Standard 4: Researching

In this lesson plan, students will use the case study, "The Impact of Parkinson’s Disease" (see CPALMS Resource ID 220378) to introduce the career of a home health aide. Students will explore the career and practice several career tasks as they circulate through stations.

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Using the Case Study, "Would you like some Pathogens with that meal?", students will expand their knowledge of food-borne pathogens. They will develop an understanding of the importance of using safe practices in food preparation and create a visual representation of their new knowledge.

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In this lesson plan, students will use the Case Study "Lifestyle Choices: Nutrition and Wellness" (See CPALMS Resource ID# 218928) to discuss lifestyle and dietary choices that may affect health. Then, they will research and compare two nutrition-related careers: registered dieticians and nutritionists.

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In this lesson plan, students will use the Case Study "Lifestyle Choices: Nutrition and Wellness" (Resource ID#: 218928) to discuss lifestyle choices, including proper nutrition, that can prevent illness. The lesson will introduce therapeutic diets as one treatment option for specific medical conditions. Student groups will research and present a therapeutic diet to the class.

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In this lesson plan, students will use the Case Study "Lifestyle Choices: Nutrition and Wellness" (CPALMS Resource ID# 218928) to discuss lifestyle choices that affect wellness. Then, students will research U.S.D.A. food groups and complete a chart comparing the food groups and healthy vs. unhealthy choices within each one.

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In this lesson plan, students will use the Case Study "Water and Wellness" (See CPALMS Resource ID 219137) to discuss lifestyle choices that affect wellness. Then, students will work in groups to research and create a poster on the functions of water in the body.

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Using the case study, “What Makes a Leader,” students will evaluate the dilemma a student has of trying to prove they are capable of obtaining a leadership role within the school. In this lesson plan, students will analyze, research, and discuss the characteristics of effective leaders and how leaders can build trust with others.

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Using the case study, “Family Game Night: Fun or Fury?”, students will discuss the cause of conflict within the family that occurred throughout the night. They will research different types of conflict resolution strategies using valid and reliable digital resources. They will use the information gathered to work collaboratively to compare conflict resolution strategies and create a digital infographic with strategies they would recommend to the family to use to resolve their conflicts.

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Using the case study, “Dena’s Daycare,” students will discuss the best practices for learning environments and develop guidelines for establishing classroom activities, routines, and transitions. Students will discuss child development and collaborate to brainstorm ways to improve classroom activities, routines, and transitions.

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Using the case study, "Janet's Real Estate Success," students will identify examples of the skills required of a successful entrepreneur or small business owner and discuss what qualities of an entrepreneur or small business owner were most important to their success.

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Using the case study, Is the Customer Really Always Right, students will identify examples of ineffective workplace skills and brainstorm strategies to prevent similar incidents. They will conduct research to find a real-world example of a business with poor communication or customer service and use their knowledge to propose solutions to enhance customer satisfaction and prevent financial losses.

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Using the case study, "Energy Friendly Homes," students will work in small groups to research and analyze various home features and their impact on energy conservation. They will create a poster presentation to make a recommendation for which home a family should purchase.

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Using the case study, “Creating Sustainable Grocery Stores,” students will identify methods or practices of the conservation of natural resources within grocery store chains. Working with a partner, they will research an assigned sustainability recommendation (from the case study) and will develop a pitch to the company’s board of directors that will demonstrate specific methods or practices of conservation that address their assigned sustainability recommendation.

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Using the case study, Duck, Duck, Who? (resource #215700), students assume the role of a the team of lawyers, researching the difference between copyright infringement and fair use to map out their case, including the evidence they will present.

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Students will choose a career within the Education and Training Career Cluster to research. Student research will focus on training and education requirements for the career, the skills, abilities, and talents needed to be successful in the career and showcase a business or organization that employs individuals within the career. Students will compile their research as they create a poster presentation.

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Using the case study TOO MUCH TESTING?, the students will discuss value of playtesting games. They will continue to create a written strategic plan for their testing process (i.e., who should be in the test group, testing procedures & rules, questions for the playtesters about the game). A guide will be provided to them to help them outline each of these components. They will create the strategic plan as a team, so will be using digital tools as they share and create the plan.

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Using the case study, “What’s Next?”, students will conduct research to investigate the relationship between educational achievement and career choices/postsecondary options. Students will utilize digital tools to collaborate with their peers to summarize their findings and create a presentation.

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Using the case study, "Vision Problems," students will research and compare three vision-related medical careers - optician, optometrist, and ophthalmologist. Then, they will determine which professional is best suited to help a fictional patient and justify their choice.

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Students will complete a graphic organizer to record information from their online research on various technological inventions and innovations as an introduction to technology. After completing their research, students will reflect on the relationship between people and technology in this lesson plan.

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In groups, students will conduct additional online research and write a profile on the characteristics and responsibilities of two leaders. Students will design a slide for each leader’s profile to add to their leadership presentation in this lesson.

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In groups, students will conduct online research and complete a graphic organizer on the characteristics and responsibilities of leaders from various industries in this lesson.

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This is lesson #2 in the text unit series for The Democratic Process by Mark Friedman. Students will build on to the knowledge gained from the previous lesson. The lesson and activities will allow students to be more autonomous with their learning and apply knowledge of primary vs. secondary sources, reliable and unreliable sources, and facts and opinions to identify influences of ancient Greece and Rome on modern day U.S. Democratic Republic through a collaborative research project. Students will identify similarities and differences between ancient Greek and Roman democracies and identify their influences on modern day U.S. Democratic Republic.

