AGOPPE

Gathering and Organize Information

Learning Intentions:

I will be able to

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• find reliable sources of information using a search engine
• find reliable sources of information within a database
• find reliable sources of information within my library
• to create a google document to store the resources that I find with active links.

Success Criteria

I know I get it when

• I use a variety of sources

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AGOPPE Research Process

ASK

PREPARE

ORGANIZE

GATHER

PRESENT

EVALUATE

Brainstorm possible sources and identify key words. Evaluate the quality of the sources. Read to find relevant information and record notes and bibliographic information.

Evaluate your final product or presentation based on rubrics. Write or reflect on the research process

Present the product to the appropriate audience. The rubric created for this product is used to assess content, format, mechanics and/or style.

Identify the problem and brainstorm about the topic. Assess background knowledge. Identify big and small questions to clarify the problem.

Analyze and organize notes. Create an outline to organize information. Identify whether additional information is needed and return to previous step if necessary.

Create a rough draft. Revise and edit for content. Create a proof draft and revise and edit for mechanics. Publish according to rubric expectations

SLIDESMANIA.COM

What level of first aid knowledge is developed by a sixth grader?

What equipment should a person understand to be able to safely stay home alone?

Home Safety for a 6th Grader

One way to search is by asking questions in a search engine such as Google, or AI generator.

Another way to search is by using keywords in a database.

Search Engines

Databases

Search Engines

Databases

• Purchased by the school
• Content is reviewed
• Information is organized
• Information is reliable

• Free to anyone with computer access
• Content is not reviewed
• Information is not organized
• Information is not always reliable

Search Engines

Databases

Ask Questions

Use Keywords

To what extent the warming climate is impacting Hampton Roads?

global warming, climate change, greenhouse gases

At the end of this lesson, you will leave with a collection page that has active links for your research.

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Think about your keywords and refine your search.

Find sources related to your topic from a database.

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Think about your keywords and refine your search.

What are scholarly sources?

POPULAR

Popular sources are what we usually encounter in daily life. They are:

• Colorful and attractively formatted
• Have short articles written by journalists
• Are written in simple language
• Contain advertising

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SCHOLARLY

Scholarly sources are written for specific fields of study or employment. They are:

• Simply formatted with charts/graphs
• Have long articles written by academics
• Are written in complex language
• Contain little or no advertising

Evaluating Sources

Find sources related to your topic from Google.

Find sources related to your topic from the library.

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Finished papers get turned in to Ms. Kolan for grades.