Make teaching research on databases instead of internet search engines to your middle school and high school students fun with this engaging, research lesson full of vital research skills!
This resource includes videos explaining what happens when a Google search is performed and another that shows how that is different from what the user actually experiences. This is perfect for making research relatable. Quick and easy setup plus speaker notes which are intended to be a guide for teachers, make this resource perfect for your middle school or high school students starting their research projects.
Lead your students to discover just how easy it is to use school provided databases and how it can save them precious time. Help students find the ease with which they can cite their source within the Britannica School and Gale in Context. Students will love saving themselves time, confusion, and headaches by conducting their research without the worry of whether or not their resource is credible.
This lesson has 45 total pages & slides and includes:
- Whole Group Presentation
- Google Slides format
- Includes screenshots from Britannica School and Gale in Context databases
- Speaker Notes to aide instruction
- 6th through 10th Grade Lesson Script / Outline
- Video how a Google search works and how users experience a web search
- YouTube videos
- Videos embedded within presentation – just click and play
- Graphic Organizer for student notes
- Print and go pdf file, and
- Google Sheets version that students can fill out online
- Worksheet for student practice
- Print and go pdf file, and
- Google Sheets version that students can fill out online
Standards Addressed:
AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.
- Inquire – B.1. – B.2. – B.3.
- Curate – A.1. – A.2. – A.3. – B.1. – B.2. – B.3. – B.4. – C.1. – C.2.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
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- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.8
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.7
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.8
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.7
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8
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