This document provides guidance to students on how to plan and conduct a research project. It recommends beginning with a plan by asking what needs to be done, where to find information, and what a good final product looks like. It then offers tips on resources to search like books, magazines, online encyclopedias and databases accessible through the school library system. The document stresses the importance of asking questions, finding answers, citing sources, and reviewing work before submitting.

1. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! NO, it’s SUPER3!
Swigert Elementary 2012, Created by Barbara Garcia

2. Help! I need help with
my project. I don’t know
where to begin.

3. Plan Man to the rescue!
Begin with a plan. Ask yourself
these questions.
What am I suppose to do?
Where should I look for
information?
What does a good job look like?

4. Where do I find
information?
Here’s a few tips.
Pick up a book or magazine.
Look inside to find answers.
Check out LION to find books
and use databases.
Did I mention online
encyclopedias? E-books? You
can watch short films too.
Isn’t this fun!

5. Did you know you can use Lion from home? Just go to lion.dpsk12.org.
To login type in your student ID and last name. It’s that simple!

6. See how to find books.

7. See all the awesome databases. Login to databases using your
student ID and last name.

8. Diddly-Do here! Now that
you have a plan, time for
action.
Ask questions.
Find answers.
Record facts.
Cite sources.
Read, write, draw or tell
something about your
project.

9. Huh...what questions should
you ask?
Here’s a few pointers.
Find key words. Then use the
words Who, What, Where,
When, Why or How to
create your questions.
who/what/where/when/
why/how + key words =
Super Question

10. Here’s a few of my favorite
places to look for
information.
Pebblego has a ton of cool
facts about animals, earth,
space and biographies.
Watch plenty of educational
videos at Safari Montage.
Learn about geography,
shapes, numbers and time at
Britannica Learning Zone.
Explore the world using The
World Almanac for Kids
Online.

11. Greetings! I am Robot Reviewer.
Let me review your activity.
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Is this done?
Did you do what you were
supposed to do?
Do you feel okay about your
work?
Should you do something else
before you turn it in?

12. Attention! Remember to be
honest.
Do you know what plagiarism is?
It is cheating. When you plagiarize
you steal a person’s ideas or
writings.
Always give credit to authors by
citing your work.

13. How do you cite work?
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Answering question...
For books:
1. Author’s name
2. Title of book
3.City of publication
4. Publisher
5.Date of publication
Try www.easybib.com for extra
help.
Example:
Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree.
New York, Harper & Row, 1964.

14. Plan! DO! Review!
Super3 saves the day!
Keep up the good work Super Searchers!
Learning something new always saves the day.

15. Special thanks to...
- Super3 Research Model created by Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz.
- Graphic illustrations created by Jonathan and Barbara Garcia.
- Screen recording created using QuickTime Player.