Sixth Grade Social Studies Country Report Research Guide
Step One: Review the research guide your teacher has provided. What kind of information do you need to gather? Write some questions that will help focus your research. If you misplace your research guide you can click 5themesrubric2012-2013 for a copy.
Step Two: Start with your text book and other print books and read about your country. Use your note sheets to answer any questions that you can. Lost your notes sheet? Want to save a copy without retyping? Click researchguide12-13 for a copy. Remember to save to your documents.
Step Three: What are your key words that you will search for? Start with your country name and then look at your questions. Use the most important part of your question as a key word, for example culture of Brazil. Once you have a list, start your search with print or online encyclopedias. Don’t forget to take notes.
Try these online resources:
CultureGrams: http://online.culturegrams.com/
Updated weekly! Check History, Time Line, Government, and Famous People sections. Very easy to use…Kids Edition has information on 100 countries and the World Edition on 200.
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Country Reports: http://www.countryreports.org/index.aspx
Database with tons of information about every country in the world.
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Visual Geography: http://www.vgsbooks.com/index.htm
Site with links to almost everything you need to complete your research and learn about different countries.
CIA World Fact Book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
The most current information.
Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.school.eb.com/
Database with tons of information about every country in the world.
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Books – Use the library catalog and the search terms you found in your encyclopedia research to find books in the library to help your expand your topic. Make sure you click the link for Central Middle School. We can get books from other Waterloo school libraries – just ask st the circulation desk if you find something you need. Don’t forget to search the public libraries in our area or SILO to get books from other libraries.
Iowa AEA Online Databases
Check out CultureGrams, APImages, Encyclopedia Britannica, Learn 360, GALE CENGAGE, SIRS Researcher, and iCLIPART for additional information. Use your keywords as search terms.
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