Name

Teacher

Research questions
BIG IDEA

How has human settlement been influenced through

natural resources and how has this impacted the
environment?

SUB QUEsTIONS

1.

Choose 6-8 questions

that will guide your
research these
questions will help you
to answer the big idea in
your presentation.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Tell why you chose

these questions (How
do you think they will
help you answer the big
idea?).

Rubric for Develop Your Question

RESEARCH
QUESTIONS

Few questions

Some questions

Many questions

Lots of questions

All yes/no
questions

A few open
ended questions

Some are original Some are deep

Gathering Information: How will you gather and check information?
What information facts
and evidence -- will help
you answer your question
in a convincing way?

How will you find that information?

(Where will you look? What tools
will you use?)

How will you check to make

sure your information/facts are
accurate and useful?

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Rubric for Gathering Information
Column 1 &2

Vague, rely on
one source

A few resources
and how they
will be used

Many resources
and how they
will be used

Extensive use of
resources and
how they will be
used

Column 3

No suggestions
Vague Plan to
for checking facts check facts

One clear
strategy for
checking facts

A few clear
strategies for
checking facts

Outline Your Plan
What are the main steps or jobs that need to be done to accomplish your plan? List them in order
you will need to do them. Be as specific as possible. You can list as many steps/jobs as you need.
Steps/Jobs you need to do:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Rubric for Outline Your Plan

Outline Your Plan Plan wont work

Vague, part of the Plan could work

question will be
addressed

Plan is very
detailed

Tools
List any technology and
other tools you will use.

List any new tools or skills
you will need to learn?

Rubric for Tools
Tools

One technology
tool

Some technology
tools

Some technology
tools and what
you are going to
use them for

Well chosen tools

for each need in
the plan

Think about Creativity and Innovation: Making your work interesting and unique.
What could you do to
make your project
especially interesting and
different from any other
groups? (Think
creatively!)

Rubric for Creativity and Innovation

Creativity and
Innovation

Not interesting

Plans to do one
things that will
make it
interesting

Presenting your findings and conclusions

Who might be interested
in learning about your
work?

Many new ideas

that will make
the project
interesting

Innovation ideas
that will make
the project
unique

How could you present

your work so others can
clearly understand it?
What could you do to
make your presentation
memorable for your
audience?

DURING RESEARCH
As your complete your research write down your references.
References: Book (author, year), Book Quote (author, page number, year),Website (URL address)
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How did you feel you worked today in class?

On Task

Off task

How much work did you get done?

Completed

Nothing

Teacher Comments: (if necessary)

______________________________________________________________________________
DATE:___________________

How did you feel you worked today in class?
On Task

Off task

How much work did you get done?

Completed

Nothing

Teacher Comments: (if necessary)

______________________________________________________________________________
DATE:___________________
How did you feel you worked today in class?
On Task

Off task

How much work did you get done?

Completed
Teacher Comments: (if necessary)
DATE:___________________

Nothing

How did you feel you worked today in class?

On Task

Off task

How much work did you get done?

Completed

Nothing

Teacher Comments: (if necessary)

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
DATE:___________________

How did you feel you worked today in class?
On Task

Off task

How much work did you get done?

Completed

Nothing

Teacher Comments: (if necessary)

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
DATE:___________________