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Bellingham Schools Research Investigation

5th Grade
Tech Performance Assesment

 

 

Planning
Develop your information-seeking strategies.

Identifying resources is an important part of planning. For this project, the resources have been identified for you.

Planning for collecting information is a part of planning. You may use the graphic organizers provided or create your own organizer for information you gather related to the supporting questions. A graphic organizer should include a way to keep track of the resources you used.

Dividing tasks amongst your group members is also a part of planning. Here are some examples:
Cluster around one computer with your group.

  • One person is the “driver,” operating the computer. Other group members are “navigators,” searching, reading, and evaluating information to include. Take turns at the different roles.
  • Divide the questions amongst group members. Each member works at their own computer to gather information to share back to the group.
  • One team member is the “note taker,” while other team members gather information. As they find useful information, they share with the note taker, who records it on the notes sheet.


In your research packet, describe how your team will divide the tasks:

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Creators: Denisa Anderson, Carol Beebe, Analisa Ficklin, Nancy Messmer, Scout Mitchell, Steve Jones, Mariann Strachan
Research modules based on use of the
Research Cycle and ideas in Beyond Technology by Jamie McKenzie.
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