Information Skills — Grade 5

Exploring the Everglades

After reading the book, Everglades, by Jean Craighead George, students will apply basic Internet navigation and computer skills to complete a scavenger hunt about the Everglades. As a culmination activity, students will use a word processing program to type a paragraph detailing what they have learned about the Everglades.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Computer Technology Skills, and Science)

By Debbie Fox.

George Washington's Obituary

The following lesson will introduce students to the research process--formulating questions, choosing resources, fact finding, and note-taking. After completing their research, they will write a short obituary for George Washington. Activities will integrate Reading, Language, Social Studies, Writing, and Computer Skills.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)

By Kathy Blades.

Lesson plans on the web

Looking for the history in historical fiction: An epidemic for reading

Explores the differences between historical fiction and nonfiction. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills and English Language Arts)

Provider: IRA/NCTE

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