Students will practice locating information on the internet and within databases using search strategies.
The units in this course, along with the instructor notes, are provided to educators and students free of charge. Each unit may be used individually or the entire series of units may be used as the foundation for teaching research and inquiry skills or to support project-based learning in your classroom or school library.
The units in this course, along with the instructor notes, are provided to educators and students free of charge. Each unit may be used individually or the entire series of units may be used as the foundation for teaching research and inquiry in the classroom.
The units in this course, along with the instructor notes, are provided to educators and students free of charge. Each unit may be used individually or the entire series of units may be used as the foundation for teaching research and inquiry in the classroom.
The units in this course, along with the instructor notes, are provided to educators and students free of charge. Each unit may be used individually or the entire series of units may be used as the foundation for teaching research and inquiry in the classroom.
No project is complete until you determine it was a job well done. When you play basketball, you know if you made the basket or you missed it. When you play an instrument, you listen to see if you are in tune. How do you figure out if your project makes the grade?Each lesson includes activities and resources selected to help students learn, practice, and apply research skills. Students learn how to self-reflect on research skills and evaluate a completed project, practice self-reflection skills, and apply self-reflection and evaluation strategies for future projects.
Students will apply self-reflection and evaluation strategies for future projects.
Students learn how to self-reflect on research skills and evaluate a completed project.
Students practice reflecting on their research skills.
Plagiarism in a research project can lead to dismissal from a college. Plagiarism at work can lead to dismissal from your job. So how do you make sure you are not plagiarizing? The key is organized research. Organized research starts with a close reading of the source. Researchers take good notes and organize them so that they are useful.Each lesson includes activities and resources selected to help students learn, practice, and apply research skills. Students will learn how to take good notes, practice organizing information, and apply strategies for organizing and outlining information.
Students will apply strategies for organizing and outlining information.
Students will learn how to take good notes as they conduct research.
Students will practice organizing the information they find during the research process.
Knowing how to identify accurate, reliable, quality information can help you make the best decision and create the best product or project. Knowing how to select the best information will save you time and might save you money.Each lesson includes activities and resources selected to help students learn, practice, and apply research skills. Students will learn how to evaluate information, practice selecting information to support a research topic or answer research questions, and apply effective strategies for selecting information to support research.
Students will apply effective strategies for evaluating and selecting information to support research.
Students will learn how to evaluate information they find on the internet and within databases.
Students will practice selecting information to support a research topic or answer research questions.
You have found your sources. You have taken good notes and organized your information. You have an idea you want to share. The next step is polishing it up for others to see. You will need to choose the best way to share your new knowledge with your audience. Remember to give credit to the original author of any work - music, video, writing, or even a game.Each lesson includes activities and resources selected to help students learn, practice, and apply research skills. Students learn how to develop a thesis statement and use citations, practice developing a topic with reason and evidence, and apply strategies and tools to produce, publish, and share research.
Students will apply strategies and tools to produce, publish, and share research.
Students learn how to develop a thesis statement and use citations.