Personal Research On Basically Everything PROBE notebooks Personal Research On Basically Everything

“to search into; examine thoroughly; investigate” Definition of PROBE: “to search into; examine thoroughly; investigate”

The students that I serve will have the opportunity to create a PROBE notebook from a mead composition book . Students will not use powerpoint or eProbes, but sites are included for your information. P-personal R-research O-on B-basically E-everything PROBES are an authentic way for students to safely research what they are interested in or learning in class. Students will be given a theme and he/she will select their own topic correlating with that theme. The theme is cultural diversity and the topics are: 1. Roaring 20’s 2. Hippie Mov’t 3. Moonshine in NC (Prohibition Era) 4. Statue of Liberty

Procedures Step 1 – Select a topic within the theme. Step 2 – Research your topic and write a report using at least 10 new facts learned about your topic. Facts may not be copied from the Internet. You must write the facts in your own words in a report about the topic. Step 3 – Add a decorative border around written text or on slides that relates to your topic. Step 4 – Include illustrations related to your topic. Step 5 – Cite your sources from your research.

Rubric for PROBE Possible points Earned points 20 50 10 Topic within the theme 20 Report written to include your new facts 50 Decorative border around text or on slides 10 Illustrations are related to topic Cite your sources from your research

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