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Presents a comprehensive guide for teachers and administrators designed to evaluate students' reading progress, and includes CD-ROM with more than twenty-four forms and charts to assist in assessments.

An introduction to denialism, explaining the causes and characteristics, and describing how social fears and superstitions hinder scientific progress, which can impact the environment and individual lives.

Presents a hands-on approach to teaching digital research skills that break down the research skills into simple, targeted steps that enable students to research more deeply, accomplish real-world tasks, and prepare them to conduct digital research throughout the remainder of their education. Covers a concise six-step process for teaching digital research skills, practical hands-on lessons, proposes research strategies that meet the needs of students at all grade levels, and lessons relating to specific skills.

Provides guidance on selecting a topic and conducting research for a research paper; defines plagiarism; covers writing mechanics; and outlines MLA format and documentation style.

"School projects are more complicated than the usual assignment. They take more time. They have more steps. And they can have lots of parts, such as a written report, a performance, a poster or model, and more. Whatever your project and whatever the subject, this book will inspire you and help you plan from start to polished finish!"--Back cover.

In 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, thirteen-year-old Lyza inherits a project from her deceased grandfather, who had been using his knowledge of maps and the geography of Lyza's New Jersey hometown to locate the lost treasure of Captain Kidd.

An introduction to evidence gathering and information integration while conducting research and writing reports.

Introduces young readers to different types of digital tools and media that can be helpful during the research process, and how to make critical decisions when sharing digital information with others.

An easy-to-follow guide to finding and sorting information on any topic, explaining how to use a wide range of research tools and how to determine fact from fiction.

"Citizen science has opened up the world of scientific research to anybody and everybody. It is being done in all areas of scienceincluding zoology, biology, astronomy, chemistry, and more. Some projects involve going outside and observing nature while others revolve around data obtained and shared over the internet. And whether one has scientific training or not, the contributions being made by citizen scientists are making a difference"--Amazon.