Information Skills — Grade 3

Election Time using a Database

Students, working in groups, use various resources to answer prepared questions about the candidates. Students will enter their data into a prepared database. With teacher guidance, students will learn to use the database to find information.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)

By Lee Yahnker.

Navigating Nonfiction

In order to engage in research processes, students must be able to access informational (nonfiction) books independently. In this lesson they will learn how nonfiction books are arranged. They will then practice putting nonfiction books in order by call number, and will practice locating nonfiction books on the shelf.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills)

By Kay Sanderson.

Lesson plans on the web

Let freedom ring: The life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Students investigate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. through biographies, photos, and speeches. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills and English Language Arts)

Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

More Amazing Americans: A WebQuest

Students use the web to explore the lives of some celebrated Americans. Working in small groups, they complete a WebQuest, identifying facts and locating different types of information in order to determine the criteria used for selecting these “Amazing Americans.” (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Computer Technology Skills, Information Skills, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)

Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities