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Method of inquiry grounded in students' curiosity about a topic. Students develop a question for inquiry based on personal interest, assumed to facilitiate greater investment in the project and more meaningful research experiences for students.

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Mathematics Methods: 9-12 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 4.5
Algebra Arithmetic with Polynomials & Rational Expressions Graphing Quadratic Equations Chutes...
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Finding resources for students
On the LEARN NC website, resources that can be used by students are called "learning materials." You can access them in a number of ways: 1. Site navigation menu On the site navigation menu in the left sidebar, select "Learning...
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Around the world in multimedia
LEARN NC offers a collection of more than 2,000 high-resolution photographs and audio recordings from Asia and Latin America, with historical and cultural context and related lesson plans.
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Social Studies Methods: 9-12 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 2.5
World History Critical Understandings: ancient civilizations, medieval civilizations, first age of global interaction, exploration and expansion, Age of Revolutions and Rebellions, modern era, and the last half of the twentieth century...
Format: article/teacher's guide
Social Studies Methods: K-5 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 2.3
Essential Standards History Critical Understandings: understanding change over time, narrative nature of history, sources of history, historical thinking, North Carolina history, United States History My...
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Science Methods: K-5 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 3.3
North Carolina Essential Standards Click here for more details on these standards. Forces and Motion Critical Understandings: force, motion, and the relationship...
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Teen job search
In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.3
In this lesson plan, students research three jobs and draft a written response explaining how their skills and experiences have prepared them for those jobs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
English Language Arts Methods: K-5 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 1.3
Common Core State Standards Click here for more details on these standards. OBJECTIVE 1: Foundational Reading Skills Skills Covered: print concepts, phonological...
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English Language Arts Methods: Grades 6-8 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 1.4
Common Core State Standards Click here for more details on these standards. OBJECTIVE 1: Reading Literature Skills Covered: key ideas and details, craft and...
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Tools of the trade for information seekers
A guide to understanding and using search engines, directories, and the invisible web.
Format: article
By Melissa Thibault.
English Language Arts Methods: Grades 9-12 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 1.5
Common Core State Standards Click here for more details on these standards. OBJECTIVE 1: Reading Literature Skills Covered: key ideas and details, craft and...
Format: article/teacher's guide
Mathematics Methods: K-5 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 4.3
Common Core State Standards Counting and Cardinality Critical Understandings: number names, count sequence, comparing numbers Counting Fun (Grade K)...
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Finding, not searching
You can work smarter, not harder, by determining your searching style, learning more about what your searches return and why, and learning to look in the right place first.
Format: article
By Melissa Thibault.
Social Studies Methods: 6-8 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 2.4
Essential Standards History Critical Understandings: using historical thinking, expansion and decline of civilizations, modern societies, global interactions, North Carolina history, US history Name...
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Science Methods: 9-12 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 3.5
North Carolina Essential Standards Click here for more details on these standards. Biology Structure and Functions of Living Organisms
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Mathematics Methods: 6-8 Model Lessons
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 4.4
Common Core State Standards Ratios and Proportional Relationships Critical Understandings: understanding ratio concepts and ratio reasoning, analyzing proportional relationships and using them to solve real-world mathematical problems...
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Searching LEARN NC
Searching from any page On every page of the website, you'll see a search form in the right-hand side of the banner. You can use this form to search across all our collections. Suggestions As you type a word or phrase into the search field,...
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Topics in Mathematics Education
In Preservice teacher education resources, page 4.2
Resources Specific to Math Math Teaching Methods Numbered Heads Together Numbered heads together is a cooperative strategy that offers an...
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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 4–7 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Keith Dudley.