SEARCH

Below is an example of a SEARCH method activity to use with students:

Grade Level: 5^th

Preview:

1.      Ask the class how many of them use the internet

2.      Ask the class what they do and look up on the internet

3.      Introduce the SEARCH method to the class.

4.      Ask students to predict what they think the SEARCH method is or might be

5.      Explain the SEARCH method to students (step-by-step)

6.      Ask students when they think appropriate times to use the SEARCH method would be

7.      Have each student write down three different ways they think the SEARCH method could be used

Activity:

1.      I will assign each student a climate, such as tropical, dessert, rain-forest  grassland, etc. Once the students are assigned their climate I will explain to them they are going to be researching their climate using the SEARCH method. I will then explain the rest of the lesson to the students. The students are not researching these climates and the conditions of them to give a report, but rather to create their own country.

2.      S- The students will realize the purpose for their searching is to learn about the climate and see what survives and grows in their climate.

3.      E- The students will write a list of everything they know or think about their climate before beginning research. The students will use the words and information they wrote in helping them research.

4.      A- The students will think about different search engines. As a class we will comprise a list of effect and creditable resources and non-creditable resources (for example Wikipedia)

5.      R- The students will then take to various websites and read the site looking for the information to help their topic. Students will be looking for information such as; what grows in their climate, climate temperatures seasonally, water availability in climate, and any other information required to know how life survives in the climate

6.      C- Students will cite all resources they used when finding information. Students will use google-notebook to site information.

7.      H- After researching students will create their own country. After creating their country based on the information found in their research, students will evaluate if their research effectively helped them develop their country. The goal of creating their country is to create a realistic sustainable life.