Database+Lesson

=Database Lesson=

Summary: Students will be introduced to a new database that is available to them through ATA. They will be given time to play around with the database and then use it to answer some of the required research questions for their brochure. The librarian will model different search tactics that students can use through the database.


 * Standard || W.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
 * Standard || W.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

(Introduction to Lesson) || The librarian will show and explain the homepage of the database to the students, and logins and passwords will be provided.
 * 1.1.6 ** Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. ||
 * Anticipatory Set

The librarian will explain that the information in the database is not free, and the school paid for the students to access the information.

The librarian and teacher will help students log into the database and give them 10-15 minutes to explore on their own.

The librarian and teacher will circulate and ask open-ended questions about student activity.

After 10-15 minutes, computers will be locked. || (Smart, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, Time-bound) || Students will find the answer to at least one of their research questions for their planet using the database PebbleGo Earth and Space. || (Refer to Bloom’s Taxonomy) || How can I search for information using this database?
 * SMART Objective
 * Essential Questions

What information am I looking for?

What should I do with the information that I am acquiring?

How do I give authors credit for the information that I am acquiring? ||
 * Guided Practice || The librarian will show the students the search strategies they can use when searching the database (search box or visual search).

The librarian will describe the information that is provided.

The teacher will describe formats of information (audio, pictures, video, and text), which address the needs of all learners.

The librarian will show students how to cite information through the database (there is a citation option on each space page that students can click on. It provides the title of the article, the source, the weblink, and the date.

The teacher will ask students to find information on their planets and write down the information and citations in their journals. She will ask them to write down any answers they find under their initial questions. ||
 * Assessment/Activities || Notebooks will be collected by the librarian to assess student success in identifying answer to research questions and citing information. Writing will also be analyzed.

Students will write in their journals (with their teacher at the end of the day) based on the prompt: What is PebbleGo Earth and Space? How were you able to use it to find information? || (e.g. pair-share, exit ticket, write in journal) || Students will be asked to make sure they have answered at least one of their research questions, wrap up (look over spelling and citation), and log out of the database.
 * Closure/Wrap-up

Students will line up to return to class and turn in their notebooks to the librarian, who will return them to the teacher after they have been reviewed. ||