Research Skills, Process, and Vocabulary

Your teacher wants you to write a report about a natural disaster. Choose the correct order of the steps from the choices below:

A .Create a list of questions about your topic.

B. Narrow topic to make it specific.

C. Read and cite sources and take notes.

D. Evaluate and select your sources.

• A, B, C, D

• B, A, D, C

• D, A, C, B

• B, A, C, D

You are studying world festivals. You have to report on one festival and how it started. Which research question will be most useful?

• What are the main festivals in Asia?
• What are the origins of the Chinese New Year celebration?
• What do families do to Celebrate Chinese New Year?
• When is Chinese New Year?

You want to find out about particular atoms and molecules for science. Which resource could you use for general background information?

• Atlas (book of maps)

• Dictionary
• Encyclopedia
• Book on atomic scientists

To conduct research you should try Wikipedia first.

• True

• False

The following are examples of credible web addresses(in the right order):

• .com

  .org

  .gov

  .edu

• .

  .edu

  .gov

  .org

  .com

• .org

  .net

  .edu

  .wiki

• .wiki

  .edu

  .net

  .gov

Jonah is doing research on whales. He is looking up information on Wikipedia. What reason statement below should you use to convince Jonah that Wikipedia is not the best resource.

• No statement. Wikipedia is a good resource.

• Wikipedia is created by volunteers around the world, and their information may be incorrect and not secure.

• Wikipedia is created by experts and their information is correct and credible.

• Wikipedia has far too many results.

You need to make a model of the Egyptian pyramids. Which resource would be most helpful to learn about their construction?

• An online journal of a tourist who spent a month exploring the pyramids
• An Egyptian government website that shows photos and videos of the pyramids
• A poetry database about ancient civilizations

You want to know more about the decision to build an airport in your city. Which of the following would be a primary source for this information?

• Position paper by the city planner
• City council minutes
• A newspaper article
• The airport's website

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.7

You have to do a project on inventions. Which library resource would be the best place to look for background information?

• Encyclopedia
• Magazine databases
• Nonfiction videos
• Fiction books

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You are researching the pros and cons of bottled water. Which resource would be most likely to include biased(one-sided) information about your topic?

• Government website
• Magazine article about bottling
• Encyclopedia article about bottling
• Bottling company newsletter