Research Process 8

Students are trying to prove the claim that daily exercise helps people sleep better.

Which research question would help them prove the claim?

• How is sleep affected by activity?

• How does exercise increase energy?

• How does exercise help build muscle?

• How many hours of sleep is best for students?

This contains and lists all of your citations for information you used in your research:

• research paper format
• bibliography / works cited
• parenthetical citation (in-line citation)
• publisher

If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:

• research the source
• format the source
• cite the source
• bibliography / works cited the source

A reliable source is

• biased
• trusted
• trying to sell you something
• google

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.2

Steps you can take to determine if a source is reliable will include

• checking the url (.org, .edu, .gov, etc).

• determining the author of the website.

• verifying the author's expertise.

• all of the above.

A good research question usually starts with which words?

• How & Why

• Who & What

• Where & When

• All of the Above

A good research question is one that...

• will hold your interest.

• can be debated.

• has lots of information.

• All of the Above

Which is the weakest research question?

• A. How long does it take to travel from the Earth to the moon?
• B. Why should the government continue to fund space travel?
• C. What are the possible consequences of prolonged space travel?
• D. What was the cultural significance of the "space race"?

Research question - Which is the largest prison in the United States?
Why is this example considered to be a weak research question?

• A. It contains an answer that can be found using common sense.
• B. It requires only quick fact checking for an answer.
• C. It is assumed to be true and is not debatable.
• D. It relies on a personal or subjective opinion.

What is the most effective type of research question?

• A. A question with easily identifiable answers.
• B. A question that requires a subjective opinion.`
• C. A question that can be answered completely.
• D. A question that causes a larger debate or question.