5-6 New Teaching Ideashttp://www.informationliteracy.org/searchNew Teaching Ideas Builder: Herpe-What-A-Gist?http://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/193In this lesson, students have the opportunity to 'be' Herpetologists: discovering some facts such as where reptiles and amphibians live, what their life cycle is like, what they eat, and others. Builder: Where am I?http://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/201Using various resources, students will learn about shore birds such as sea gulls and how they can help us to identify where we are. Builder: Would you ban Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO)?http://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/203Students are given the task of researching a chemical compound, dihydrogen monoxide, and deciding whether or not they would ban it as one town in the given scenario is considering doing. In the process, students will learn about Web site evaluation. Builder: Journey to the Center of the Earthhttp://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/207Students will explore the earth's composition from the perspective of an explorer who must journey to the center of the earth. Variation Helps Maintain Attentionhttp://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/242To gain and sustain attention, remember to vary the format of your information literacy lesson. All lecture or all one format generally results in losing some or all of your audience at some point. In addition to breaking up lectures with instructional conversations (discussions), group work, and the old standby PowerPoint presentation, consider varying the media you use. A relevant brief video clip can regain lost attention, or an audio clip featuring an individual critical to the content area (e.g., in a civics class, listening to the "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King can be a powerful attention grabber and sustainer). Enter "motivational strategies" into a keyword search to find other strategies for motivating your learners. Information Literacy Gameshttp://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/259Take a popular game show like Jeopardy or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and develop questions related to information literacy skills projects. This is particularly powerful for students who enjoy competitive activities. Submitted by: The S.O.S. Team Credit: Small & Arnone, "Turning Kids On to Research: The Power of Motivation," Libraries Unlimited, 2000. http://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/261 Builder: Inspecting the Wide World of Insects on the Webhttp://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/296This activity may be used in connection with a science unit on the study of basic life structures of living organisms. The student will identify similarities and differences in insects by structure, habitat, and behavior, using the Internet to locate information relevent to their topic. Builder: How Dangerous is Dihydrogen Monoxide?http://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/322Students will use a given scenario to engage in evaluation of Web resources using various criteria. Included in the lesson are sites which appear truthful but aren't. Builder: Manuscript Amusementshttp://www.informationliteracy.org/ideas/view/325This lesson is designed to help make reading fun. Students will read a book of their choosing then design a game such as a crossword puzzle, word find, or word puzzle to go along with the book.