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Tag: Research

The Finds

State History Research Project ~ Free

2 Sep 20205 Aug 2022
Most states require a student to study state history. If you are looking for an easy do-it-yourself way to meet this requirement, you might appreciate this free state history research…
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Editable Graphic Organizer Templates ~ Free

12 Aug 20206 Jul 2022
One common tool in a tutor's toolbox is the graphic organizer. What better way to help a student organize his thoughts or develop the big picture? And what would be…
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7 Steps to Scientific Research

4 Mar 202010 Sep 2022
Scientists learn how things work by forming a guess and then testing their assumptions by experimenting. The process usually starts with an observation that leads to a question. Here are…
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5 Steps to Developing a Lifelong Learner

22 Jan 202021 Jan 2023
Hey, that's the point, right? We all want to be able to learn anything for ourselves. And we want to keep learning our entire lives. So, as educators, how do…
How-To

10 Steps to Writing a Research Paper

25 Sep 201911 Nov 2022
Putting together a research paper is the culmination of a student's previous experience: skills, interests, and writing background. Writing a research paper can appear daunting, but it doesn't have to…
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Animal Facts Page Creator {Free}

23 Sep 20191 Sep 2022
Here is another great tool from ReadWriteThink.org — an animal facts page creator. The Animal Inquiry interactive helps students investigate an animal and record information in the following areas: Facts.…
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Declutter Text

8 Oct 2018
There are all kinds of ways to remove the clutter around articles that you want to pass along to your students. You can "Send to Kindle," put your browser in…
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Zotero {Free Source & Citation App}

17 Nov 201612 Nov 2022
Now that we have covered note-taking, it is a good time to cover managing references! Zotero is a free tool that helps you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.…
How-To

14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Note-Taking

16 Nov 20169 Nov 2022
Note-taking is one skill older students of all types need to perfect. There are several benefits of being a great note-taker: Forces you to think while you read. Encourages you…
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7 Search Engines for Scholars & Students

17 Feb 20163 Feb 2023
If you are researching a topic, it helps to have a reliable search engine. We have used a wide array of scholarly search engines in scientific applications (and to find…
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10 Ways to Develop Dictionary Skills

2 Apr 201428 Jun 2022
If your child is learning to learn on his own, he'll need to develop a set of research skills — including finding his way through a dictionary. The dictionary is often…
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8 Homeschool-Handy Open Source Alternatives

19 Mar 201428 Jun 2022
When you are on a budget, it is nice to know there are alternatives to some of the more expensive software applications! Many of these alternatives are not only free,…
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10 Ways to Use Notebooking: #9 Research & Projects

22 May 201314 Oct 2022
Our home has been filled to overflowing (at various times) with amplifiers, bugs, bridges, chickens, dogs, electronics, birds, horses, cows, fish, and better mousetraps — fortunately, mostly figuratively! Here are…
The Finds

Internet Surfing Tools ~ Free

13 Aug 2012
If your young people (or you!) spend any time at all on the Internet, you'll appreciate this free Internet content-blocking tool. Free. Stable. Easy to install and configure. Two-thumbs up! …
The Finds

Scholarly Encyclopedia {Free Online}

6 May 201125 Jul 2022
Considered one of the most scholarly encyclopedias published, the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica is available free online. Topics are covered in much more depth than we are used to seeing in…
How-To

7 Ways to Develop an Independent Researcher

4 May 201125 Jul 2022
Whether your child decides to work for a corporation or chart his own entrepreneurial course, he will need a variety of "soft skills" outside of those quantifiable academic skills he…

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Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans contains biographies of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln. Free.

6 Feb 202331 Jan 2023
100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

Number 51 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are stories from Evenings at Home by Aikin.

2 Feb 20235 Feb 2023
Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

We have updated our Presidents Day Holiday Helps page, a free unit study, for 2023.

1 Feb 202328 Jan 2023
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    Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World
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