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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Information Skills — Grade 3

Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.

Objective 4.01. Identify information needs and formulate questions about those needs.

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We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

The wolf in children's books
Students will explore the ways wolves are represented in children's stories. They will decide if the wolf is a protagonist or an antagonist in the story. They will also attempt to determine if these representations are scientifically accurate. The first in a two-part lesson.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Vanessa Olson.
Recipe for Success
Students will use an electronic card catalog to find books by subject using the call number. This lesson was used in collaboration with a third grade thanksgiving unit. As part of the unit students were to find a recipe to prepare and bring to class.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills)
By Elizabeth Gibson and Melissa Withers.