Social Studies
STUDENT RESEARCH
Assignment Simulations Case Studies Art & Music Cultural Artifacts & Primary Sources Field Trips Student Research Syllabus	Be sure to read the section in Ellis on "Student as a Researcher".   Terms associated with this topic include: Inquiry teaching, Discovery teaching, project based learning. Questions: What do students do when they are "researching"? e.g. What does it mean to do research? What different procedures or considerations should a teacher make for involving students as researchers? What are some specific research projects for different grade levels? Are research projects conducted differently at primary grades compared to upper grades? How can technology support social studies curriculum? What are strengths and limitations, advantages and disadvantages of this topic? Resources: Be sure to check out the book resources. Web pages: http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Social_Studies http://www.eduplace.com/projects/ssproj.html http://surfaquarium.com/ssproj.htm http://www.ali.apple.com http://www.edsoasis.org If you have time, do a search for student research. (Try http://www.google.com) What other questions or topics should the next group studying this topic focus upon? POWERPOINT
EdTe 305	California State University, Sacramento February, 2003