Research Class
The middle school G/T research curriculum (Course 6945) is designed for
advanced-level learners who participate in GT math and two or three other GT
content area classes.Students are recommended by the fifth grade teachers and
the elementary G/T resource teachers based on their ability and work ethic.
The G/T Resource Teacher will implement this curriculum. This course is
offered during the second, third and fourth quarter. Students are expected to
develop an authentic independent research investigation during the class and
continue their research independently throughout fourth quarter. Students will
present their work at the LKMS Enrichment Fair on May 17, 2012.
This a very challenging class that will provide students with the foundational
research skills they will need for the future.
Welcome Research Students,
You may use the folder that I gave
you or your own. Please remember to bring this to class with you daily.
11/9/11- To decide which topic your group will write a research question for
each type of research design in class tomorrow
11/10/11 No Homework
11/11/11 None, besides to start thinking of a topic,issue, or problem you
would like to research
11/14/11- Finish reading the article, "Making Headway-Bicycle Helmet Law"
11/15/11- Find an article in the newspaper about an issue or problem that
interests you and bring it in.
11/16/11- Look for an article about an issue or problem. An article is due Friday.
11/17/11 Using the newspaper article you brought in and write three questions
you could explore/research if this was the topic you chose.
11/21/11- None
11/22/11- None
11/28/11- Please finish Reducing the Size of the Problem for Unemployment.
Generate at least three researchable questions
11/29/11 Create an account on Noodletools and log in so you will be ready to
start tomorrow
11/30/11- We will continue finding sources on databases ALL TOPICS ARE DUE
TOMORROW !!!
12/1/11- Please have your list of keywords to use in your search
12/2/11- Please complete #6 on the worksheet, whether or not the sites were
helpful to you.
12/5/11- By Friday, you must read and bring in two sources on your topic
12/6/11 2 articles and colored notecards by Friday
12/7/11 2 articles on your topic and a pack of colored notecards
12/8/11 2 articles on your topic and a pack of colored notecards
12/9/11 - Complete notecard packet: Create a research question card, a source
card, and at least 6 practice notecards.
12/12/11 - Read article and take 8 - 10 notes on notebook paper.
12/13/11- Finish glueing your sample notecards into your notes or notebook
12/14/11- None
12/15/11- None
12/16/11- Please print your annotation if you did not finish in class. In
addition, please bring in any articles/sources you have found on your topic.
We will be finding sources, taking notes and entering sources all next week
12/19/11- Complete the Research Approval Sheet with your topic and 4 research
questions
12/20/11- Read your articles/sources to see if they are useful for note taking
tomorrow
12/21/11 Read your articles and highlight
12/22/11 Read your articles and highlight
12/23/11 Please complete 15 more note cards for a grand total of 25. These are
due 1/2/12
1/2/12- Complete the worksheet on Thesis Statement
1/3/12 COmplete "Developing Thesis Statements"
Hint* Number 11 and 16 do not need to be rewritten, they are strong thesis
statements
1/4/12 Please complete the worksheet "Practicing Writing A Thesis Statement"
numbers 2, 3 and 4
1/5/12 You should finalize your thesis statement
1/6/12 Please complete 10 notecards for a grand total of 25
1/9/12- Look at the thesis statements that I revised for you, then you make
the final revisions that are needed.
1/10/12- ROugh draft of your Effective Beginning
1/11/12- Pre final copy of your effective beginning and thesis statement
(Introduction) due on Friday
11/12/12- Pre-final copy of your Effective beginning and thesis statement
(Introduction) due on Friday
1/13/12- 15 note cards are due on Tuesday for a total of 50
1/17/12- Create a survey for the research question, "Does participating in an
extra-curricular activity increase your grades. You must have an introduction,
directions, 6 to 8 questions and remember to thank your participants. The
exact assignment and wording is on the worksheet I gave you in class. This
survey is due on Thursday.
1/18/12-Create a survey for the research question, "Does participating in an
extra-curricular activity increase your grades. You must have an introduction,
directions, 6 to 8 questions and remember to thank your participants. The
exact assignment and wording is on the worksheet I gave you in class. This
survey is due on Thursday.
1/19/12- None
1/20/12- None
1/23/12- No School
1/24/12- Study for 10 question quiz on surveys. Use the study sheet I gave you
last week
1/25/12-Finish questions on CD Averages
1/26/12 Study for quiz on Statistics
1/27/12- 10 note cards due Monday and weekly reading log
1/30/12 Study for Chi Square Quiz focusing on the summary statement.
