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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Astronomy Poetry: Combining Poetry With the Content Areas
   Students' responses to this lesson will be out of this world after they've researched astronomy to write poetry and compile a poetry book.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Blurring Genre: Exploring Fiction and Nonfiction with Diary of a Worm
   After reading several examples of how a published author incorporates facts in fiction writing, students research a topic of their choice and write fictional diary entries that incorporate factual information.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 28
   Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine, was born in 1914.
   After learning about Dr. Salk, students interview a family member or someone they know who remembers the polio epidemic.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Dynamic Duo Text Talks: Examining the Content of Internet Sites
   An Observation and Inquiry Sheet guides students as they analyze and compare their reactions to the value, engagement, and credibility of three websites related to Anne Frank and the Holocaust.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Listen, Look, and Learn: An Information-Gathering Process
   After listening to and discussing the story Score One for the Sloths, primary students research the sloth. Students use a variety of resources, including an information wheel graphic organizer.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Teaching Science Through Picture Books: A Rainforest Lesson
   Students read Welcome to the Green House, use note-taking strategies, find patterns in text structure, learn vocabulary in context, and write efferent and affective responses to the text.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character: Searching Informational Texts
   Frogs often appear as the main character in fiction stories, but what do students really know about frogs? Students find out in this lesson in which they research real-life frogs.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation
   Students observe animals using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world, with a focus on observation, discussion, questioning, and research.