Stage 3

These pathfinders give advice and resources to help you research topics studied in class.

Whenever you research you need to acknowledge where you information comes from.
Remember to record where you have found your information!
Click here to find an example of how to write your bibliography - you can download a pdf document to fill in :-)

Global Connections unicef in Africa
Defining your task Here are some great planning guides to help you define your task. The best plan to use for an information report is "Cluster/Word web 3" The best plan for persuasive writing is "Persuasion map" Print out your plan.	Locating resources Check the library catalogues Look at these websites for International agencies refugees and human rights  trade and industries Use a search engine to find other sites Watch a youtube clip like miniature earth or BBC Seeking Refuge Walking in Sabina's shoes	Organising your Work Go back to your "thinking guide" to check you have the information you need and add your information. Remember not to copy whole sentences or paragraphs. Use key words and write your own sentences.

Image: 'UNICEF car in the Central African Republic' http://www.flickr.com/photos/8788342@N08/857075807

Living Land: Rainforests
Defining your task Here are some great planning guides to help you define your task  The KWL Chart will help you work out what you know, what you want to know and what you have learned about this topic :-)	Locating resources Check out these Rainforest Websites Check the library catalog (we have lots of books in our library) Use a search engine to find other sites Watch a youtube clip Hint when searching:  remember to use keywords and  if you add "for kids" you will often find better websites!	Other Resources The rainforest is full of plants and animals. Check out these websites on plants We can help look after our environment by designing sustainable houses, check out the links for ideas. Jeannie Baker, the brilliant author and artist, looks at our environment and our effects upon it in her picture books. Find out more at these websites.
Apps WilderQuest - Nature Discovery       EcoExplorer  Both are free - but make sure you seek your parents permission to download to your home devices :-)

Image: 'Banana Flower'  http://www.flickr.com/photos/66141616@N00/4749036345

Antarctica Web Links image: "Penguins can't fly!" http://www.flickr.com/photos/36334551@N00/377531735

Discovering Democracy Image: 'Parliament House of Australia' http://www.flickr.com/photos/71482738@N00/8719737588 Found on flickrcc.net
Defining your task Here are some great planning guides to help you define your task. The best plan to use for an information report is "Cluster/Word web 3" The best plan for persuasive writing is "Persuasion map" Print out your plan.	Locating resources Check the library catalogues Look at these websites for  helpful websites Use a search engine to find other sites	Organising your Work Go back to your "thinking guide" to check you have the information you need and add your information. Remember not to copy whole sentences or paragraphs. Use key words and write your own sentences.

 

South East Asia Morning Meeting
Defining your task Try to use an "exploratree thinking guide" to help you brainstorm the   different things you need to find out.  :-) Print out your plan. The blank template can be used to make whatever boxes you like - or you may want to try one of the templates they already have!	Locating resources Check the library catalog Look at these websites Use a search engine to find other sites Watch a youtube clip	Organising your Work Go back to your "thinking guide" to check you have the information you need and add your information. Remember not to copy whole sentences or paragraphs. Use key words and write your own sentences.

Image: 'Morning Meeting at the Fish Market in+Vietnam'     http://www.flickr.com/photos/21077715@N00/1732947890