Task+6+-+Investigation

=This is the investigation task sheet.=



To see a completed investigation follow the links below
A Standard B Standard

Deciding on an issue


This worksheet could help you in the decision making process.



This is my scoop.it child studies page. There are lots of links here and you might find some ideas there.
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This link to kindred magazine could give you some good ideas
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Early Childhood Australia Web watch keeps up to date with what is going on NOW in the early childhood arena on the web.
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This is a link to a story about a little boy with severe food allergies who can only eat ice! []

This is the link to the saviour siblings story []

This is a link to a radio report about the rising rates of cesarian births in Australia. It is a transcript but you can also listen to it. [|http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2009/2727793.htm#transcript] =You need to make the topic into a hypothesis or a question - not a statement. It is an investigation so you need to propose something that you INVESTIGATE then you discover the answer. It is not a situation where you take a position and seek to prove or disprove that position=

Once you have your general topic you will need to develop a research question or hypothesis and guiding questions.


=Researching your contemporary issue= =How to write your investigation= ==

This video introduces a process for gathering your research together to begin writing your draft. It is called tactile planning.
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Investigation Structure
Use the following template to write your investigation

How to make a PIE CHART using EXCEL 2007
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How to make other graphs using Excel 2007
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Using referencing & Citations in Word 2007
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Adding Footnotes using Word 2007
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USING THE REVIEW TAB IN WORD 2007
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After you receive your draft back, there will be track changes and comment bubbles. This is how you get rid of them.

**ACCEPTING AND REJECTING COMMENTS AND TRACK CHANGES IN WORD 2007**
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