Standard Course of Study :: Information Skills

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We read every day!: Students will, through observation outside of the classroom, gather and bring to class five items that exhibit different sources of information comprised of more complex vocabulary.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Information Skills)

Resource recon: Teams of students will search for the answers to questions using various information resources. The questions will be in categories such as: biography, current events, historical events, geography, language. Besides competing for the fastest answer, the students will learn (1) how to use the resource effectively, and (2) which resource is best for finding different types of information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Keith Dudley.

Interdisciplinary Integrated Unit on DNA/Genetics Part C: Language Arts: The third lesson of an interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on language arts. The first two lessons in the unit focus on science and math.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Marlene Smith, and Tori Goldrick.

Interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics Part A: Science: The first part of an interdisciplinary week-long unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on science. Parts B and C of the unit focus on math and language arts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills and Science); By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Tori Goldrick, and Marlene Smith.

Asian, African, or Australian inventors & inventions: The lesson integrates both Social Studies and Language Arts in a research and a creative writing component. The student will further understand inventors or inventions from Asia, Africa, and Australia, the focused continents in the 7th grade Social Studies curriculum, as well as have the opportunity to develop his/her writing, reading, and oral communication skills. The project also incorporates mathematics with an emphasis on percentages and graphing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts, Information Skills, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Jeff Rachlin and Melissa Reid.

Nearsightedness: This lesson gives students the opportunity to examine the nature of scientific research in the context of research pertaining to myopia, or nearsightedness. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science