Third graders are using their library time to research about different countries. Ms. Bowman's students are researching a variety of countries in order to write letters that compare the U.S. to their chosen country. Ms. Stedman's and Ms. McClanahan's classes are researching Ethiopia. All classes are using books and CultureGrams to answer specific questions the students have generated. These projects allows students to narrow their research to answer specific questions by using the index in books and the sidebar topics in CultureGrams. While it is fun to discover random interesting facts while researching, effective and efficient users of information know what data they are looking for and maintain their focus while searching.
CultureGrams is a subscription online database with "concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories". Contact me for log-in and password information.
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