Start the project by asking yourself, what do you want to find out?
What is the main question you're trying to answer?
Write this question down and keep it handy as you do your research. It's easy to become distracted and forget the original question.
Childrens' comments:
Lexy: I want to know about ancient history.
Jourdan: My favorite subject is sports, especially basketball!
Maria: The topic I want to study is animals, because I want to be a veterinarian.
Harry: I'd like to know more about weather and natural disasters like tornados and volcanos.
Mike: I'm interested in learning about anything with wheels.
Blair: I'm interested in golfing – and skateboarding – and robots!
Spacedog: You can learn about all these subjects by doing research – and here's the main question of this tutorial:
"Who was the first dog to go into outer space?"
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