7th Grade Conducting Research.pptx

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Seventh GradeConducting Research Lesson Plan


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Step-by-Step Process

•Choosing a Topic or Defning a Task •Developing Questions

•Finding Sources

•Selecting and Evaluating Sources

•Recording and Organiing !n"or#ation

•$aking the Product

•Evaluating the %ork


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Step 1: Choosing a Topic or Defining

a Task

• &arro' or (roaden the topic

• &ote 'hat is alread) kno'n

• Get an overvie' o" the topic – Learn a little bit about the topic

• E*plain the purpose + state the purpose – What am I doing?

– Wh am I doing thi!?


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Step 2: Developing Questions

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Speeds up research• ,dds purpose to the search

• ,dds direction "or gatheringin"or#ation

• Focuses attention o" the searcher

• Let-s practice 'ith the ,.uaduct /ike – http#$$thea%uaduct.blog!pot.com

http://theaquaduct.blogspot.com/http://theaquaduct.blogspot.com/


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• 0se research phrases to pro#pt

research .uestions1

• !t #ight (e interesting to kno' i" 2 2 2

• !t #ight (e interesting to kno' that 2 2 2

• !t #ight (e interesting to kno' 'hen 2 2 2

• !t #ight (e interesting to kno' ho' 2 2 2

• 3istoricall)4 ! 'onder ho' 2 2 2

• ! 'onder i" 2 2 2 !s related to 2 2 2

• ! 'onder 'hat in5uences 2 2 2

• ! 'onder 'hat causes 2 2 2

Generating Questions


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Step : !in"ing Sources

• %hat are the possi(le sources6

• %here can ! fnd these sources6


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#hat $re Possible Sources%

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/ooks• 7ournals

• Research "ro# scholars

• Re"erence 'orks 8i2e2 dictionaries4

enc)clopedias4 etc29• $againe articles

• &e'spaper articles

•

%e( sites• !ntervie's


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&yth: 'ou can fin" everything you nee"

for your research on the (nternet)

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Too #uch in"or#ation has (een'ritten to have it all on the !nternet

• Cop)right doesn-t allo' ever)thing to(e on the !nternet


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*ey+or" Searching

•

:e)'ord searching is ver) po'er"ul• :e)'ord searching is ver) "ast

• ;er) o"ten this is the onl) searchingoption especiall) 'hen using a search

engine on the !nternet


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*ey+or" Searching

•

Re#e#(er a co#puter is reall)prett) stupid< it is "ast and#anipulate in"or#ation4 (ut itcannot T3!&:=

•

$ost o" the ti#e it doesn-t evenkno' that a car and an auto#o(ileare the sa#e thing2

• >ou need to kno' ho' to speak the

co#puter-s language2


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Step ,: Selecting an" valuating

Sources

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Decide 'hich sources to use•Sources #ust containans'ers to .uestions asked

•Evaluate the sources


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#hy Di" .e Create This Site%

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/ecause he could=•&o !nternet police

•&o regulations

•To teach==

•%hat is the ne*t .uestion6


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Question

• 3o' do )ou kno' a 'e(site isgood?credi(le6

• ,ns'er1 – We ha,e to learn to e,aluate.


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valuation

•

L!&: to %ol"gra# site1• This is a good site=

• This tells us 'hat to think a(out

(e"ore using an in"or#ational'e(site

http://www.widener.edu/about/campus_resources/wolfgram_library/evaluate/default.aspxhttp://www.widener.edu/about/campus_resources/wolfgram_library/evaluate/default.aspxhttp://www.widener.edu/about/campus_resources/wolfgram_library/evaluate/default.aspxhttp://www.widener.edu/about/campus_resources/wolfgram_library/evaluate/default.aspx


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Cre"ibility

• %ho is responsi(le6

• ,n) .ualifcations6 – -!uall ound at beginning or end o !ite

• %hat organiation do the) represent6 – Ha,e ou heard o thi! organi/ation?

– 0hec the homepage

• Links6

• 3o' do 'e veri") credi(ilit)6 – o!tal addre!!

–

Telephone number – Email?? 45 45 45 not enough6


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$ccuracy

• Date6

• Revision Date6

• Errors6 – Spelling?

–7rammar?


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/easonableness

• E#otionalis#6 8$r2 /unn)=9

• Purpose o" the site6

• /ias6 – Identi bia! in our re!earch6

• ,dvertising6


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Support

• !n"or#ation in an) other place6

• Do#ain – http#$$888.8e!targo.12.nd.u!

– .12 9 School

– .edu 9 0ollege or -ni,er!it – .com 9 0ommercial

– .net 9 Internet Re!ource

– .org 9 4onpro:t 5rgani/ation

– .go, 7o,ernment

http://www.west-fargo.k12.nd.us/http://www.west-fargo.k12.nd.us/


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Decision Ti0e

• Do )ou or do )ou not use the site6 – 4o; i ou cannot ,eri the author! or

!pon!oring organi/ation

• Then )ou need to care"ull) decide

considering all o" the criteria

C , R S


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C $ / S

•Credi(ilit)6

•,ccurac)6

•Reasona(leness6

•

Support6


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et3s 4se C$/S

• Sites to evaluate using C,RS• http1??'''2'hitehouse2net

• http1??

'''2theonion2co#?articles?depart#ent@o"@agriculture@locates@per"ect@goat4AAB?

• http1??

'''2enc)clopedia2co#?topic?glo(al'ar#ing2asp*

• http1??'''2''ii2org

• http1??'''2p(s2org?'g(h?a#e*?vietna

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http://www.whitehouse.net/http://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-agriculture-locates-perfect-goat,33852/http://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-agriculture-locates-perfect-goat,33852/http://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-agriculture-locates-perfect-goat,33852/http://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-agriculture-locates-perfect-goat,33852/http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/global_warming.aspxhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/global_warming.aspxhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/global_warming.aspxhttp://www.wwii.org/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnamhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnamhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnamhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnamhttp://www.wwii.org/http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/global_warming.aspxhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/global_warming.aspxhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/global_warming.aspxhttp://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-agriculture-locates-perfect-goat,33852/http://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-agriculture-locates-perfect-goat,33852/http://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-agriculture-locates-perfect-goat,33852/http://www.theonion.com/articles/department-of-agriculture-locates-perfect-goat,33852/http://www.whitehouse.net/


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Step 5: /ecor"ing an"

6rgani7ing (nfor0ation

• $an) dierent 'a)s to record andorganie

• %rite in phrases

•

Put in o'n 'ords 8&O plagiaris#9• ,ns'er the .uestions


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!our (te0s to (nclu"e on Car"

1. T5I0 2. WHERE THE I4=5RATI54

. ARAHRASE> I4=5RATI54 ". A7E THIS =A0T 54


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Step 8: &aking the Pro"uct

• Product #ust sho' 'hat has (eenlearned

• /e creative

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$an) ideas "or end products• S)nthesis #ust (e evident

• ,.uaduct o" si#ilar (ike researchproduct

• http1??enginHHH2p('orks2co#?'?page?BIJKB?/ic)cle@po'eredH%aterHPu#pHHHPurifer

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Step 9: valuating the #ork

•

Decide on evaluation criteria aheado" ti#e2

• 3o' did )ou #eet e*pectations6

• Did )ou have others look at )ourin"o and give advice6

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