Rose Elementary: 61 W. Penny Road • South Barrington, IL 60010
Step 1 | Topic Researchers record information they already know (facts) and things they want to learn (questions) about a topic they have chosen or been assigned. |
Step 2 | Goal Setting Researchers set goals by developing questions to guide their study. Other goals might include a time management plan, types of resources, and amount of information and key vocabulary words to be gathered. |
Step 3 | Research Researchers use a variety of resources and strategies so they can gather and record information, focusing on goals set in Step 2. |
Step 4 | Organizing Researchers organize their data to allow them to analyze and interpret findings for use in a paper or project. |
Step 5 | Goal Evaluation Researchers check to see if they've fulfilled the assignment requirements and evaluate the quality of their work during the first four steps. |
Step 6 | Product Researchers create a product to show what they have learned. |
Step 7 | Presentation Researchers present their findings to an appropriate audience. |
