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Steps for this Project
You
will follow the Research Cycle
as you work through this project. The steps are:
Questioning
As
you work through this research module, you will be asking yourself a
guiding question: How do geography and resources affect the choices
people make in Washington State? In completing this project, how
will the geography and resources of Washington’s regions affect the
decisions you make as you plan a vacation? In order to
answer that question, you will focus in on smaller questions to guide your
planning and your research.
Planning
Decide
on what jobs your team will need to do in order to get the information to
answer your questions. What will each team member do to make the team
successful?
Gathering
Next, you will be ready to search for the information that will help you
make your decision. You will visit various web sites to gather
information.
Sorting and Sifting
You have gathered a lot of information about your project. Now it is
time to arrange and rearrange the information to focus on what is important
to your project.
Synthesizing
Keeping
your guiding question in mind, discuss how the information helps answer the
questions you posed. What decisions can you make, using the information
you gathered? What information do you still need to find?
Gather,
Sort, Sift, Synthesize
Repeat
these steps until you have all the information you need.
Evaluating
You will review all of the information you have gathered. Is the
information sufficient to support your conclusions? You will also
evaluate your work as a team to be sure you are meeting the requirements of
the task.
Reporting
You will use your information to create a persuasive and instructive brochure giving details of your trip plan and an oral presentation for the group. You will use a map of Washington State to describe and trace your route.
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