Supporting inquiry-based research projects, the Animal Inquiry interactive invites elementary students to explore animal facts and habitats using writing prompts to guide and record their findings.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive
This Learning Plan was created by Mae Clausen. Educators worked with coaches to create Learning Plans.Brief Overview: Students will analyze and evaluate the comphrension strategy of visualization to clarify text and deepen understanding of the text. Students will use background knowledge to build on new knowledge and connect to the texts. Grade Level: 3rd gradeLexile Level: 420-820 Scarecrow Read Aloud: AD 600LNDE Standards: LA 3.1.6.l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to- self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections before, during, and after reading.LA 3.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify predictions and inferences before, during, and after reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.Learning Objective: Students will be able to define visualization and notice it while reading and/or listening to books or short passages. Duration: 90-120 minutes to complete.
Material Type: Interactive, Reading, Unit of Study
The internet is full of false information and ads. Sometimes it can be challenging to decipher the validity of content. It is important to learn how to critically evaluate online material for several reasons: you want to know what type of information is trustworthy online, you want to be an informed digital citizen, and you want to ensure that the information that you are using for a school assignment is factual. The purpose of “Two Truths and a Lie Online” is to teach you how to critically evaluate online resources so that you can be both an informed consumer and producer of digital content.
Material Type: Unit of Study
Pre-Assessment and instrcution for a lesson on Media Literacy
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Students examine what deepfakes are and consider the deeper civic and ethical implications of deepfake technology. In an age of easy image manipulation, this lesson fosters critical thinking skills that empower students to question how we can mitigate the impact of doctored media content. This lesson plan includes a slide deck and brainstorm sheet for classroom use.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan
This social media literacy unit introduces students to foundational skills in analyzing images and social media posts. It also reenforces critical thinking questions that can be applied to various forms of media. This unit was taught to 9th grade students but is easily adaptible to a range of secondary classrooms. It was also taught in conjunction with another unit focused on social media platforms and content.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lecture Notes
