2-28-2012 Successful Strategies for Student Research

Teching the Core Curriculum Content Standards

Writing Standards

Standard: W 8.7 Grades 6-8

THE RIGHT WAY TO RESEARCH

Research to Build and Present Knowledge: STANDARD 7

RESOURCES

Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

A Research Guide for Students Note Taking PowerPoints  Research Skills PowerPoints Research Survival Guide  Format  Primary Sources on the Web  Evaluating Web Pages  Learn How to Do Research  10 Steps Towards Better Research Evernote Effective Use of the Internet Search Engines for Kids Top Research Paper Websites for Kids National Student Research Center Top Encyclopedia Sites Research and Information Fluency Lesson Plans Wading Through the Web: Teaching Internet Research Strategies BibMe - bibliography builder

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