Activity 1
Students will learn the difference between a topic and research question and will learn the qualities of good research questions. Distribute the guided notes Google doc to students (students are to make a copy). Students are to access the Research Question Videos document that includes links to two videos and questions to be answered as they watch the videos. Once students have watched the videos, they should understand the concept of research question as well as how it differs from a basic topic. They will respond to the questions in the guided notes gDoc and submit document with the correct answers.
Students will use the 5 step process from the Laurier Library Document to come up with a research proposal.
Activity 2
Students will compile of list of possible topics for their research. Students will narrow that list to no more than 5 topics that are of greatest interest to them. After compiling that list students will view the Keyword Searching presentation. Students will use INFOhio’s iSearch to complete the keyword searching activity.
Following the activity, students will have a list of 5 possible topic areas with a list of possible keywords to use in narrowing the topics down.
Activity 3
Students will use the Narrowing Your Choices document to generate questions related to the chosen topics to assist in narrowing the topics into research questions.
Activity 4
Students will complete the “Do You Deserve Online Privacy” activity to model how to develop questions from research.
Students read the article “Do You Deserve Online Privacy” and then complete the 3 Levels of Questions worksheet.
After completing these activities, students will narrow their choices down to one topic with multiple research questions and then to a single research question that will be the basis of their project. |
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