L4 - Literature Review

Strategies employed

1.Connect (Hook and Hold) (5 mins)
+ Make sure that students have their learning device at hand to carry out the experiment.

2.Acquire and Make meaning (Receive Knowledge and skills, and understanding learning outcomes) (40 mins)

+ Literature Review or Background Research is the term used to look for information through books or the internet. Refer to the following webpage for guides on searching for information:

Students are reminded to select 3 references and 3 bibliographic entries. The entries must follow the following rules: 

References: List at least three (3) different major sources (e.g. journal articles, books, internet sites) from your literature review. Choose the APA format and use it consistently to reference the literature used in the research plan. List your entries in alphabetical order for each type of source. It must be cited in the proposals. Please note that all references must be cited in the Proposal. 

Bibliography: List at least three (3) different sources (e.g. Book, Journal Article, Magazine Article, Encyclopedia Article, Newspaper Article, Website, Youtube video) from your literature review. Choose the APA format and use it consistently to reference the literature used in the research plan. List your entries in alphabetical order. The entries must NOT be the same as those in the reference section. Please note that all Bibliographic entries must NOT be cited in the Proposal.

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+ All 6 sources must be evaluated to be a good source based on the checklist found here:
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_finding_information.shtml

3.Transfer (Formative checks, reflections, etc.) (5 mins)
+ Remind students to complete the task assigned above and keep the links/books with them for the next lesson.
+ As some of the books may not be with them now, they are encouraged to look for related books in the Info-hub or the National Libraries. If books cannot be borrowed, they should photocopy the cover page and the relevant pages within the book (but not more than 10% of the book)

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