ISTE Student Standard: 3a: Research strategies
Synthesizing Research on a Community Issue | ELA Community Activism PBL (Lesson 4 of 6) | 6-8, 9-10, 11-12
In lesson 4 of 6 of this multi-step project, students will synthesize information from the sources they research in part 3 to create an original product for their chosen community stakeholder.
English Language Arts | 11th-12th, 6th - 8th, 9th-10th
Researching a Local Community Issue | ELA Community Activism PBL (Lesson 3 of 6) | 6-8, 9-10, 11-12
In lesson 3 of 6 of this multi-step project, students will conduct research to examine the history and impact of their selected activist issue by identifying information from reputable sources.
English Language Arts | 11th-12th, 6th - 8th, 9th-10th
Research mathematical principles | Math in Action | 3-5, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12
Students first select a mathematical principle (e.g., law, theorem, or other property). Next, students locate an article or image that represents the principle being used in daily life. For example, construction workers using the Pythagorean theorem when determining the length of a staircase. Students will then summarize the information – … Read more
Math | 11th-12th, 3rd - 5th, 6th - 8th, 9th-10th
Research and justify selection | Building Personas Using Historical Figures | 6-8, 9-10, 11-12
Students choose a significant person from history and conduct online research to develop and share a unique persona profile of that individual.
English Language Arts, Social Studies | 11th-12th, 6th - 8th, 9th-10th
Conduct a representative sample | Be US Census Bureau’s Chief Analyst (Lesson 3 of 5) | 6-8
In Part 3, students conduct a 10% random sample from US Census data, through a simulation using google sheets. In this multi-step project, students become the Chief Data Analyst for the US Census Bureau Chief and write a report for a governor of a US state to answer the following … Read more
Understand representative samples | Be US Census Bureau’s Chief Analyst (Lesson 2 of 5) | 6-8
In Part 2, calculate statistics from different types of samples from a population and compare them to determine what conditions make a sample representative of a population. In this multi-step project, students become the Chief Data Analyst for the US Census Bureau Chief and write a report for a governor … Read more
Plan a research brief | Be US Census Bureau’s Chief Analyst (Lesson 1 of 5) | 6-8
In Part 1, students develop a research and analysis plan; they will select and identify the variables required for their research. In this multi-step project, students become the Chief Data Analyst for the US Census Bureau Chief and write a report for a governor of a US state to answer … Read more
Explore local and global issues| Researching and Developing Legislation| 9-10, 11-12
This instructional idea requires students to use technology to identify a political issue and investigate different opinions about it. They then offer a piece of legislation as a “solution” to the issue.
English Language Arts, Social Studies | 11th-12th, 9th-10th
Explore local and global issues| Calculating Carbon Footprints | 3-5, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12
Students analyze their own carbon footprint and then share their results with group mates before posting an idea for reducing their footprint on a collaborative digital board.
Science, Social Studies | 11th-12th, 3rd - 5th, 6th - 8th, 9th-10th
3a. Knowledge Constructor | English Language Arts | Grades 6-12
Instructional Idea Students are assigned a topic and required to locate primary and secondary sources about it to create an annotated bibliography. In an introductory paragraph, students will have to provide an overview of the topic and the search term(s) and search engine(s) used to locate the sources about their … Read more