Gathering: Being a thoughtful researcher

Bounty


This page tells you about the expectations for your research.

Your class will discuss about what it means to do quality research.

Steps of the Research Cycle
(Teachers: Read a complete description in Jamie McKenzie's Research Cycle)

Building Questions and Getting Organized

  • your little questions are important enough to help you make your decision
  • you have a way to organize your ideas and information

Gathering

  • you use your little questions to search for the "good stuff"
  • you look for information in lots of different places; books, videos, classroom activities, World Book, the Internet
  • you make logical inferences based on your research
  • you include your own ideas about what you have learned
  • your table shows you know a lot about each little question
  • the information you gather helps you to answer the question of which explorer had the best leadership qualities

Sorting, Sifting and Analyzing

  • you collect only information that helps you make your choice
  • you keep your information organized
  • you check your table and toss out unnecessary information
  • you improve weak spots in your table
  • you change your little questions as you learn more about the explorers and the historical period, you learn better questions to ask


Synthesizing
(creating something new from what you have learned)

  • you have thought carefully about each explorer and what you have learned before you make up your mind
  • you know a lot about this question!
  • you have lots of specific examples to prove the leadership qualities of these explorers
  • you feel confident that you are ready to choose

Print a copy of this page to keep in your Research Folder. You will refer to it as you continue with this project.

Open up World Book and open your table in Publisher. Begin searching for information to help you make up your mind.

Sail on after using World Book Bounty

Return to Homeport

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Graphic of ship by G. Offutt. Other graphic is courtesy of Jay Boersma.

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Updated 8-25-00