Grade 6 - Cradle of Humankind

Your 5 most interesting photos from Maropeng

These are the pictures I want to EXPLORE!

Write a conclusion, using the research on the previous page. Think about: What was your question? Does your research answer your question? Have you included your own thoughts and opinions? Have you used the correct spelling and punctuation in your conclusion?

What topic, problem or issue are you interested in?

What specific part of the topic are you interested in?                              

List a few possible questions about your specific topic area.

Choose one to be your main research question.

Make your question as clear and specific as possible.

STEP 1 Start with factual or memory questions, you can usually Google the answers. What is...? What is...basically saying here? What is meant by...? Who...? When...? How much...? How many...? These questions provide the backround for the subject - the facts. The are lower order thinking questions.

STEP 3 Now start trying to get your own ideas down on paper. These questions ask you to predict, reconstruct, infer or look at a new perspective on your subject. Imagine...if...ocurrs, then what...? Suppose...? Predict...? How might...change? Can you create...? What are the possible consequences...? These questions help you start to generate your own ideas by adding in things you want to know or understand.

How to ANALYSE (breakdown) your big question.

STEP 2 Then move on to convergent thinking questions. In what ways...? What are the reasons for...? What are the functions of...? What other examples of...? What are the causes or results of...? What are the possible solutions for...? What evidence/proof is offered...? How does...apply to...? What are the similarities/differences between...and...? These are slightly more advanced questions. You would still find some of the information on Google but you would have to look at more than 1 or 2 sources and compare what they say.

STEP 4 - not for this project Now it gets a bit more difficult but a whole lot more interesting! You get to start making judgements, looking at your values and defending your choices. Can you defend...? ...is...good or bad/correct or incorrect/effective or ineffective/logical and illogical? What are the advantages/disadvantages of...? What do you think about...? What is your opinion about...? What evidence supports your opinion? You can do this in 2 ways: 1) Use the list of questions you have created in the previous steps. 2) You can brainstorm and list any questions that come to mind. Use a bullet list or a mind map.

Reflect on your learning during this project by thinking about the following questions: What did you enjoy about your project? What did you learn from the project? What did you find easy? What did you find challenging? Were you a good group member? Why? If you could change something about this week, what would it be? Then go to <a href="https://flipgrid.com/797221" target="_blank">Flipgrid</a> and record a video with your answers to these questions.

Cover: katmancama, (2014),&nbsp;Maropeng&nbsp;[ONLINE]. Available at:&nbsp;https://myslowjourney.com/2014/11/27/maropeng-14-billion-years-of-history-one-important-question/ [Accessed 11 July 2017]. Stayhalaal, (2017),&nbsp;Sterkfontein Caves&nbsp;[ONLINE]. Available at:&nbsp;http://www.stayhalaal.co.za/sterkfontein-caves/&nbsp;[Accessed 11 July 2017]. PG 2-3 Rick Foxwell, (2017),&nbsp;The Briefing&nbsp;[ONLINE]. Available at:&nbsp;http://www.rickfoxwell.com/the-briefing/[Accessed 12 July 2017]. PG 4-5 and 12-13: Table based on the booklet TSSA: Research Skills for All Subjects PG 6-7 Field Trip, (2013),&nbsp;Field Trip Day&nbsp;[ONLINE]. Available at:&nbsp;http://www.fieldtripper.com/fieldtripday/[Accessed 12 July 2017]. PG 10-11 ukustax, (2017),&nbsp;Getting to the Question&nbsp;[ONLINE]. Available at:&nbsp;http://ukustax.co.uk/ask-a-question[Accessed 12 July 2017]. PG 12 - 21 Based on the booklet TSSA: Research Skills for All Subjects PG 22-23 ourkids.net, (2017),&nbsp;Expo&nbsp;[ONLINE]. Available at:&nbsp;http://www.ourkids.net/expo/vancouver-expo.php[Accessed 11 July 2017]. PG 24-25 rocktheexpo.com, (2017),&nbsp;Rock the Expo&nbsp;[ONLINE]. Available at:&nbsp;http://rocktheexpo.com/&nbsp;[Accessed 12 July 2017]. PG 28-29 Cassandra Sottile, (2017),&nbsp;Reflection&nbsp;[ONLINE]. Available at:&nbsp;https://www.theodysseyonline.com/reflections-on-reflection&nbsp;[Accessed 11 July 2017].

Grade 6 - Cradle of Humankind Workbook 2017

This is the picture that BLOWS my mind...

STEP 4 Now it gets a bit more difficult but a whole lot more interesting! You get to start making judgements, looking at your values and defending your choices. Can you defend...? ...is...good or bad/correct or incorrect/effective or ineffective/logical and illogical? What are the advantages/disadvantages of...? What do you think about...? What is your opinion about...? What evidence supports your opinion? You can do this in 2 ways: 1) Use the list of questions you have created in the previous steps. 2) You can brainstorm and list any questions that come to mind. Use a bullet list or a mind map.

Source (Author, date, title, URL etc,) Details for your bibliography.

Your ideas or thoughts - record your ideas and reactions to the information, write down ways to use it in your assignment and, finally, your opinions and further research you may need to day on the subject.

Peer review Is the summary accurate? Y / N Is the summary shorter than the original text? Y / N Does it include essential events and people? Y / N Are important themes and developments included? Y / N Are less essential details removed? Y / N Are quotes or lists condensed or shortened? Y / N

Plan your expo here, add more pages if you need to.

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