1/31/12 None
2/1/12- None
2/2/12- None
2/3/12- Write a summary of the results from your interview
2/6/16-None
2/7/12-None
2/8/12 Graph the height and distance jumped by students and see if you can
determine the correlation
2/9/12 On Monday 10 notecards are due for a total of 70
2/10/12 On Monday 10 notecards are due for a total of 70
2/13/12- Interview your parents about Schools Across the Generations
2/14/12- none
2/15/12- Please complete the Historical Questions using the primary documents
in the Historical Research Packet
2/16/12- 15 notecards are due on Tuesday for a total of 85
2/21/12 Study for quiz on analyzing, interpreting and triangulating data. The
10 question quiz will be given on Thursday
2/22/12
Complete deductive reasoning puzzle
2/23/12 Finish the deductive reasoning worksheet and study for data quiz
2/24/12 None
2/27/12- None. The Unit test will be given on Friday so please study a little
each night this week
2/28/12 Please use the study guide that I gave you to help you prepare for
your test.
These are the papers that you will find the information and concepts taught.
1. Statistics
2. Why Use Chi Square?
3. What is the Primary Research Process?
4. Descriptive Web
5. Correlational Web
6. Experimental Web
7. Historical Web
8. Experimental Research Notes
9. Historical Research
10. Correlational Research
11. Data Gathering
12. Notes About Surveys and Questionnaires
13. Tips for Conducting Interviews
14. What are the Primary Research Designs?
2/29/12 Study for your test on Friday
3/1/12 Study for your test on Friday
3/5/12 Be thinking of questions for your surveys or interviews
3/6/12 Bring in all 100 notes cards, we will finish rough drafts of interviews
and questions
3/7/12 Continue working on survey or interview questions
3/8/12 If you have NOT turned in your survey and/or questions then you must
email it to me TONIGHT
3/9/12- bring in all of your notecards on Monday and reading logs are due
3/12/12 All corrected surveys and interviews were handed back. Please Make
corrections and give me a clean, final copy to xerox. Designate on your sticky
note how many copies you need.
3/13/12 Self evaluate your own note cards using the check list
3/14/12 No class due to MSA testing
3/15/12 Exchange note cards with a partner and complete the questions about
your partner's note cards.
3/16/12- Homework for Thursday, Friday and the weekend is to even out the
amount of note cards you have for each question. Your goal is 125 not cards
with 20-25 note cards for each question
3/19/12 Please complete 1-4 of the Measurement Tool
3/20/12 MSA testing no class
3/21/12 MSA organizing notecards into paragraphs. Each group will write their
own version
3/22/12 Work on emails, analyzing surveys and phone calls
3/23/12 Complete 5-8 Measurement Tools
3/26/12 Revise and edit your effective beginning and thesis. Use the edits
that I made on your rough draft. Tomorrow you will peer edit your revised draft.
3/27/12 Type your final copy of your effective beginning and thesis. It is due
tomorrow
3/28/12 Continue to work on question 1 rough draft
3/30/12 Final Copy of your Introduction and thesis is due
4/10/12- Final copy of question 1 is due
4/10/12 Please get your assignment timeline and due date signed by your
parents and bring in your data to analyze tomorrow
4/11/12-Bring in your data from your surveys and/or your answers from your
interviews. We will be analyzing the data
4/12/12- Work on analyzing your data and writing a draft of the results
4/13/12 Question 2 Final Copy is due. FInal copy of question 3 is due on Tuesday
4/16- Work on Final of Question 3
4/17 Question3 Final Copy is due. Work on rough draft of conclusion
4/18- Rough Draft of conclusion was edit by a classmate. On Friday final of
question 4 is due. Bring in sources, we will work on our annotations in class
tomorrow
4/19/12 Work on question 4, it is due tomorrow
4/20/12- Classwork abstract guidelines were introduced
4/23/12- In class we worked on writing the abstract
4/24/12-conclusion is due today
4/25/12- In class review of works cited
4/26/12 Work on annotations
4/27/12 Works cited due
4/30/12 Introduce guidelines for the display board; Abstract is due
5/1/12 Work on display boards
5/2/12 Work on display boards
5/3/12 FINAL, PERFECT COPY IS DUE TODAY. Work on boards
5/4/12-5/17/12 Work on boards
5/17/12- All Display boards are due
5/18/12- No school
5/21/12 and 5/22/12 Presentations in class on your project
5/23-5/25 Outdoor Education
5/28/12 No School
