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11. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 9  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Finding Solutions to Food Waste: Persuasion in a Digital World
    Using various reading strategies and resources, students explore the issue of food waste. They also create persuasive arguments and blog posts examining this topic.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
    Students read science fiction texts and then use nonfiction texts to extrapolate the scientific principles presented as they discuss the "what ifs" within the context of scientific principles.
13. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Four Simple Steps to Small-Group Guided Writing
    Students will go batty about the three writing strategies they learn in this lesson centered on Nicola Davies' Bat Loves the Night.
14. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Glogging About Natural Disasters
    After researching various natural disasters, students share their findings with each other using glogs, or through poster presentations.
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Hoax or No Hoax? Strategies for Online Comprehension and Evaluation
    Are your students easily fooled? You'll find out in this lesson in which students carefully and critically examine hoax websites to determine their validity.
16. 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.
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Nature Study Outdoor Treasure Hunts (with Spanish language option)
    Students take a walk on the wild side when they research an animal and create a scavenger hunt activity for their classmates.
18. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional Technology
    Students complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology. They compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451).
19. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts
    Students take a walk on the wild side when they develop an understanding of nonfiction texts with hands-on experiences and intense analysis.
20. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Rain, Ice, Steam: Using Reading to Support Inquiry About the Water Cycle
    Water is always moving in a continuous cycle from liquid to solid to gas and back again. Students study this never-ending cycle through shared readings, center activities, and experiments.

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