Research Skills: Finding and Using Information
Learn how to transform broad topics into specific research questions
Practice creating focused research questions
Understand that good questions help us learn about God's world
“Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.”
— Proverbs 2:3-5 (WEB)God encourages us to seek knowledge and understanding through careful questioning
Gather students in a circle. Explain that good researchers ask great questions, just like detectives solving mysteries.
Show students how to turn broad topics into specific questions by using who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Students practice turning broad topics into specific research questions
Simpler: Provide example questions to help guide students
Challenge: Create multiple questions about the same topic with increasing complexity
Review the importance of asking good questions in research
Dear God, thank you for giving us curious minds to explore and understand Your amazing creation. Help us ask good questions and learn more about Your world.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about finding reliable sources for our research
“Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;”
— Proverbs 2:3 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Question Chain: Students pass a ball and each person adds a word to the memory verse
Research skills help children develop critical thinking and curiosity about the world around them
Children might struggle with narrowing broad topics into specific questions
Ability to transform general topics into specific, answerable questions