1. Silk Roads Museum Day Topic Proposal
• As part of our Museum Day research
project, students submit topic proposals based on
given topics.
• Objectives:
– Allow students exposure to multiple topics.
– Allow students to share research sources and findings
with each other.
– Allow students to feel comfortable with a topic before
beginning formal research.
– Allow students to use a variety of research sources
(online, books, magazines).
– Match students with appropriate topics.

3. Topic Proposal Form: Museum Day Project 2012
Topic #1: ____________________________________
Research Sources Relevant to Topic Choice #1 (Indicate titles and briefly explain what information the
source covers):
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Basic Information About Topic Choice #1 (COMPLETE SENTENCES, PLEASE!)
Who:
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What:
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When:
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Where:
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Why:
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How:
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Summary Statement:
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4. Technology
• Students use:
– OneNote: Students type into Topic Proposal (or
write with stylus) on OneNote.
– Online Resources: Library databases, Web
Resources (list provided by teachers).
• Instructors use:
– Google Docs: Organize topics, post list of students
with topics to encourage sharing

5. My questions…
• What could we do to add more technology to
facilitate sharing? (Students are under 13, so
student use of GoogleDocs is not an option).
• Many students were overly anxious to “fill in
the blanks”. How can we set up the document
to reinforce that one won’t necessarily always
find the “5WH” for everything?