Research

What is the BEST research question about the railroads and the region's economy?

• Who invented the railroads?

• How long are the railroads in Missouri?

• How do the railroads impact the region's economy?

• Why do we have railroads?

What is the BEST research question about soybeans and Missouri's economy?

• How do soybeans impact Missouri's economy?

• What are soybeans?

• Why do soybeans grow in Missouri?

• Do soybeans impact our economy?

What step in the research process would involve reviewing/reading my resources and writing down facts/details?

• Generating a list of topics

• Read and take notes

• Citing references

• Create a research question?

The first step in the research process is...

• Citing your sources

• Organizing and writing

• notetaking

• Generate a list of topics

If you wanted to conduct research about the Great Flood of 1993, where would be the best place to get more information?

• Thesaurus

• Dictionary

• Newspaper article about the flood

• Encyclopedia

What is MLA format

• the last page of the paper

• My Left Armpit

• how to print your research paper

• a style of writing and citing

A source is...

• where information comes from

• where you plug things in

• the beginning

• the force young jedi

A primary source is...

• information created at the time that the topic happened that is being researched- first hand

• yellow, red, or blue source

• elementary kids telling you something

• the first thing you research

A secondary source is...

• the second thing you research

• discusses information originally presented somewhere else - written later by someone that did not experience it first hand

• purple, green, or pink source

• discusses information about second thoughts

A bibliography or works cited page is...

• page at the end listing all references cited or used in the research paper

• a list of books you like to read

• a bible worksheet

• all the work you've done