The class had an entire week of research projects! Each day was spent studying a different topic from our current history and science lessons. First, they read and skimmed through books until they found their perfect topic. Once they selected their topic, they dug in! Each of them, individually, used the tables of contents and indexes to find information relating to their subject. They learned to take notes on color-coded notecards. For example, if the information they found related to the history of their element, they wrote it in blue. If the information pertained to the different uses, they wrote it in green. This allowed me to help them sort their ideas, visually, and help them to see their project take form!
After they had filled their cards and felt very comfortable with the material, we set to work creating topic sentences, supporting sentences, and conclusion sentences. Because this project lasted for almost the entire day, we were able to work through multiple paragraphs. But, instead of writing an essay, we used these paragraphs to create a poster to present to the class.
These two days were incredibly helpful in putting things that they have learned into practice. I was very impressed with their drive to make it great!
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