The unit will prepare students to understand Greek and Roman influences on democracy in the United States, identify individual rights and freedoms, determine the difference between protected and unprotected rights, examine the rule of law, and evaluate the relevance of modern-day government. The activities in the unit will allow students the opportunity to participate in close reading, annotate text, and collaborate on research projects to gain a deeper understanding of democracy, government, and the rule of law

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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This is lesson 4 for the text unit focused on The Democratic Process. Teachers can expect students to evaluate their understanding of democracy, the progression of individuals' freedoms and rights, along with the influence of the Founding Fathers. The point of this lesson is not just for students to collect textual evidence to support their original viewpoints. The unit will prepare students to understand Greek and Roman influences on democracy in the United States, identify individual rights and freedoms, determine the difference between protected and unprotected rights, examine the rule of law, and evaluate the relevance of modern-day government. The activities in the unit will allow students the opportunity to participate in close reading, annotate text, and collaborate on research projects to gain a deeper understanding of democracy, government, and the rule of law.

The unit will prepare students to understand Greek and Roman influences on democracy in the United States, identify individual rights and freedoms, determine the difference between protected and unprotected rights, examine the rule of law, and evaluate the relevance of modern-day government. The activities in the unit will allow students the opportunity to participate in close reading, annotate text, and collaborate on research projects to gain a deeper understanding of democracy, government, and the rule of law.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

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Once students have identified and explained the democratic principles of government in ancient Greece in Part 1, they are ready to identify the ways in which ancient Greece influenced the development of democratic principles of government in the American colonies.

In this lesson, students will analyze ways in which the democratic principles developed in ancient Greece served as a foundation for the United States constitutional republic. Students will compare the democratic principles identified in part 1 to democratic principles in modern-day American government. In groups, students will collect information from various resources, combining the information onto one poster paper, to explain the similarities and differences between the political systems of ancient Greece and the current United States government.

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In the first part of this four-part lesson, students will collaborate to research an assigned topic to learn about the influence of Athenian democracy and its governing principles. Students will compile their research and cite their sources.  Students will then reflect on their learning and their collaboration.  In the subsequent parts of this lesson, students will continue collaborating to turn their research into a multimedia presentation and will finally demonstrate their learning individually by responding to a writing prompt.

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In this lesson plan, students will review the attributes and principles of democracy in ancient Athens and compare it to the democratic principles shown in the United States government today. Students have the opportunity to conduct in-depth research on each government to complete their Venn Diagram.

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In the first part of this four-part lesson, students will collaborate to research an assigned topic to learn about the influence of the Roman Republic and its government principles. Students will compile their research and cite their sources. Students will then reflect on their learning and their collaboration. In the subsequent parts of this lesson, students will continue collaborating to turn their research into a multimedia presentation and will finally demonstrate their learning individually by responding to a writing prompt.

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Students will research ancient Greece to learn about democratic principles of government in ancient Greece using informational texts, websites, and other resources. Students will each complete their own KWHL graphic organizer, then work with a group to paraphrase information gathered from the texts, and create a group poster containing important facts/information learned about the ancient Greek democratic principles of government. 

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Students will research significant leaders of ancient Greece and ancient Rome to explore their influence on civic participation and governance in the ancient world, in this lesson plan. 

This is part 1 of a 4 part series that integrates Civics with Computer Science and Coding.

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Using the case study, “Suffering in Silence: The Effects of Cyberbullying”, students will identify elements of cyberbullying and the effects on both the victim and the bully. Students will research ways to respond to cyberbullying, ways to report it, and organizations that prevent/monitor cyberbullying. This research will be used to create a public service announcement (PSA) to inform the public about cyberbullying.

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This is lesson two in a three-part lesson series where students research and develop appropriate conflict resolution strategies to be applied in the workplace. In part one of the series, students researched conflict resolution and reviewed examples of both proper and improper workplace conflict resolution strategies. In this lesson, part two of the series, students use the research they conducted in part one to create a conflict resolution plan to use in the workplace. In part three of the series, students will be presented with a conflict and will need to use the plan they’ve created to resolve the conflict.

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In this lesson, students have an opportunity to make real-world connections by choosing words and phrases for effect and determining an audience and purpose for writing. They will practice using common persuasive techniques used in argumentative writing and advertisements. The lesson includes a summative assessment and rubric in which students design their own ads for a vacation destination of their choice.

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This is a Library of Congress lesson plan about "seeing" the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl through the eyes of children by reading the novel Out of the Dust.

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In this lesson, students will formulate a research question, practice analyzing the central ideas and relevant details of informational texts they locate during a partner research activity, and then synthesize this information into an expository paragraph.

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This lesson was designed to provide students the opportunity to conduct research using a variety of resources to gather information about the countries of Poland and Germany during World War II. In small groups, the students will conduct research using a variety of resources. They will create a digital presentation with the accompanying information to share with the class. This lesson can be taught at the start of a Holocaust novel study unit for Daniel's Story by Carol Matas or another novel.

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This is lesson five of a five-part unit on the Six Essential Elements of Geography. Students will conduct a short research project and select textual evidence and images from their research as they apply the 6 Essential Elements to a city as a framework for understanding it and the people who live there. They will synthesize their research into a poster or PowerPoint and present their work to the class.

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