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Lesson Plan
Teaching Tolerance

Understanding Online Searches

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Discover what's behind an online search. Scholars read a handout and engage in discussions to learn how to critically evaluate online search results. Then, working in small groups, they create posters listing their demands for search...
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Curated OER

A Dollar Goes A Long Way

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Investigate life along the Old Spanish Trail! They visit websites and identify the history and environment. They create journals, dramatic enactments, and maps to discover the role individuals played in society. They also explore the...
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Curated OER

Simple Internet Searching Lesson 2

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learn how to use search engines and keywords! Learners evaluate the information process using given criteria and determine ways in which the process may be improved.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Space Needle

For Students 5th - 7th
Students explore search engines. In this Internet search worksheet, students look for the words "needle" and "space needle" using five specified search engines. Students record the number of hits on each and then answer 4 questions...
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Curated OER

Oh, What a Tangled Web!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research how different World Wide Web search engines work and navigate these engines to find information on a specific topic. They write a reflective journal entry about the in-class topic search on the World Wide Web.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The White House: To Catch A Spy

For Students 4th - 6th
In this government worksheet, students fill in the blanks to government questions by researching the website given to them. Students fill in 5 blanks.
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Curated OER

Searching the Internet Beginners

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how to research on the Internet. In this Internet research lesson plan, students research the Internet directories and answer questions about using Google. Students complete an evaluation sheet of the activity.
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Curated OER

Mining the Web

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners complete searches using a directory, search engine, and meta-search engine. In this Internet research lesson, students complete Internet searches using a directory, basic search techniques, advanced search techniques, and a meta...
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Curated OER

Writing A Business Letter Who, What, and Where Are They

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders word process business letters using proper tab settings, spell checking, grammar and punctuation. They use the Internet to search for names and addresses.
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Curated OER

"Google, What?"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students understand what a search engine is and distinguish the differences between it and human-created directories. They discover that search engines with fewer hits are the most desirable.
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Curated OER

WWW, Part 2: The URL and Search Engines

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the process for the creation of a home page and the use of HTML or Hypertext Markup Language. the lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.
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Curated OER

Evaluating General Web Search Tools: Which are Best?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students develop a topic statement or research question. They examine the best use of search engines and directories to effectively retrieve good information.