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Inquiry Project Toolkit: Research & Inquiry Project Toolkit

Research & Inquiry

RESEARCH & INQUIRY PROJECT TOOLKIT

Research & Inquiry Project Toolkit

Organized with the Big6 Model; A work in progress

1) TASK DEFINITION

Right Question Institute
The Right Question Institute makes it possible for all people to learn to ask better questions and participate more effectively in key decisions.
Four Steps to Narrow Your Research Topic (video)
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Developing a Research Question (Video)
Steely Library, Northern Kentucky University

ProQuest Research Companion, Database

General Resources for Starting Senior Project Research

5-6) SYNTHESIS & EVALUATION (Under development)

2 - 3) INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES / LOCATION & ACCESS

Developing Keywords Video, University of Houston Libraries

Keyword Brainstorming

Evaluating Internet Sources (Ostenson, 2014)

Senior Project Research Guides

Top Ten Search Tips, Article, Northeastern University Library

WHY INQUIRY?

RESEARCH STRATEGIES & RESOURCES

Research Strategies & Resources (PPT)

4) USE OF INFORMATION

Templates for Research Notes (Wakelet List)
Use this Wakelet collection to browse options for research notes templates including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and NoodleTools
Senior Project Research (One Note Template)
Noodle Tools: Taking Notes, Organizing, and Outlining

Using Noodle Tools
Sort Fact from Fiction Online with Lateral Reading
Video, Stanford History Education Group
Check Yourself with Lateral Reading: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #3

Research Notes Template: Two Column Notes (Word)

The design of this page was modeled after Omaha Public Schools Libraries (2020). "Big 6+ Inquiry Toolbox."