Assignment #1: Research, Questions, and Brainstorming
Area of Study: _______________________________
People in Group: ____________________________________________________
Student must work to gather 7 – 10 resources
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Bibliography of the following:
o 5 - 7 electronic resources (minimum 5)
o 2 - 3 print sources (minimum 2)
o Bonus points for first person source – interview and contact information
Students must summarize (3 – 5 sentences) each resource according to its topic, depth or
quality of information, usability, special features (i.e. video, animation, interactive game, etc.),
etc.
List of 5 – 10 questions for exploration/project
Deadline: Due Thursday, March 13
Students will try to address their given theme from their perspective branch of science. Below is a list
of some of the sub branches of each science to help with research.
Earth Science – Grade 6
Life Science – Grade 7
Physical Science – Grade 8
Geology
Ecology
Meteorology
Archeology
Paleontology
Seismology
Geography
Oceanography
Astronomy
Environmental Science
Volcanology
Biology
Zoology
Genetics
Anatomy
Botany
Pathology
Marine Biology
Psychology
Physiology
Microbiology
Bioengineering
Astrobiology
Physics
Chemistry
Meteorology
Hydrology
Aerospace
Astronomy - Astrophysics
Acoustics
Biophysics
Thermodynamics
Formatting:
Web resources: Name of website, URL, summary sentence(s) of relevant content
Print resources: Title of print material, Author, publisher, date of publication, summary sentence(s)
describing scope and quality of relevant content
Brainstorm: lists of vocab., areas of interest, possible projects, etc.
List testable questions. (Minimum of 5)