About this Book

"Research Without Copying is based on the premise that students can locate, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information if they are motivated to do so. The standard research paper encourages both copying and data dumping. Our goal is to encourage students to think critically about what they read and hear by seeking facts that support the data, and to allow students to use information in a variety of ways rather than to simply copy information. Research Without Copying contains sample functional skills activities, product models, an explanation of brain compatible research, an explanation and exercises centered around the Mini-Research Theme, and lists of topics for research related to every day of the school year"--Part of Introduction, p.5