4th+Grade+Chinese+City+Research

**4****th** **Grade Research Project Teaching Outline**

Chinese Cities: How has geography affected human life?

Session 1: Introduce the project and how it is going to be completed 4th Grade meet in the project area by 4th Grade Teachers LLB time-Everyone

Session 2 Formulating Good Questions-Do we do this as a whole or each class or individual? (Blue Cards) (Also Purple completed as well) Each class Session 3: Research Process: What resources to use & 4th grade friendly websites Can you read and understand it? Who is telling you this information? Is it consistent with other information? Skit on choosing good websites How to do source cards (White Cards) LLB time-Everyone

Session See email sent to teachers on 11/25 about session 5 and 6 4: Finding a source (website) and taking notes as a group….Making sure we are careful to match the yellow card (information) with the white card (source) By Library /Classroom teachers

Session 5: How to cite a book-Take notes from a book source. By library/tech

Session 6: Research & take notes by

Session 7: Research & take notes by

Session 8: Students pair up to read each others note cards and spot check for problems. Put suggestions on red stop card. Classroom Teacher

Session 8: Research & take notes by

Session 9: Research & take notes by

Session 10: Evaluate the process-did this work/ how can we make it better? Library &

Simon will work wih the students on creating a brochure from the information found. BB