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Information Skills — Grade 3

Goal 5, Objective 5.02

Goal 5

The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and viewing experiences.

Objective 5.02

Produce media in various formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia) appropriate to audience and purpose.

Resources aligned to this objective

Records 1–6 of 6 displayed.

A Geometric 'Field Trip'
Students conduct a 'field trip' around the school (inside and out) looking for examples of geometric shapes. They record their findings using a digital camera and present their findings in a multimedia presentation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Mary Rizzo.
Guess The Genre!
Students apply knowledge of genres to identify different genres from "reading-alouds of excerpts" from selected books representing different genres.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills)
By Ann Jenkins.
"Kid-Created" Biographies
In this lesson plan, the students will create biographies on the people they know best-- their teachers! The students will use various skills to collect information, organize details, publish the biographies and present the information.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Gregg Farr, Lynn Beatty, and Tricia Freeze.
Newspaper Serial Publications
Students will respond in various ways (oral, written, artistic, dramatic) to a fictional story published in weekly installations in the newspaper.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills)
By Lee Ann Gelinne.
Postcards of the Past
Students will participate in Heritage Day activities that will enhance students' awareness of their heritage. They will take digital pictures of activities to include on a web page, and research and report on information gathered. Students will create a web page to present their information.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
By Karol Leaptrott, Rebecca Watt, and Regina Welsted.

Lesson plans on the web

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