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Conservation

Conservation is the controlled use or protection of natural resources. Look for newspaper pictures and stories about conservation and make a scrapbook. You might find info on gardening ideas*** tree planting*** energy problems etc.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

6th

Skill or Strand:

Ecology

Standard:

Students classify natural resources as renewable or nonrenewable.

All in a Day's Paper

Label eight pieces of construction paper with the following headings: Business & Financial*** Editorial Page*** Entertainment News*** Sports*** Obituaries*** Food & Fashion*** Classified. Look through the newspaper and cut out three articles or pictures from each section listed above. Glue them to the papers that tell what section they came from.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Classification

Standard:

Students classify objects based on appropriate criteria.

Life Span

Look through the newspaper to find the names and ages of ten men and ten women who have died. Chart the ages and causes of death. What conclusions can you draw from your statistics?

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Organizing Data

Standard:

Students summarize and display data results in a clear and organized way.

Rent or Own

Look in the classifieds. Make a bar graph showing the number of houses for sale and the number of places for rent. Which group is larger? What factors might be responsible? Can you find articles to support your opinions?

Subject:

Organizing Data

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Graphing

Standard:

Students summarize results in a bar graph.

Meaning of Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons usually deliver a comment on a society's values politics or current issues. Find an editorial cartoon you do not understand. Write three questions asking for information you are unsure about. Questions might be related to who the people are or what the symbols mean*** or whatever confuses you.

Subject:

Research

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Questioning

Standard:

Students pose relevant questions about events encountered in documents.