DEFINE

1-What do I want to find out?

2-What problem do I want to solve?

3-What questions should I ask?

4-What hypothesis am I going to test?

understand the meaning of Keywords

understand what the problem is

What?When?Where?Who?How?

Find the best explanation

to the problem

LOCATE

Where can I find information relevant to my questions / my hypothesis?

Internet

libraries

databases

experiments

organisations

librarians

teachers

public

school

Google, but not only

EPIC

In class

ASK

SELECT

1-Is the information I have selected relevant?

2-Are my sources of information reliable ?

3-Is Google the only answer?

4-Have I selected evidence from a range of different sources?

the information I have selected

has a connection to my topic

the sources where my information come from are trustworthy

I can also search in Epic Databases

YahooAsk.comDogpile

Wikipedia…

books, magazines, digital, audio, video, pictures

ORGANISE &SYNTHESISE

Have I gathered information of sufficient depth and breadth?

Have I organised the information in a clear way?

Have I recorded the source details accurately?

Make sure I have enough information which is detailed enough and reflects

the different points of view / aspects of my topic

Make sure I keep track of where the information comes from, who created it and when I accessed it

CREATE & PRESENT

What is the best Presentation?

Follow teacher’s directions

Think about who is going to read my work

Use my own words

Use the APA citation style when writing my bibliography

essay / poster / powerpoint / blog/ wiki, etc…

what format, what style?

who is my audience?

avoid just “copy & paste”

list of my sources

EVALUATE

Is my work relevant ? Are my arguments effective?

How can I improve it?

Make sure the content of my work answers the problem I was asked to solve

at the start

Make sure my work stillcorresponds

to the topic I was given at the start