Research techniques - Weeks 1 and 3
When undertaking research begin with the following questions:
- What do I know about this topic?
- What do I want to know about this topic?
- Why am I interested in this topic?
- What do I need to research this topic?
- What do I know about this topic?
- What do I want to know about this topic?
- Why am I interested in this topic?
- What do I need to research this topic?
Search engines - Why don't you google it?
A search engine is a program that finds relevant sources (articles, websites, etc. ) based on your search term. Google is one of the most popular search engines used to research topics for school assignments. There are a range of other search engines which will provide you different sources than the ones you can find using google.
Some other search engines you could use are:
Google Scholar is at www.scholar.google.com.au/
Duck Duck Go is at www.duckduckgo.com
Iseek is at http://education.iseek.com
OJOSE is at http://www.ojose.com
Dogpile is at http://www.dogpile.com
Yippy is at http://yippy.com
There is a Library blog post which outlines the details of some search engines: http://eppinglibrary.weebly.com/blog
A search engine is a program that finds relevant sources (articles, websites, etc. ) based on your search term. Google is one of the most popular search engines used to research topics for school assignments. There are a range of other search engines which will provide you different sources than the ones you can find using google.
Some other search engines you could use are:
Google Scholar is at www.scholar.google.com.au/
Duck Duck Go is at www.duckduckgo.com
Iseek is at http://education.iseek.com
OJOSE is at http://www.ojose.com
Dogpile is at http://www.dogpile.com
Yippy is at http://yippy.com
There is a Library blog post which outlines the details of some search engines: http://eppinglibrary.weebly.com/blog
Your sustainability project
Planning your research:
Create a research plan for your group. In your plan consider the following:
- What information do you need?
- When will you need each piece of information?
- Who will be responsible for each task?
- Are there certain tasks that need to be completed in a certain order? Which tasks will need to be completed first? What order should the rest of the tasks be completed in?
Developing a Research Plan
As part of your plan develop a calendar which shows a timeline to completion. Make sure that you allocate more time for complex tasks and less time for simple tasks. You will need to use in-class time and out-of-class time.
When you have put together your plan, have a conference with your teacher to see whether it is feasible (whether it will work).
Planning your research:
Create a research plan for your group. In your plan consider the following:
- What information do you need?
- When will you need each piece of information?
- Who will be responsible for each task?
- Are there certain tasks that need to be completed in a certain order? Which tasks will need to be completed first? What order should the rest of the tasks be completed in?
Developing a Research Plan
As part of your plan develop a calendar which shows a timeline to completion. Make sure that you allocate more time for complex tasks and less time for simple tasks. You will need to use in-class time and out-of-class time.
When you have put together your plan, have a conference with your teacher to see whether it is feasible (whether it will work).
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Prior Reading:
Before you can become too involved in your project you need to read widely. Each person in your group needs to read five articles or five websites that relate to the topic of sustainability. You will be required to take notes about the article. You will use your notes later in the project. You should record the site that you visited, the date you viewed the site and a series of summary dot points. Use the Research scaffold to record your information.
Before you can become too involved in your project you need to read widely. Each person in your group needs to read five articles or five websites that relate to the topic of sustainability. You will be required to take notes about the article. You will use your notes later in the project. You should record the site that you visited, the date you viewed the site and a series of summary dot points. Use the Research scaffold to record your information.
Articles:
Epping set for transformation as 54ha rezoned for housing and retail
Sydney suburbs earmarked for high-rise blocks
Epping set for transformation as 54ha rezoned for housing and retail
Sydney suburbs earmarked for high-rise blocks
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