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Information Skills — Grade 5
Goal 4: The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
Objective 4.05. Gather information.
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Aligned lesson plans
- Solar sizzlers
- Group projects of building solar cookers or collectors provide arena for learning about energy sources and transformation. Gathering data for comparison and analysis exercises students' graphing skills and thinking.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Larry Parker.
- "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.
- The mountains of Nepal: Scientific investigations
- This lesson introduces students to the mountain ecosystems of Nepal. Activities include a brainstorming activity, in which students think about ecosystems and biodiversity; a research activity, in which students use a variety of sources to gather information about the mountain ecosystems of Nepal; and a journal activity, in which students create journal entries based on the information gathered in their research.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7 Information Skills, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Robin Bartoletti.
- 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, Social Studies, and Theater Arts Education)
- By Lucinda Gainey.
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