This project is designed to guide students through the research process in phases so that they can get feedback and revise and correct their work as they go along.
The following standards are addressed:
National Education Technology Standards for Students
California Language Arts Standards
Students will be able to:1.6 - Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research strategies.
1.7 - Use systematic strategies to organize and record information
1.7a. - Combine text, images, and sound and draw information from many sources
1.7d. - Include information from all relevant perspectives and take into consideration the validity and reliability of sources.
- formulate questions to drive their own research project
- augment their knowledge by utilizing the Internet as a tool for research
- evaluate websites for validity of information
- produce a multimedia presentation to demonstrate understanding of the research process and MLA citation conventions.
*If you are a teacher outside of California, you may want to use ExplorAsource to search for content standards for your state.