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 4.08

Credit sources of information.

Resources aligned to this objective

Slipsliding poetry
Students will work with a partner to write an original piece of poetry to express information learned about the rain forest and an animal that lives in that habitat. Students will share their poems by creating a multimedia slide show.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Angela Hodges.

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
Research Building Blocks: "Cite Those Sources!"
Students learn the importance of citing their sources to give credit to the authors of their information as well as learn about plagiarism. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills)
Provider: IRA/NCTE