1. Introducing Disciplines
Helping students narrow their focus for research

2. Today’s Objectives: Discuss to understand the disciplines of research
Begin narrowing and possibly selecting a discipline to focus your study

3. Color Wheel of Disciplinary Understanding
Different disciplines will research and analyze questions in different ways.
FROM COLLEGE BOARD PRESENTATION: Big Idea 1- Different Ways of Knowing

4. Discipline Breakdowns
Understanding the Basics of the 6 Major Disciplines
Dimensions of Disciplinary Understanding (generated at Oct National Project Meeting)

5. Discipline Breakdowns
We will breakdown each discipline to see where your ideas, interests, or topic exists.
Take notes on each discipline to ensure that you are able to further research these disciplines and ultimately pick your discipline.

6. Discipline Breakdowns
NOTE: Some portions of each discipline may appear to blend into another discipline. This is typical of healthy research… #nostress

7. History National * International * Global
Chronological: Progression of time analyzed through dates
Theoretical: Reasons behind why history progressed in a particular way
Social: Influences of humans on historical progression
Can you add anything else to this discipline?

8. Humanities Human Society: Discovery, preservation, and communication
Languages: Investigation and preservation of languages and linguistic skills
Creative/Theoretical: Experimentation in the creative arts with a wide range of social and cultural experience
Combination of Disciplines: The new exploration of combined scientific-humanistic/artistic approaches (e.g., neurocognitive approaches to literature).
Ethical: Analyzing the ethics of perspectives regarding society/humanity

9. Hard/Natural Sciences
Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
Biology * Physics * Astronomy * Chemistry* Earth
History: Progressions of and development of Hard Science over time
Theory: Understanding structures and constraints of Hard Science
Applicable: Find new ways to use findings in life
Can you add anything else to this discipline?

10. Social Sciences Can you add anything else to this discipline?
Economics*Political Science*Law*Demography*
Human Geography*Sociology*Psychology*Education
History: Progression of specific field in relation to humanity
Theory: Study and development of intangible concepts
Applicable: Using theories of field to answer tangible questions or solve tangible issues
Can you add anything else to this discipline?

11. Mathematics History: Progression of Maths over time
Close-Ended Questions*Open-Ended Questions
History: Progression of Maths over time
Theory: Use of intangible ideas to prove or disprove abstract concepts
Applicable: Use of mathematical knowledge in life (Geometry would be an example)
Can you add anything else to this discipline?

12. ART Performance Art * Visual Art * Auditory Art
Creation: Research methods used to actually create art in various forms
Theory: Research the reason for Art, the way Art influences people, Cutting edge uses for Art
History: Research a progression or understanding due to Art, Specific Time Period
Can you add anything else to this discipline?

13. Where do you think your interests fit?
Take a moment to write down the discipline in which you think your interests exist.

14. Dimensions of Discipline
Each discipline shares dimensions of understanding
Dimensions of Disciplinary Understanding (generated at Oct National Project Meeting)

15. Dimensions of Every Discipline
Each discipline will consider the following:
Purpose: Possible uses of the knowledge acquired or researched
Method: Methods for building and validating knowledge
Knowledge: Concepts, accepted findings, transformed misconceptions
Forms: The construction of the produced work
WRITE THESE DOWN

16. What discipline fits you most?
Talk to someone near you about your interests...

17. Today’s Objectives: Did we…
Discuss to understand the disciplines of research
Begin narrowing and possibly selecting a discipline to focus your study