Information Problem Solving Skills

CURRICULUM STANDARDS

Listed below, please find the standards included in this unit.

8.1.5.E.1

For all the NJ Standards, for Media/Technology, CLICK HERE.

RI.3.5

W.3.7 W.3.8

For all the NJ Student Learning Standards in English Language Arts, CLICK HERE.

BIG IDEAS

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

LESSON OBJECTIVES

  • Recognize information is needed to solve a problem
  • Identify and evaluate various resources (fiction and nonfiction, magazines, reference, online databases, online catalog (Destiny), and internet
  • Gain an understanding of the research process
  • Recognize Library Website as a resource
  • Recognize the media specialist as a resource and technology specialist
  • Use of Information - Develop the ability to extract information needed from a variety of sources
  • Recognize the requirement to cite sources
  • Recognize the need to evaluate internet resources
  • Recognize the difference between online databases and internet resources
  • Learn to utilize a variety of search strategies
  • Learn to take notes in own words and/or copy and highlight
  • Understand the concept of copyright
  • Understand the concept of plagiarism

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES/INSTRUMENTS

(* denotes Districtwide Grade Level Assessment)

DISTRICT ADOPTED RESOURCES