How to make a research question? unit 2

​Practicing criterion B

By Amr Ihab Salem

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My cousins and I found an old wedding dress in our attic. My father said it belonged to our great-grandmother.

This is an example of a ___________________ source.

• primary

• secondary

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In a history class, Daniel read an account of a historical event written by someone who DID NOT witness the event. What is this called?

• a bystander

• an accountant

• primary source

• secondary source

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An account of someone who took part in or witnessed an historical event.

• Observation

• Climate

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

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A fossil is a...

• primary source

• secondary source

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An original art piece is a...

• primary source

• secondary source

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An autobiography (book written by the person about themselves) would be a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

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What is geography?

• the study of Earth
• the study of fossils
• the study of people
• the study of history

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What is the definition of a research question?

• A question that is easy to answer

• A type of deep question that guides a study or investigation

• A question with no answer

• A question that is always incorrect

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What is the definition of a primary source?

• Any document studied in school

• Info that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event

• Any type of material that involves interviewing someone

• Information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event

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What is the definition of a secondary source?

• Information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.

• An informative website

• Encyclopedias that come from someone else's opinion

• Info that was created the same time of the event

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Which of these is an example of a primary source?

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

• A speech

• Textbook

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Which of these is an example of secondary source:

• Diaries

• Letters

• Official records

• Textbooks

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Which one of these typically takes longer to gather information for?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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Which of these typically have a bias (clear opinion) when you look at them?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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What is the definition of a primary source?

• Any document studied in school

• Info that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event

• Any type of material that involves interviewing someone

• Information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event

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Which one is the best research question?

• When will we start sleeping?

• When do you think people need sleep?

• Why do you think people need sleep?

• What is the best time to sleep?

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An object made or used by people in the past is called

• an artifact

• a document

• a ritual

• a theory

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Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?

• to agree on plans for the future

• to compare their ideas of history

• to learn to speak an ancient language

• to find out what happened and why

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Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?

• a cave

• a road

• a spear

• a volcano

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What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?

• written records that cannot be read

• conflicting views in ancient diaries

• lack of evidence from the period

• huge amounts of artifacts to analyze

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What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?

• Many trees grew in the area.

• The ancient planks are still there.

• Pictures of the scaffolding have been found.

• Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor.

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If ancient paintings were found in a cave, which of these questions would be the hardest to answer?

• Why did people paint in caves?

• What type of paint did people use?

• What did people paint pictures of?

• What did people use for paintbrushes?

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Following are the best research questions, except...

• Which question do you like best?

• Why do you think this question the best?

• What is the reason of identifying the best research question?

• Why is the best research question challenging?

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The best research question is...

• What effect does social media have on people’s minds?

• What effect does daily use of Twitter have on the attention span of under-16s?

• What effect does online games give to young learners?

• What effect does daily use of social media affect the people?

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Following are the bad research questions, except...

• Do you like to have a pet?

• Does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?

• In what ways does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?

• What pet do you like best?

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The best research questions is...

• Which subject do you like best?

• Is there a higher power in the universe?

• What features do the most popular national parks have in common?

• How do artificial sweeteners affect people?

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What is the definition of a secondary source?

• Information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.

• An informative website

• Encyclopedias that come from someone else's opinion

• Info that was created the same time of the event

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Which of these is an example of a primary source?

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

• A speech

• Textbook

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Which of these is an example of secondary source:

• Diaries

• Letters

• Official records

• Textbooks

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Which one of these typically takes longer to gather information for?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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Which of these typically have a bias (clear opinion) when you look at them?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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Choose TWO options that are primary sources.

• Encyclopedias

• Textbooks

• Letters

• Newspaper articles

• Dictionaries

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Choose TWO options that are secondary sources:

• Encyclopedias

• Recordings

• Interviews

• Textbooks

• Speeches

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Which of these have to be checked for reliability?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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Which of these were written/ made after an event happened by someone who was absent for the event?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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Which of these would be written/ created by an eyewitness of an event?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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Which of these can help us understand history?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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Which of these can help us form our own opinions and conclusions about an event?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Both

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Primary sources are secondhand sources of information.

