1. Research Skills

2. Learning Target
I can gather information from print and digital sources, take notes from these sources, and present them.

3. What are research skills?
Collecting important information from valid sources to become more informed about a topic.

4. Research Resources
Encyclopedia
Dictionary
Almanac
Internet

5. Encyclopedia
A work that contains information on every type of knowledge, usually arranged alphabetically often by subject.
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6. Encyclopedia Encyclopaedia Britannica World Book Encyclopedia Encart
*Notice that it can be spelled two ways.

7. Dictionary
A reference book that contains words listed in alphabetical order and that gives information about the words' meanings, forms, pronunciations, etc.

8. Dictionary
Merriam Webster
Oxford American

9. Almanac
A book published every year that contains detailed information on a special subject.
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10. Almanac The World Almanac and Book of Facts National Geographic
Sports Illustrated
Farmer’s Almanac
Scholastic

11. Internet
An electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world.
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12. Internet
Wikipedia
Google Scholar
Kids.Gov

13. Research Skills
Note Taking
Paraphrasing

14. Note Taking Benefits Help you remember what the presenter said.
Highlight the main ideas of a presentation, lecture, or event.
Helps you stay organized.

15. Note Taking
Examples
Abbreviation : Write “Dr.” instead of writing the word Doctor.
List : Use numbers (1, 2, 3), letters (A, B, C). For example: A grocery list.
Bullets: The examples on this page are bulleted. They help the note taker organize key points.

16. Paraphrasing
Simplify what is said or written into easier to understand language.
Which sounds better?
A : George Washington was elected the first president of the United States of America in 1789. or
B : In 1789, George Washington was elected America’s first president.

17. Plagiarism
The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person
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18. How to avoid plagiarism.
Do not copy and paste.
Put what is said or written in “quotations marks” and provide a citation of your source of data.
Put what is said or written into your own words.