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* What do students do when they are "researching"?

* What do students do when they are "researching"?. It is learning by doing. (John Dewey) It is in doing that we learn best. (Aristotle) Hands on, minds on. “Real” questions engage students.

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* What do students do when they are "researching"?

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  1. * What do students do when they are "researching"? • It is learning by doing. (John Dewey) • It is in doing that we learn best. (Aristotle) • Hands on, minds on. • “Real” questions engage students.

  2. What different procedures or considerations should a teacher make for involving students as researchers? • Developmentally appropriate activities. • Procedures (research methods) have to be taught. • Background knowledge must be activated and/or developed. • Allow “think time” for students.

  3. K-2 CommunitySpecific Projects • Standard: Students compare and contrast everyday life in different times and places. • Project: Oral HistoriesK- Invite Community Elder to Classroom • 1-2 - Students conduct oral interviews • Students compare and contrast the area they currently live in with how it changed over time.

  4. Grades 3/4 - CommunitySpecific Projects • Standard: Students identify the human & physical characteristics of the places they are studying. • How do natural resources affect culture? • Why was Sacramento chosen as a major population area and the capital of the state?

  5. Grades 5/6 - CommunitySpecific Projects • Standard: Students identify the human and physical characteristics and understand how those characteristics define place. • The “Nation” and “World” Communities. • Population - Migration patterns/trends. • Analyzing census information.

  6. Are research projects conducted differently at primary grades compared to upper grades? • Primary - more teacher directedtopic and materials provided by teacher • Intermediate - more student directedteacher provides topic, students provide research questions. • Upper grades - independentstudents select topic & questions, use teacher as resource

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