Research

Which of the following is the best research question?

• Why is the weather in San Francisco different than the weather in San Jose?

• If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• What country has the warmest weather?

• What is an example of an animal that lives in a warm climate?

Which of the following is the best research question?

• Why is the population of frogs in the Amazon Rain Forest declining?

• What kinds of animals eat frogs?

• What is the most colorful from in the Amazon Rain Forest?

• How many frogs live in the Amazon Rain Forest?

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Miguel’s teacher has asked the students to conduct research about what it was like to live in another time and to write about what they learn. Miguel wants to write about boys who became knights in the Middle Ages.

What would an appropriate research question be?

• How old were knights in the Middle Ages?

• Who was the most famous knight in the Middle Ages?

• What was the process of becoming a knight in the Middle Ages?

• How many knights were there in the Middle Ages?

How many knights were there in the Middle Ages?

• be answerable in a few sentences

• be answerable in a few words.

• take years to know the answer to.

• be answerable in a few paragraphs.

A research question must

• be answered in a single word

• be really hard to find information about.

• be something you know a lot about.

• be something you can make a claim about.

Which of the following is the best research question?

• What is a book that talks about mermaids?

• Where did the idea of mermaids come from?

• Has anyone ever seen a mermaid?

• Are mermaids real?

Examine this research question.

What are solutions to homelessness in modern America?

Which of the following is the MOST relevant and credible source for addressing this research question?

• McVie, Christopher. “Colonialism and Poverty.” History for Today. July 1993.

• “Setting a Path to End All Homelessness.” United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. 2017. 18 Sep. 2017. <https://www.usich.gov/goals/setting-a-path>

• “Homelessness.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2007 ed.

• “World Poverty Rate to Fall Below 10% for the First Time.” CNN Money. 2015. 18 Sep. 2017. <http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/05/news/economy/poverty-world-bank/index.html>

Which website would be most relevant in answering the following research question?

Research Question: What is the relationship between honeybees and the food industry?

• a website for a beauty product line made from beeswax

• a website for people who love bees

• a promotional website for an animated movie about bees

• a biology website about how bees help fertilize plants with pollen

Which of the following should be considered when evaluating a web source for credibility?

• Ratio of words and pictures

• On-site search engine feature

• Use of multi-media features

• Citation of sources

Which of the following should be considered when evaluating a print source for credibility?

• Number of pages in text

• Date of publication

• Inclusion of a glossary

• Place of publication