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Research with Aptitude!Research with Aptitude!

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You have a research project to do but do not know where to start. With Big6 you will learn the right steps to take whether you are trying to research an animal, buy a car or look for a pair of socks on a cold morning.

Step 1 - Task Definition  Step 1 - Task Definition  or

What am I researching?  

Step 1 - Task Definition  Step 1 - Task Definition  or

What am I researching?  • Decide what you want or need to research?

o What is my topic? Elephants

o Do I need to narrow my topic? African Elephant

Elephants of the Kalahari• Decide what information I need to find in order to research the right things.o What questions do I have or need to find?

What do I already know about these elephants? Food, environment, offspring, herding or loner?

Are they endangered?

• Decide what you want or need to research?o What is my topic?

Elephantso Do I need to narrow my topic?

African Elephant Elephants of the Kalahari

• Decide what information I need to find in order to research the right things.o What questions do I have or need to find?

What do I already know about these elephants? Food, environment, offspring, herding or loner?

Are they endangered?

Step 2 - Information Seeking Strategiesor 

What sources can I use to find my information?

Step 2 - Information Seeking Strategiesor 

What sources can I use to find my information?

• Brainstorm places to look - No idea is silly o Library bookso Television programso Internet siteso Magazineso Zookeepers

• Choose the sources that will work best for my research.o Library Bookso Internet siteso Magazines

• Brainstorm places to look - No idea is silly o Library bookso Television programso Internet siteso Magazineso Zookeepers

• Choose the sources that will work best for my research.o Library Bookso Internet siteso Magazines

Step 3 - Location and Accessor

Where can I find the information will work for my report?

Step 3 - Location and Accessor

Where can I find the information will work for my report?

• Find the sources o Use WebCat to find a book at school or another school

o Use the online card catalog at the Public Library to find a book

o Use a quality search engine such as Google to find some websites

o Use a magazine index to find an article that will help

• Decide what information will be most usefulo Use the index in bookso Use critical thinking when deciding on a websiteo Read the entire article in the magazineo Put aside those things that won't work as well

• Find the sources o Use WebCat to find a book at school or another school

o Use the online card catalog at the Public Library to find a book

o Use a quality search engine such as Google to find some websites

o Use a magazine index to find an article that will help

• Decide what information will be most usefulo Use the index in bookso Use critical thinking when deciding on a websiteo Read the entire article in the magazineo Put aside those things that won't work as well

Step 4 - Use of Informationor

What can I use to finish my report?

Step 4 - Use of Informationor

What can I use to finish my report?

• Read Read Reado Look at my questions and find answers within my sources 

• Extract the informationo Take Noteso Get pictureso Download articleso Write my rough draft

• Read Read Reado Look at my questions and find answers within my sources 

• Extract the informationo Take Noteso Get pictureso Download articleso Write my rough draft

Step 5 - Synthesisor 

A fancy word for write the report

Step 5 - Synthesisor 

A fancy word for write the report

• Use the sources to write my report and proof read it.o This is where I create my report and make a final copy

o Make sure all the information is coveredo  If I am missing something, go back to step 2 & 3 to see what I need to add or find

• Turn in my final reporto Make sure I have my bibliography ( I didn't write all this stuff on my own)

o Make sure all the requirements are meto Present to my class or group or turn it in for a grade

• Use the sources to write my report and proof read it.o This is where I create my report and make a final copy

o Make sure all the information is coveredo  If I am missing something, go back to step 2 & 3 to see what I need to add or find

• Turn in my final reporto Make sure I have my bibliography ( I didn't write all this stuff on my own)

o Make sure all the requirements are meto Present to my class or group or turn it in for a grade

Step 6 - Evaluationor

How did I do from start to finish?

Step 6 - Evaluationor

How did I do from start to finish?

• How did my final report look?o Did I do a good job finding information?o Did I turn it in on time?o Did I write a report I am proud of presenting?o Did I do all the things that were needed?

• How did I do in researching my information?o Did I find the right kind or resources?o Did they have the kind of information I needed?o Should I have chosen others as well?o Did I use my time effectively?o Did I get things done on time?o How did the process help my research?

• How did my final report look?o Did I do a good job finding information?o Did I turn it in on time?o Did I write a report I am proud of presenting?o Did I do all the things that were needed?

• How did I do in researching my information?o Did I find the right kind or resources?o Did they have the kind of information I needed?o Should I have chosen others as well?o Did I use my time effectively?o Did I get things done on time?o How did the process help my research?

So there you have it - 6 simple steps - Each one as valuable as the last or the

next.With this process, any kind of research is possible from a simple report on how animals find food to a Doctoral Thesis.

Simple processAmazing results.

Now - Go out and experience this for yourself!