Finding Sources

Research is one of the difficult skills a student will need to have a handle on in order to have a successful project.  Background research not only teaches the student more about the project, but also provides them with insights into their topic.  Back in the day, we'd have to pull out an encyclopedia and read the pre-approved, edited article.  Now, there is more than a few websites on nearly every topic (Yes, I say nearly, because we had a research project that we found no information on. The importance of Eye color in peripheral vision.) The trouble is finding a reliable site.  We all know that any idiot can post stuff to the Internet (case-in-point...) We as adults have a hard enough job at times trying to filter the worthless from the golden.  And we have well developed brains! Can you image the problems a 12 year old has?  So though far from perfect, this research form will help them organize their research.  Oh, you'll also probably have to teach them the difference between a right-click and a left-click (my 6th graders don't know this) and that Google is a search engine not where you get your information (most high school students make this error).

Web Research

Good Luck!
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