18 PLAN A PLAYGROUND
ePresentation
Project Portfolio P Research
Reading Connection
Day 4
Interpreting Information: Websites
Display a website you selected for today’s instruction. Tell students that,
before they use information found on the Internet, they should evaluate
the websites to determine which ones are good starting points for
research.
Next, model asking the following evaluation questions to determine
whether a website is likely to be useful:
• Is the website written so I can understand it?
• Is the information useful?
• Is the information detailed?
Discuss the answer to each question with students, and then lead them to
conclude whether the website is useful.
1. Create Research Organizer
Distribute copies of the Research Organizer (p. 45). Have
each student create a Research Organizer. Review the
research questions with students.
1. What is the type of playground?
2. What are some types of equipment for this playground?
3. How much does this type of equipment cost?
4. What are the benefits of this type of playground?
5. How will this playground help people stay healthy?
6. What are some safety concerns with this
playground equipment?
7. What steps are involved in creating a playground?
8. Which individuals or organizations could help you build
the playground?
Explain to students that they will use this organizer to record the answers to
the provided questions as they research. The answers collected will provide
information for their presentations. Have students attach the organizer to
their P Project Portfolios.
WHOLE CLASS 5
Mins
INDIVIDUAL 10
Mins
A Tech Tutor
video about
searching the
Internet is available
in the FLEXWorks
Resource Library.
This video provides
an introduction to
how search engines
work and strategies
for finding key
information quickly.
Tell students
that research
questions and
information
organizers are
important for
successful projects.
Explain that
questions keep
research focused,
while the organizer
makes it easily
accessible. Discuss
alternative
Foldables® used in
the Project
Experience.