Objectives:
(Respect, Protect, and Educate)
The student is introduced to the various steps involved in research or the seeking, finding, and using of information. (This is typically done within the realm of project-based learning or when opportunities to seek information present themselves.)
The student is able to recognize when there is a need for information. When PLANNING a student:
- Identifies a problem and/or selects a topic for research
- Draws on prior knowledge
- Uses/Formulates a primary (BIG) question to guide research
- Uses/Formulates secondary questions to provide focus
- Identifies keywords
- Identifies appropriate information sources
- Develops a plan to meet deadlines, if necessary
- Establishes a search strategy
- Reflects on the planning process
Student Resources
Lesson Inspiration:
Project Ideas:
Lessons:
Resources:
Project Ideas:
- Biography Project: Research and Class Presentation
- Exploring Careers Using the Internet
- Investigating the Holocaust: A Collaborative Inquiry Project
- Travel Brochures: Highlighting the Setting of a Story
Tools:
Mind Map tools/apps: Simple Mind, Mindmeister, bubbl.us
Calendar tools/apps: Timeful, Evernote, Google Keep, Finish, Listastic
Lessons:
Resources:
- How to Develop a Good Research Topic
- Research Paper Scaffold
- The Inquiry Process—Plan
- Organizing Ideas with graphic organizers
Project Ideas:
- Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Analyzing World War II Posters
- The Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project
Tools:
Mind Map tools/apps: Simple Mind, Mindmeister, bubbl.us
Calendar tools/apps: Timeful, Evernote, Google Keep, Finish, Listastic, Trello
