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1) Presearch: When you first start the research process the first
thing you should do is go to Google Search Engine on the Internet
and read every page it shows and every detail on your topic.
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2) Plagiarism is when someone uses an author's or artist's words,
ideas, photos, or images, without giving the author credit.
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3) Presearch: Creating questions about your topic is one of the most
important parts of beginning the research process.
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4) Resources: A good place to look for information on the Internet is
your library's subscription databases. If you are a
member of the public library or student at a school that has
database subscriptions you can use their resources for free.
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5) Gathering information/Notes: When taking notes you need to cite
your source so if you use the information in your project, you'll
know where it came from and who wrote it. You'll be able to create
a bibliography to document your sources. Another way to say this
is that you always need to write down where your information came
from.
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6) Search: When creating survey questions, you should ask how and why
questions so you get a long answer.
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7) Search: Interview questions should start with how & why so the
person being interviewed will give his/her opinion and give you a
lot of information on your topic. Avoid questions that can be
answered with yes and no.
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8) Survey: A statement on TV that says, "three out of four dentists
recommend Crest Toothpaste." You have enough information to judge
this statistic as true or credible.
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9) Survey: You can believe the claim from a surveyor who only asks
three students to name their favorite ice cream and then writes
that ALL students at school think that chocolate is the best.
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10) Search: All information on the Internet is honest, accurate,
credible, relevant, and up to date.
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11) Search: A web page that has the ending .edu, .gov or .org
might be a more credible resource than a page that ends in .com.
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12) Search: Most often a .com page makes money somehow. The creators of
the site either rent space on their servers for people to post
their web pages or advertisements, or, the .com page sells
something.
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13) Search: A keyword search on a subscription database featuring
health information will probably have more credible and relevant
information on AIDS than a keyword search on Google.
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14) Search/databases: If you have your San Diego Public Library card
you can only use their databases if you pay a monthly fee. San
Diego Public Library patrons don't get free access to their online
subscription databases.
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15) Search/Interview: Before interviewing an expert, you should build
your background knowledge so you know what you're talking about and
can ask good questions.
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16) Search/Web Evaluation: Web page authors are always experts and
always post very credible information.
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17) Search/Web Evaluation: A web page creator always has someone review
their page and checkfor errors. The web police always makes sure
information is correct before it's put on the World Wide Web.
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18) Presearch/Interview: You should always write interview questions
before interviewing an expert.
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19) Search/Web Evaluation: When you first open a web page you should
spend a lot of time to read every single word no matter how long it
takes.
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20) Resources: Newspaper and magazine articles are organized and can be
found easily by doing keyword searches in a subscription database
such as eLibrary or Kidsinfobits.
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40) Remember that researching begins with defining your topic or task
and ends with sharing the information with your audience or making
a decision about something. Write down all the steps you would take
to write an editorial on school uniforms.
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41) What are the BENEFITS of searching a subscription database like
eLibrary, KidsInfobits, Biography Resource Center, or Opposing
Viewpoints compared to just searching for credible information by
entering a keyword on Google.com?
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42) If the school was deciding whether or not to sell soda at school...
1) what would be your point of view?
2) who would you most likely have to convince?
3) what questions would you ask yourself before starting to
research the issue?
4) where would you find answers to your questions (resources)?
5) what kind of evidence would be the most persuasive?
6) how would you organize your information?
7) how would you share your evidence with the people you have to
convince?
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43) 1) If you were doing a report on the new panda bear at the San
Diego Zoo, list all the resources you could use to get information
and answer your questions. Remember, you'll
need to build your background knowledge and remember there are a
lot of good resources in your library, on the Internet and in the
community. 2) When you're done with your list, mark the most
important resource with a star *.
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44) Create a model of the ideal research process. Think of a metaphor
or simile that represents your research process. If you were to
create a model of how you do research what would you say it looks
like or what would you draw or make from clay?
Answer this: The research process is like ________ because _______.