Research Template 

QueSPER   

Question, Search, Produce, Evaluate, and Reflect

TOPIC and QUESTIONS    WILDFLOWERS OF ILLINOIS
What is  the topic? Select a wildflower:
What do I already know?  
What do I want to know?  
Possible Questions

Q1. What time of year does this wildflower blossom?

Q2. In what habitat will you find this wildflower?

Q3. How tall does it get?

Q4.

Q5.

My Questions

 

 

 

 

  

SEARCH:  Investigate where you will search and how you will begin.
Where will I look? Circle: Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas, Almanac, Books, Websites
How will I look? *SMILKA *Spelling, Meaning, Index,  Last name, Keywords, Again/Ask
What keywords will I use? Illinois, Wildflowers, Flowers, Names of wildflowers
Catalog numbers:  

 

PRODUCEDecide how you will gather and record your information: NOTES
What I found Where I found it
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EVALUATE:  Was I : Complete?  Correct?  Comprehensive?  (Answer these questions)    
Did I answer my questions? Did I check my answers? Did I say enough to remember what I learned ?
 

  

REFLECT:  What did I learn?   
What did I learn? What will I do differently next time?
 

  

 

 

   

   

BEGIN YOUR PROJECT AND ADJUST YOUR PLAN AS YOU LEARN MORE

Research Team Members: __________ _________  _____________ __________ 
Who Will Do What? 1 Websites 2 Books 3 Encyclopedia & Atlas  4 Dictionary  & Almanac

Back to STEP ONE : Do a First Search           Forward to GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS AND TIPS

© Carol J. Fox 2002