• True

• False

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Secondary sources save time because info is collected from multiple summarized sources.

• True

• False

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What is research?

• When you search for information about a topic

• Searching for treasure

• Trying to find pictures

• None of the above

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What is the main purpose of investigating a topic?

• To memorize facts

• To gather information and facts carefully

• To write a story

• To create a fictional account

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When using Google for research, what should you type?

• The whole question
• Specific and descriptive key words
• random words
• a single, unclear word

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What website is okay for quick general research but users need to be cautious because its information can be edited?

• Britannica

• Facebook

• Buzz Feed

• Wikipedia

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If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do NOT have to use a citation.

• True

• False

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Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

• citations
• friendship
• research
• plagiarism 

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A webpage that ends in '.edu' means:

• It's a government website
• It's a non-profit organization
• It's a commercial site that could be used for business
• It's published by a university or college

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It is important to evaluate a website since .  .  .

• anyone can publish a website
• because everyone wants to do more work
• the Internet has so many sites
• only professionals create websites

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When evaluating a website it is important to consider who is the author or publisher, the date of publication, whether the information directly relates to your topic, and the purpose of the website.

• true

• false

• maybe

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When looking at the reliability of a source, what question should you NOT ask yourself?

• Is this current?
• Who is the author?
• Is this published?
• Does it look nice?

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Why should you use key words, phrases, and focus questions when you are researching?

• they help you narrow down results and find what you are looking for
• you shouldn't use those

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What should you do if you want to write down exact words from a source?

• use fancy writing
• put quotation marks around the exact words
• don't do it

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Which of the following is a reliable source?

• wikipedia.org
• answers.com
• npr.org

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What can you use from a Wikipedia article to help you when gathering information for a research paper?

• The contents

• The entire article

• The web-page's references

• The web-page's links

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Which of the following is NOT an scholarly source?

• PBS documentary
• professional journal
• a blog
• a university sponsored website 

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Why do you have to cite your sources?

• You need to give credit to the original authors of the information

• It is a part of MLA format

• Mrs. Stein says so

• All of the above

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The purpose of research is to...

• Give examples of different topics
• Explain different ideas
• Persuade the reader
• Gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic

Open Ended

Which prehistoric site will you research?

A) Lascaux Caves, France

B) Çatalhöyük, Turkey

C) Star Carr, England

D) Blombos Cave, South Africa

E) Jericho, West Bank

Pick one! Your choice shapes your entire Formative 1.

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If you picked Lascaux, its geography is:

• Fertile plains

• Cold limestone caves

• River oasis

• Coastal cliffs
  

Open Ended

Which "big change" happened at your site?

Open Ended

Match your site → geography:(Copy and answer the nature of the place)

text

Lascaux → ❄️

Çatalhöyük → 🌊

Star Carr → 🌲

Blombos → 🐚

Jericho → 💧

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BAD RESEARCH QUESTION (Identify wrong)

Which is WORST research question?

• "How did cold caves enable Lascaux art?"
  

• "What happened at Lascaux?"
  

• "Why did people paint in caves?"
  

• "Lascaux cave paintings"
  

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GOOD RESEARCH QUESTION (Multiple choice)

Best question for Çatalhöyük farming:

• "What is Çatalhöyük?"

• "When was farming invented?"
  

• "How did rivers enable farming at Çatalhöyük?"

• "List farming evidence."
  

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BLOMBOS EXAMPLE (Multiple choice)

Blombos research question:

• "What tools existed?"

• "How did coastal cliffs improve tools at Blombos?"

• "When were tools made?"

• "List Blombos artifacts."

Open Ended

JERICHO PRACTICE (Open-ended)

Write Jericho research question:

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ACTION PLAN COMPLETE (Open-ended)

Write your 3-step action plan:

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YOUR FINAL QUESTION (Open-ended)

Write your complete Formative 1 research question: