2.1 Types of Questions Cross Referenced to Field of Knowledge Standards:

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· For any information needed, start information search by figuring out the specific questions they will answer through the research with assistance.

2.2 Problem Solving Process Cross Referenced to Field of Knowledge Standards:

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· Identify needed information with assistance.

· Use at least one information source.

· Select appropriate resources with assistance.

· Use simple search strategies.

· Organize information with assistance.

· Put information together.

· Process it with assistance.

· Ceate a product to meet teacher set standards.

· Determine a topic with guidance and identify the information needed.

· Select appropriate sources with little assistance.

· Develop a plan and time line with assistance.

· Do what is asked and usually find answers to questions after consulting a few readily available sources.

· Use a variety of information resources.

· Explore new topics when required.

· Use 1 or 2 ways to organize information.

· Combine information to create meaning.

· Draw conclusions from sources with assistance.

· Identify more than one solution to a problem or project.

· With guidance, understand the best part of the product and what could have been improved.

· Revise with assistance.

· Relocate sources, recreate search strategy.

· Determine a topic and identify information needed most of the time.

· Formulate questions about topics with adult help to evaluate the question to focus on issues or problems.

· Identify a variety of quality resources independently.

· Select appropriate strategies with assistance.

· Compete a plan and stay on a timeline.

· Independently discovers and issue or problem which needs a decision or solution.

· Determine extent of research by the complexity of subject, not by time or page limits.

· Organize information in more than 2 ways.

· Organize information in a way that best meets information needs with assistance.

· Integrate information from a variety of sources to create meaning that connects with prior knowledge.

· Draw a clear and appropriate conclusions.

· Make decisions based on the information collected and processed.

· Produce a comprehensive and informative project that explores a question of personal interest, (e.g. brochure, encyclopedia article, magazine, newscast, play, multimedia presentation, etc.).

· When there is more than one solution, choose the appropriate one for problem or project.

· Understnad why a product is good and what could make it better.

· Revise product.

· Evaluate process and product throughout work with assistance.

· Make revisions when necessary.

· Relocate sources.

· Recreate search strategy.