How to Conduct Smart Research for School Projects
Learn effective internet research techniques for school projects. Plan your research using a KWL chart. Narrow down your focus, use proper keywords, and optimize searches. Discover Google search tricks for better results.
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Digital Citizenship Lesson 14 HOW CAN I CONDUCT SMART RESEARCH?
Level 2 | Digital Citizenship Research How can you most effectively use the internet to research for your school projects? Step 1: Plan out your research Before you start doing your internet searches, you should spend some time deciding what information you already know and what information that you would like to know. One easy way to do this is by using a graphic organizer. A good template to use is the KWL ccc What I know (K) What I want to know (W) What I learned (L) Lesson 14: How Can I Conduct Smart Research? 02
Level 2 | Digital Citizenship Research How can you most effectively use the internet to research for your school projects? Step 2: Conduct Your Research Once you have narrowed down your specific area of focus, you can begin to conduct your research. Start by typing into the Google search bar: What is the scientific name for cats. ccc What results do you see? Can you think of a better way to search for information about cats? What keywords or phrases will return a broad range of websites and information Lesson 14: How Can I Conduct Smart Research? 03
Level 2 | Digital Citizenship KWL Let s research cats What I Know (K) What I Want to Know (W) What I Have learned (L) What is the scientific name for cats? Are they related to any other animals? Cats are 4 legged mammals. Where in the world do big cats live? How many kinds of big cats are there? There are big cats such as lions and tigers. Lesson 14: How Can I Conduct Smart Research? 04
Level 2 | Digital Citizenship Conduct your Research Let s try to learn something about cats that we do not know Google: What is the scientific name for cats What result do you get? Is there a better way to search to get a broader range of information? Lesson 14: How Can I Conduct Smart Research? 05
Level 2 | Digital Citizenship Level 2 | Digital Citizenship Google search tricks to optimise your research How various influences affect how we feel about ourselves Lesson 14: How Can I Conduct Smart Research? 06
Level 2 | Digital Citizenship Search Optimisation Symbol or word What it does Example Search for exact words in a specific order Big cats Search two different terms for the same topic OR lions African OR Indian - (minus) Exclude terms from your search Cats -musical Search a specific source or domain extension Site: Site: nationalgeographic.com lions Lesson 14: How Can I Conduct Smart Research? 07
Level 2 | Digital Citizenship Your turn to create a research plan Select an animal that you are interested in Develop your research plan Begin your Google search What I Know (K) What I Want to Know (W) What I Have learned (L) Lesson 14: How Can I Conduct Smart Research? 08
