LEARN NC

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

Goal 4

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

Objective 4.05

Gather information.

Resources aligned to this objective

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.
Books we've read
This lesson plan creates a classroom database collecting information on books that students have read over a period of time determined by the teacher and/or students. By sorting and filtering, students evaluate the data and can later create other products from their findings.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and Information Skills)
By Mary Rizzo.
Beginning biography research
Encyclopedia research skills will be taught using biographies of famous people. This is one lesson in a collaborative unit taught by both the classroom teacher and library media coordinator
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Joan Milliken.