Author suggests objectives and procedures for launching an election unit as an introduction to politics for fifth and sixth graders. (NL)

Author describes his method for using the library as a resource center. (DR)

Author describes her strategy for getting her fifth graders to write good reports by letting them grow" from one report to the next. (Author/DR)

Using the problem of trash disposal as an example, students participate in science activities designed to develop the following science skills: classifying, observing, measuring, communicating, inferring, and predicting. Activities are described in detail and a reproducible page is provided. (JL)

Suggests ways to use primary and intermediate students' birthdays to develop research skills, encourage interest in history, and promote self-reflection. (RH)

Presents a protocol to teach students research skills in the technology/information age developed by one Westchester County, New York, school district. The district determined that research skills must be modeled and taught, and research skills must be taught developmentally, beginning in the elementary grades. The paper breaks the district's…

Presents a research grid to help students develop a system for taking and organizing notes on their research projects. The grid allows them to see at a glance what information they have so far and what areas they still need to cover. A reproducible copy of the grid is included. (SM)

Describes four projects to help pupils become more effective and efficient researchers, a skill they will use now as well as in high school, college and adult life. (Author/NL)

Describes how one fourth-grade teacher developed a Web site to build online research skills. The Day I Was Born helps students find interesting details about what was occurring in the world on their birth day. Suitable for grades 4 and up, it provides links to such sources as the New York Times Learning Network and History Channel On-Line. (SM)