BIG SIX RESEARCH

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BIG SIX RESEARCH

• SIX STEPS THAT MAKES RESEARCHING
• FUN !!

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RESEARCING STEPS

• 1. Topic Questions
• 2. Brainstorm - good sources
• 3. Choose where to look for information

• 4. Notetaking - trash treasure words
• 5. What will I do with the information
• 6. How well did I do ????????????????????

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Step 1 Topic and Questions
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Step 2 Brainstorm Sources

• 1. BOOKS
• 2. ENCYCLOPEIA
• 3. COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• 4. TEXTBOOKS
• 5. MAGAZINES

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Step 3 Sources I Can Use

• 1. SCHOOL LIBRARY
• 2. CLASSROOM
• 3.PUBLIC LIBRARY
• 4. TALK TO A REALLY OLD PERSON

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Step 4 Notetaking (trash treasure words)

• 1. Book The Pioneers, by Marie Gorsline
• Q1 - Why did people go West?
• A1 - Wanted land
• Q2 - How did pioneers travel?
• A2 - Farm wagons conestoga wagons,
  walking

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Step 4 continued...

• Q3 - What did they carry with them?
• A3 - Food, tools for trip farming,
  clothing, cooking pots, medicine, guns, furniture
• Q4 - What was life like as they traveled
  West?
• A4 - Traveled in wagon trains, many dangers,
  12-15 miles a day, storms,.

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Step 5 Project

• 1. Written Report
• 2. Oral Report
• 3. Poster
• 4. ??????

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Step 6 How will I know I did a good Job ?

• 1. Grade
• 2. Question myself
• good things I did
• things that werent so good

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How Ill feel when Ive followed the Big Six
ResearchSteps !!!!!!!!