6th - Big 6 Research Model

What's the difference ????

Primary vs Secondary Sources

When you find a good source, see how many questions you can answer with that one source.

Rather than copying entire paragraphs from your sources, WRITE JUST THE FACTS. You will paraphrase later.

Write each answer on a separate notecard.

Cite where info was found

OPAC - Online Public Access Catalog

Out of This World Research Skills

THE BIG 6 RESEARCH MODEL

Step 6: Evaluation

Step 1: Task Definition

Judge the product

Judge research skills during the process

Define the Problem

Identify the Information Need

Did I answer the question?

What will be your TOPIC?

Did I present in a way

that is easy to understand?

What do I need to know about the topic?

1. Task/Topic Definition

What did I learn?

6. Evaluation

What are the questions I need to answer?

Am I pleased with the project?

I clearly defined the problem

I want to learn more about Martin Luther King

What am I expected to do?

I determined where to look for info

I located reliable, important info

What was his life like

before 1960's?

I made notes on the info I want to use

I cited my sources

How did he decide to become a leader of Civil Rights?

I completed all requirements

Why was he seen as a threat to many people in society?

5. Synthesis

2. Info Seeking Strategies

The places I want to look for info are:

Step 5: Synthesis

(Putting it Together)

I have my sources and information, now tie it all together to complete the project

Library databases

Encyclopedias

Library catalog

Step 2: Information

Seeking Strategies

Organize Resources

Reliable websites:

.org/.gov/.edu

Present the Information

Identify all Resources

How do I fit it all together?

How do I present the information?

Select the Best Sources

3. Location and Access

Did I remember to cite my sources for the bibliography?

Where can I start looking?

4. Use of Information

Brainstorm KEYWORDS/topics to

enter in your searches

What are the best sources?

Make notes of the facts needed

(Civil Rights leader, M.L.K.,Jr.)

Find the databases that contain

type of info you need (biography?,

info on countries?, current social

issues?)

**Credit to the author

Use KEYWORDS when searching any resource !!!!

**Able to locate info again

**Avoid plagiarism

Step 4: Use of

Information

Step 3: Location and

Access

Locate Resources

Read, view the info to decide

what you want to use.

Find Information Resources

What type of information did I find?

Will the information answer my questions?

Where can I find these resources?

How do I evaluate a website?

How do I search to get them?

How do I make note cards on the info?

Sites ending in .edu, .gov, .org

NOT RELIABLE

Is the information reliable?

are usually credible, but not always.

Where do I find the information

in the resource?

Is the site trying to sell something?

Is is mostly fact or opinion?

LETS RECAP....

USE SITES ON LIBRARY CATALOG

Remeber the call number !!

Non-fiction starts with....

http://www.ipl.org/

photo credit Nasa / Goddard Space Flight Center / Reto Stöckli

NUMBERS

Navigating the Dewey Decimal System

700s - Time for a break, time for fun!

100s - Who am I? Books about us - Psychology

Arts, sports, and recreation

200s - Who made me? - Religion

Religion, myths, how we got here, and why

800s - Literature that teaches about life

300s - Who is my neighbor?

Important books, famous authors

How people live, things we do, folklore

How do I search the info. in the book?

900s - How did everything happen? - History

400s - Language - How Do I communicate w/ others?

Languages, how we write, grammar

History and geography topics

500s - Natural Sciences

1) Table of Contents

2) Index

000-099s - Everything else - Room to grow

Math and Science

600s - What Will I Do With Science? - Applied Science

How we use science in medicine and technology