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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 has the geography of Washington State influenced its
history, economics, political interactions and diverse cultures? In
completing this project, how will the geography, history and cultures of
Washington’s regions affect the decisions you make as you plan the
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
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
Translate your findings into a
persuasive PowerPoint presentation.
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