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Initial Immersion
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Lab School Inquiry Framework: STEM: Initial Immersion
Research Continuum for Science, Technology and Mathematics
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Initial Immersion
Planning and Design
Focused Research
Reevaluate
Communicate Conclusions
GEAR
PICTURE of GEAR Here
What I, the Student, Am Feeling
Emotional Response to Process:
Curious/Excited
Potentially overwhelmed with information
Anxious
Vague sense of direction; uncertain of how to move forward
What I, the Student, Am Doing
Brainstorming
Ask a Question
READ
Build background knowledge
Identify resources
Collaborate with others based on topic
Narrowing your topic or question with the purpose of developing a research/project idea.
This would be the
Learning Challenge 'Pit” stage
What the Teacher and Librarian Are Doing
Instruct students on how to locate sources:
Print
Databases
Web
Instruct students how to analyze a credible source:
C.R.A.A.P.O.
Evaluation tool
Teach students how to gather & summarize sources.
Teach students how to cite sources in APA:
OWL Purdue
Model all of these processes
Teach statistical literacy
Provide formative feedback
Before Moving On
REFLECT
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