Research brief
Choose one endangered animal native to New Zealand about which you can gather information from a variety of sources. Check your topic with your teacher before you begin. When your research is completed you will be asked to comment on the usefulness of the material you have used.
Research objective
Write down a proposal for research based on your selected topic.
Example: I plan to find out what has been done to save the kakapo.
Define your topic
Write three key questions which relate to your research objective.
Example: What organisations are involved in conservation?
Brainstorm keywords
Make a list of keywords necessary to search effectively for information.
Brainstorming – Generating many radical ideas www.mindtools.com/brainstm.html
Appreciation – Extracting maximum information from facts www.mindtools.com/apprecn.html
Sources
Identify at least two possible sources of each of the following types of information: oral, written, and visual.
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Oral – interviewing a Department of Conservation worker.
Written – books.
Visual – environmental posters. |
Content
Gather, process, and establish the relevance of the information. Communicate findings clearly and concisely as a poster.
Log
Keep a log of your research process, using the research log sheet.(pdf, 7kb), (word, 54kb)
Records
Keep all your information and sources in a folder. This could include printouts, photocopies, tapes etc.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ANSWERED YOUR KEY QUESTIONS!
Present your work in word format on a poster showing your results and findings.
Check that you have used key information.
State what you have learnt from this and what you would do differently, using Inquiry Log Questions, http://www.tki.org.nz/r/integration/curriculum/casestudy/
freyberg/inquiry_log_e.php
Refer to the Research and marking guide (pdf, 11kb), (word, 55kb)
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