How To: Research

On the Spot Research
Science/Research Ask a local florist or grocery store to donate a handful of various fresh flowers to your class. Divide students into pairs or groups and give each a flower to identify and research. Students can write the information on an index card to display with their flower.

Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources
Teaching research skills can help students find answers for themselves. "Examining Electronic Sources," taken from a research skills unit, is a step towards the students completing a written report on a state symbol. The students will examine and rate the relevance of electronic sources, not only learning another part of the research process but also experiencing it first hand.

Internet Seek and Find
In this lesson, students will better understand how to successfully find information on the Internet, focusing on how to select the keywords that will lead to the best information on a topic of their choice and by navigating and evaluating a number of Internet search engines designed for kids. Students will then create guides to using search engines successfully for other students their age.

Huey and Louie Meet Dewey
Exercise library organization skills with a work sheet that invites students to come to the aid of two rambunctious students in the school library.