Research Skills: Finding and Using Information
Learn to sort research notes into meaningful categories
Understand how to organize information to answer research questions
Practice creating a simple research note organization system
“Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.”
— Proverbs 4:7 (WEB)Research helps us gain wisdom and understanding about God's world
Gather students and discuss how organizing information is like organizing toys or tools - everything has its special place
Demonstrate how to sort research notes using color-coded index cards and categories
Students will sort their existing research notes into color-coded categories
Simpler: Provide pre-printed category cards
Challenge: Create subcategories within main categories
Share organized research note systems and discuss how organization helps understanding
Dear God, thank you for giving us minds that can learn and organize information. Help us use our research skills to understand Your wonderful world.
Coming up: Next week, we'll learn how to write a simple research summary!
“Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.”
— Proverbs 4:7 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Memory Card Sorting
Third graders are learning foundational research and organizational skills
Some children find sorting abstract; use concrete examples
Ability to group similar information and create logical categories