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| Big6 Step 1: Task Definition |
| Big6 Step 2: Information Seeking Strategy |
| Big6 Step 3: Location & Access |
| Big6 Step 4: Use of Information |
| Big6 Step 5: Synthesis |
| Big6 Step 6: Evaluation |
Big6 Step
4: Use of Information
Begin your research!
- Depending
on your resources, group members will read, view, listen, and interact
with information
that answers your questions.
- TIP--
Use team work. Divide up the questions among
group members. You can use index cards for taking notes. Large index
cards work well if you are K-2nd grade students.Write one
question at the top of each index card.
- Tip--
Teachers and older students can help younger students by reading
information from sources.
- TIP--
Try these helpful
research links.
- Make
sure that each member takes notes to help remember the information.
- TIP--Remember not to copy
every word from a source. Write down only the important words and ideas
that answer the question on each index card.
- TIP--Make sure to cite your
sources. List the sources used to answer a question on the back of the
question index card. Check out the helpful
research links page for more information on how to cite different
types of sources.
- TIP--Note taking can include representational drawings, diagrams, tables, labels, etc. Younger students can draw pictures, and teachers or older students can help them with the writing and labeling.
Big6 © 1987 Michael B. Eisenberg/Robert E. Berkowitz