Research (and a little civics on the side)

TeachersFirst has shared a collection of research sites- and many of them are related to Civics (Eagle Eye Citizen and My Case Maker are just two). There is something for every grade level.

A research template for elementary students

Sarah Kiefer recently shared a blog post on research strategies for younger learners (her daughter is in 4th grade).  I like the template she included (which you could copy and modify for your students.). She is on the right track- breaking things into smaller units should make it easier (and more organized) for our students.  Please see her blog post here.

R4S

Do your high school students need step by step help for their research?  You might want to check out  R4S Research for Success.  Its modules will help students understand all aspects of the research process from development a good question to reflection . For the complete post, please see TeachersFirst.

Writing a research paper

This week TeachersFirst has a wealth of primary resource sites including this one - A Research for Students. It has everything a student could need- from how to find resources, citing  questions, formatting suggestions and more.  Take a look at this site (geared for grades 6-12)- it might be something you might want to share with your students.