Research Report Guidelines:

The Fifth Grade students at Marquette Elementary did a research project on ocean animals. They did a whole unit on how to do a Research Report on a particular topic. This included:
  1. How to choose a topic which had enough information
  2. How to formulate questions about a topic
  3. How to use different types of reference material
    1. Encyclopedias and CD-ROMs
    2. Internet
    3. Linkline and library books
    4. Videos
    5. Periodicals
  4. How to read and take notes on topic questions
  5. How to make an outline
  6. Writing an introduction and conclusion
  7. How to do a bibliography
  8. Writing a rough draft
  9. Typing their final copy on the computer, after the conclusion of keyboarding class
  10. Using Kid Pix to create a Title page
  11. Create visuals for an oral report
  12. Make note cards and practice giving report on topic orally
  13. Presentation of report to class using note cards only

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