Teach Engineering
Get the Word Out at McDonald's!
To get the word out that the Great Pacific garbage patch (GPGP) contains millions of pounds of non-biodegrading plastics, individuals research the GPGP and write an article for a newsletter. Researchers present their facts in a...
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Synonyms and Antonyms
Mix up your writing lessons by having kids look at recent newspaper articles instead of their own work. They work in pairs and rewrite sports news articles using synonyms and antonyms for a set number of words. Then they share their work...
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Food, Glorious Food?
How are the reactions between American and European consumers different when it comes to genetically modified foods? Use the New York Times article "Consumers in Europe Resist Gene-Altered Foods" to inform your middle schoolers...
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What Famous Landmarks Have You Visited?
Responding to blog posts can increase written communication skills, critical thinking skills, and the use of social media as a means for discussion. Kids will compose a blog post in response to the provided article related to famous...
DiscoverE
Coding Without Computers
See what it feels like to be a robot. Scholars use programming vocabulary to program a human robot and test out their codes by acting them out. The code should result in stacking six cups into a pyramid.
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Famous Public Properties
What can a middle schooler do in 90 minutes? He can practice using the commutative, associative and distributive properties of addition and multiplication. He can also simplify expressions using the commutative, associative and...
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Hip Hop and Political Activism
Young scholars identify and employ non violent methods/tactics to bring about social change as exemplified in hip hop culture. They examine hip hop as a form of political activism.
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Cooking With Geography
Sstudents use desktop publishing to create "real world" documents from information received from collaborating classes. They create an electronic presentation from Internet research. They experience foods from different states and regions.
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Valentine's Themed Activities For February
Here are ways to make academics part of your Valentine's Day-related lessons.
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Kernels of Wisdom: Investigating Natural Variations in Corn
Here is a brain-popper! Corn, or more appropriately, maize, was intentionally domesticated by humans around 9,000 years ago and over a period of hundreds to thousands of years! Genetics and botany researchers have collaborated to find...
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"The Giver"- A Novel Study
Here are some resources and lesson ideas to incorporate into a literature study of the novel "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 9. Search Strategies
In this learning module, students learn how to: use Michigan eLibrary, boolean logic, and dictionary.com; use search engines; choose reputable websites; cite sources; and differentiate between real and fake information. Includes an...
Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Using Search Engines
In this online course, students will learn how to search for things on the internet using search engines such as Google. The course covers how to search for websites, using bookmarks, and saving images and other files.
Other
Ahrefs: Google Search Operators: The Complete List (42 Advanced Operators)
This resource explains how to use 42 advanced search techniques with Google. The author directs this at people trying to increase traffic to their websites through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The skills it teaches would be helpful...
CPALMS
Cpalms: Browse and Search Resources
This site shares a collection of expert and peer-vetted teacher resources that are searchable for teachers and students. Searching can be achieved via a subject, grade, audience, and/or type. Curricula standards for the following subjets...
Other
True Careers: Job Search Engine
True Careers tailors its services to the college student market. They list job postings for entry-level or internship posititons for new or recent grads.
Media Smarts
Media Smarts: Stay on the Path Lesson One: Searching for Treasure
This four-lesson unit on search skills and critical thinking teaches students how to target and specify their online searches to avoid unwanted results, how to judge whether a link, search result, or website is legitimate or phony and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How to Get the Most Out of Google Search
Technology based instructional activity for a High School English class on how to accurately and efficiently research information on the internet using Google Search. Young scholars conduct Web searches on open-ended questions, and draw...
Other
Shakespeare.yippy: Shakespeare Searched
This is a Shakespeare search engine which allows students to search characters, themes, quotes, words, plays, sonnets, and more to aid in the study of Shakespeare. It also provides links for teachers and students.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Detectives at Work
Students search for clues of energy around them. They use what they find to create their own definition of energy. They also relate their energy clues to the engineering products they encounter every day.
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 19. Buyer Beware
Buying and selling on the Internet has changed the way we live. We can now perform a web search to locate, compare, and buy goods and services. In this module, you are going to investigate e-commerce as a consumer and learn some tips on...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Medline Search
Search of National Library of Medicine for all current research articles on a specific topic. Students must enter key words in the search box. Results are abstracts of research articles.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Star Search: How Do I Find the Books I Need?
Lesson which outlines the STAR process for finding resources in a library. Learners are taught to select appropriate search tools, subject headings, and resources.
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Ebsco Post: How to Help Students Select Digital Tools and Resources
This article goes over some key points to help teachers explain to students why they should be cautious about using websites found through search engines to conduct academic research.