difference between fact-based questions or "closed" questions and questions that require making inferences and synthesizing information or "open" questions. We will discuss why open questions make better research questions. 5, 6
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Secret Life of Bees Research Students are to use the connection of the setting and time period of the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, to make connections to events in the novel to events in America's history. The essay should provide information about the topic as well as explain its significance. Student's sample essential question will be along the lines of "What is the [insert topic here] and how did it affect the Civil Rights Movement in this country?" 9, 10
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Mathematical Magnitude: Research Using Print Sources This lesson is designed to teach students to use a print source to locate and use information about his/her career choice in order to answer the essential question: How are mathematics used in real life? 9
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American Revolution Students will research an event from the American Revolution and gather information about the event’s impact on American life at the time. They will prepare a presentation addressing the event and focusing on the essential questions: How did that event impact American life today? How would American life be different today if that event had not taken place? 5
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Old Ironsides In exploring a unit on Poetry, students will research the USS Constitution and construct a guide that a tourist could follow while taking a walking tour of the vessel. The students are asked to consider the following essential questions: What are some present day uses of the USS Constitution? What is the significance of the naval vessel to Massachusetts, Oliver Wendell Holmes and his poem, Old Ironsides? 10
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