Appendix B

Legend:
- initial development
= continued development

Conducting research	K	1	2	3	4	5
Students will learn to:
identify the purpose of a research project	-	-	=	=	=	=
express information needs as questions	-	-	=	=	=	=
recall information already learned and past experiences relating to a subject	-	=	=	=	=	=
identify key words in a question or a statement relating to a subject		-	-	-	=	=
take part in a brainstorming session to generate ideas in connection with a theme or subject and come up with an outline	-	-	=	=	=	=
identify and organize the steps involved in conducting a research project		-	-	-	=	=
use an encyclopedia to find general information on a subject					-	=
develop an initial work plan to locate information				-	=	=
select a presentation method suited to the purpose of a research project and a given audience				-	=	=
follow the instructions given for a specific assignment			-	-	=	=

Locating information	K	1	2	3	4	5
Students will learn to:
recognize that there are many possible sources of information: resource centres, libraries, museums, art galleries, resource people, computer networks		-	-	-	-	=
identify and use different information sources as part of a research project on a specific theme				-	-	=
identify the different sections in the school's resource centre and use the card file	-	-	=	=	=	=
obey the rules applying to the school's resource centre	-	-	=	=	=	=
use the different types of records (subject, author, title) in the resource centre file			-	-	=	=
use a computerized card file				-	-	=
use the cross-reference system in the card file			-	-	=	=
locate a magazine article using a magazine's annual index				-	-	=
locate a magazine or newspaper article using an index of magazine and/or newspaper articles						-
locate relevant categories of books (fiction, non-fiction, etc.) to meet their information needs	-	-	=	=	=	=
use the main categories in the Dewey decimal system to find the books they need			-	-	=	=
use other classification systems used in the school's resource centre (for files, magazines, etc.) to find the information they need			-	-	=	=
locate books by their call numbers			-	-	=	=
identify books by their titles or authors		-	=	=	=	=
identify the place and date of publication, the publisher and the collection			-	=	=	=
describe the role of the author, illustrator or translator of a document	-	-	=	=	=	=
identify the characteristics of non-print documents		-	-	=	=	=
identify the purpose of the title page and illustrations		-	-	=	=	=
identify the purpose of the introduction and chapters			-	-	=	=
identify the purpose of the foreword and appendixes					-	=
use a table of contents to find information			-	-	=	=
use an index in a document to find information			-	-	-	=
use synonyms while seeking information in different types of works and in the resource centre card file				-	-	=
use broader or more specific terms when seeking information in different types of works and in the resource centre card file			-	-	-	=
consult periodicals and newspapers			-	-	=	=
consult non-print materials		-	-	-	=	=
consult documents in the vertical file (files of press clippings, pamphlets, etc.)					-	=
consult atlases, globes and almanacs			-	-	-	=
consult different people to obtain information	-	-	-	=	=	=
plan and conduct an interview				-	-	=
conduct a survey		-	-	-	=	=
take care of documents	-	-	=	=	=	=
consult dictionaries		-	-	-	=	=
consult encyclopedias, telephone directories and catalogues			-	-	=	=
use the appropriate volume of a multi-volume dictionary or encyclopedia, depending on the word or concept sought			-	=	=	=
use the guide words at the top of the page in dictionaries or other reference works to find a specific word or subject		-	-	=	=	=
use headings and subheadings to find the appropriate information			-	-	=	=
use cross-references to find the appropriate information					-	-
find the key to the meaning of abbreviations and symbols used in a document				-	-	=
use the glossary provided in some documents to find the meaning of certain terms or expressions			-	-	=	=
read different types of maps (geographic, contour, geological, meteorological)		-	-	-	=	=
interpret map symbols			-	-	=	=
use grids to locate places on a geographic map			-	-	=	=
read a graph or a diagram			-	-	=	=
use the appropriate equipment for the audiovisual document selected		-	-	=	=	=
operate a microcomputer to run software		-	-	-	=	=
consult a CD-ROM dictionary or encyclopedia			-	-	-	=
examine available resources quickly to see whether they are adequate for the project				-	-	=

Classifying information	K	1	2	3	4	5
Students will learn to:
find, in one or more documents, relevant information to meet specific needs	-	-	-	-	=	=
distinguish facts from opinions				-	-	=
identify the main idea in a document they have read, seen or heard	-	-	-	-	=	=
identify different points of view				-	=	=
detect stereotypes and prejudices in print and non-print resources					-	-
draw up an outline based on initial questions					-	-
note relevant information using drawings, maps, graphs, outlines, point-form notes or file cards		-	-	-	=	=
summarize the information they have found in their own words			-	-	-	=
use quotation marks to indicate quotes			-	=	=	=
respect the order of steps or events reported			-	-	=	=
group, classify or arrange the information they have found into different categories	-	-	=	=	=	=
create tables, time lines and time cycles, graphs and other means of classifying the information they have found	-	-	-	=	=	=
create tools for organizing information, including concept webs, organization charts or diagrams to show the relationships among the information they have found	-	-	-	=	=	=
use words, legends and symbols to label information		-	-	=	=	=
design and make geographic maps		-	-	=	=	=
use a microcomputer to organize information				-	=	=
take part in group discussions to exchange information, share ideas and opinions with other students or reach an agreement			-	-	=	=
evaluate the relevance and validity of information, taking account of the date of publication and the author's point of view				-	-	=
use more than one document when seeking information and compare information from different sources, to determine the validity of information					-	=
interpret the results of a survey			-	-	-	=

Presenting information	K	1	2	3	4	5
Students will learn to:
write a research report from their outline			-	-	=	=
design a title page to present written work			-	-	=	=
select headings and subheadings to present the contents of written work			-	-	=	=
draw up a table of contents			-	-	=	=
find information to be used in drawing up a bibliography				-	-	-
prepare a bibliography					-	-
integrate different visual elements into a written presentation			-	-	-	=
take part in large or small group discussions on a theme or subject	-	-	-	=	=	=
integrate different audiovisual tools into an oral presentation		-	-	=	=	=
design and produce a poster or illustration		-	-	-	=	=
produce a transparency			-	-	=	=
produce a graph or diagram			-	-	-	=
produce a three-dimensional model		-	-	-	=	=
mount an exhibition		-	-	-	=	=
design a costume or disguise		-	-	-	=	=
produce a sketch			-	-	-	=
make a puppet		-	-	-	=	=
take photographs			-	-	-	=
make a sound recording			-	-	-	=
make a video				-	-	-
use a microcomputer to produce written work				-	-	=
develop their ability to present information orally and in writing as part of a group	-	=	=	=	=	=
develop their ability to present information orally and in writing on their own	-	=	=	=	=	=
evaluate their work using a set of criteria developed for this purpose		-	-	-	=	=
evaluate the work of their peers, using a set of criteria developed for this purpose			-	-	-	=