Passport to Democracy Research Time – group inquiry Module 2 Lesson 1 / 2 Module 2 Lesson 1 / 2

Brainstorming issues – An example Animal Cruelty Animal testing Puppy farms Pets dumped Live export Eating meat Cruelty to mother pigs Non stunned slaughter Battery hens

Using the lotus organiser  On p.21 of your workbook is an example of how to then organise all the information relating to your issue.  It will help you think about all the possible aspects of the issue before you decide on a specific problem to take action on.

Assign sub topics for research  Assign each of the sub topics of your issue to someone in the group. They will be responsible for researching that area more closely.  Remember why you are researching this topic. Your aim is to understand more about why this issue is a problem! It’s not just about finding facts, but about answering your personal concerns.

I must not copy and paste...  It’s so tempting to just find a website, copy and paste some stuff and sit back.  But it’s lazy, lazy, lazy thinking...  Use the question board on p.20 to help you think about what information you are looking for. Good research is often about sifting through what isn’t relevant as much as it is about finding loads of stuff. Quality not quantity!!

Using the resource page  On page 22 of your workbook are some online resources that might be relevant to get started. Make sure you consider other sources too!  Make a note of your online sources, including website titles, full addresses and dates you accessed pages.  On page 23 of the workbook there is a summary sheet to use to record your key information.

Putting it all together  Come back together and share resources by filling in a summary of key ideas on the lotus diagram.  Discuss all the information you have and then decide which specific area you want to focus on.  This will become the focus of your action plan. Animal Cruelty Animal testing Puppy farms Pets dumped Live export Eating meat Cruelty to mother pigs Non stunned slaughter Battery hens