ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking – Lesson

Students learn to determine the quality of various web sources

I Heard it ’round the Internet: Sexual Health Education and Authenticating Online Information – Lesson

Students learn to search more effectively online while searching myths on sexuality and contraception and then evaluate the resources found

Stay on the Path: Lesson 4 Scavenger Hunt

Students apply their searching and critical thinking skills to learn how to find legitimate online sources for downloading and streaming movies, music and videos.

Stay on the Path: Lesson 3 Treasure Maps

Students apply what they have learned in the first two lessons regarding searching and evaluating to find and verify information online.

Stay on the Path: Lesson 2 All That Glistens is Not Gold

students learn how to authenticate online information by comparing “facts” from the website www.allaboutexplorers.com with more authoritative sources.

Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!

Students determine the validity of information that is presented to them on the Internet.

How to Cite a Site (3-5)

Students reflect on the importance of citing all sources when they do research.

Strategic Searching (Grades 6 – 8)

A lesson on the importance of using more than one search strategy

Handout: Wonder and Explore (Grades 5 – 12)

A handout that provides a checklist for students who are preparing to do research

Using Keywords (Grades K-2)

A lesson to teach younger students how to use keywords to find information