What is the best way to find good information about a country?

• Check different websites and books.

• Copy from the first website you see.

• Guess the information.

• Ask a friend instead of researching.

Answer explanation

Not all websites are correct. If you check different books and websites, you can compare the information and find the most accurate details.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why should you talk to your peer or team in a project?

• To share ideas and work together.

• To let one person do all the work.

• To talk about other things.

• To finish faster without planning.

Answer explanation

When you work in a group, everyone has different ideas. Talking helps you learn new things and complete your project better and faster.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How can you organize your research about a country?

• Make a chart with different topics.

• Write all your notes in one long list.

• Remember everything without writing.

• Copy words without understanding them.

Answer explanation

A chart helps you keep your research neat. You can separate information into sections like technology, food, and festivals, making it easy to read and present.

What should you do if you can’t find information?

• Check another website or book.

• Stop working on that part.

• Make up the answer.

• Ask your classmate for the answer.

Answer explanation

If one website or book doesn’t have the answer, another one might. Keep looking until you find the right information.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What should you do if two websites give different information?

• Check more websites or books to see which is correct.
  

• Pick the one you like best.

• Copy both answers without checking.

• Ask a friend which one to use.

Answer explanation

• Some websites make mistakes. By looking at more sources, you can see which answer appears most often and is more reliable.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When researching street food, what is the best thing to look for?

• Popular foods and how they are made.

• The country’s weather.

• How many restaurants are in the country.

• What people wear when they eat.

Answer explanation

You are learning about food, so it’s important to find out what people eat and how they cook it. Other details like weather or clothing are not useful for this topic.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why is it important to explain your research in your own words?

• So you can write more words.

• So you understand it better.

• So you don’t have to read again.

• So your teacher gives you a good grade.

Answer explanation

If you copy from a website, you might not truly learn. When you write in your own words, it helps you remember and understand the information better.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When researching how people in Japan use technology, what should you type into Google or ChatGPT?

• "How do people in Japan use smartphones and apps?"

• "Japan food recipes"

• "Japan is a country"

• "How many people live in Japan?"

Answer explanation

This question is clear and specific. It will help you find useful information about how technology is used in Japan.

If you want to find out about street food in Thailand, what is the best thing to search?

• "Popular street food in Thailand"

• "What is Thailand's weather?"

• "Thai people speaking English"

• "How big is Thailand?"

Answer explanation

This search tells Google exactly what you want to know. It will show you the names of foods and how they are made.

You want to know about a festival in Brazil. What should you type?

• "Brazil schools and teachers"

• "Famous festivals in Brazil"

• "How much money do people make in Brazil?"

• "What do people eat in Brazil?"

Answer explanation

This search will help you find the biggest and most important festivals in Brazil. It gives you the right information for your research.