Curriculum » NC Standard Course of Study & aligned resources
Information Skills — Grade 5
Goal 1, Objective 1.11
Resources aligned to this objective
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- The Greensboro Sit-ins
- Students will explore the Greensboro Sit-ins. They will experience segregation through drama, research the people involved in the protest at Woolworth's, and then stage a re-enactment of the event.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills, Theatre Arts Education, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)
- By Lucinda Gainey.
- "Off To The Races" Familiarize Students With The Media Center
- Students become familiar with the various sections of the media center and learn the value of teamwork through a kinesthetic scavenger-hunt approach.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Information Skills)
- By Robin Boltz.
- Trick or Truth: Recognizing the hottest trends in advertising
- Students will study commercials and advertising techniques, will work in groups to select different types of ads from magazines, and make a collage to illustrate one of the ten techniques advertisers use.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills and English Language Arts)
- By Kathy Idol.
Lesson plans on the web
- Carnegie libraries: The future made bright
- Using maps, images, and web texts, students explore the philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie and the impact of the libraries he endowed. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 8–12 Information Skills and Social Studies)
- Provider: Teaching With Historic Places: National Park Service
- 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
