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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparing Data | Tenth grade students in algebra class examine and manipulate various types of graphs to determine the appropriateness of different graphs in relation to the data. | 10 | |
| Finding Your Way Using QR Codes | While designed to be an introduction to the library resources for new students, it is also a review of prior instruction, such as using an index and table of contents, finding various types of books in the library, using online databases, and finding books using the computer catalog. English content: Use of resources. EQ: How can I efficiently use the resources in the library to find the information I need for my assignment? | 9 | |
| Rock Star Road Trip | Just what is there to do and see in this country anyway? We don't often ask students what their interests are. Through personal choice in music, this activity encourages students to visit other cities, apply real-world tools, and discover just what there is to do in other places. May be conducted collaboratively with music (genre), social studies (geography), and Math (economics)or may be taught in isolation. | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Discovering Reference Resources | Students will learn what information is included in a variety of reference resources (both print and electronic), and how to use them. The students will complete a task within each of the resources presented. Essential Questions: What are the different formats in which reference information is presented? What are three reference sources you could use when researching an important figure from American History? | 5, 6 | |
| Whose Lucky Day Is It? | Essential Question: How do we use clues in the text and our background knowledge to make predictions about what will happen next in the story? The educators demonstrate making predictions from print and illustrations and provide students with practice and support for making predictions. Educators will model citing evidence in the text for their predictions and recording evidence on the graphic organizer in notemaking format. | 2 | |
| Places in History: Researching historic locations associated with the Civil Rights Movement. | Students will have to conduct their research about locations prominent in the Civil Rights Movement thoroughly enough that they can produce a final product illustrating the significance of their location. Students will learn about different search engines and domains. While they are conducting their research, they will evaluate the sources they find to determine if the information found is accurate, valid, appropriate, important, and relates to the social and cultural context we are studying. | 8 | |
| 5 Types of Literary Conflict | Students will identify the five different types of conflict shown in literature through an examination of books. Books will be grouped according to their specific type of conflict, but unlabeled so students will have to use their previous knowledge and previewing skills to identify the type of each group. Essential Question: What are the five basic internal/external conflicts that are found within literature? | 8 |