Inquiry and Research: Grade 4 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 4, students will: prepare for research: define information needs using a variety of strategies explore information using a variety of group activities identify varied ways of organizing information relate prior knowledge to information tasks; access resources: locate a variety of appropriate resources from a variety of sources select information appropriate to needs using a variety of strategies gather information from resources using internal organizers and conventions of texts collaborate with others to share findings and ideas; process information: analyze and evaluate information using a variety of strategies test ideas to adjust research and problem solving strategies sort information using a variety of organizers and formats synthesize findings and formulate conclusions; transfer learning: revise product appropriate to purpose, audience and format present research findings in a variety of forms for a variety of audiences reflect on and evaluate product and process transfer new information skills and knowledge to solve problems and make decisions.

Expectations in Specific Areas
Reasoning	Organizing
By the end of Grade 4, students will: - formulate questions to guide research - create mind maps, subject webs prior to search - get an overview of a topic or problem from a variety of reference resources - begin to reread, skim, and scan to select appropriate information - conduct interviews and surveys - begin to bookmark Internet sites relevant to research-identify story elements - identify bias in information - distinguish between fact and opinion - start to complete learning logs and response journals - identify how data was collected	By the end of Grade 4, students will: - use library terminology - understand organization of atlases - identify Dewey Decimal sub-categories - recognize the purposes of different parts of a graph - use index in multi-volume works - explore specific Web sites on the Internet - use conventional symbols, titles and labels when displaying data - make notes on such organizers as index cards - prepare outlines - identify key points - use research folder to organize a variety of information - routinely edit work, with feedback from teachers and peers - choose an appropriate title for research
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 4, students will: - stay on topic in group discussions - begin to participate in telecommunications projects - share findings in electronic format, e.g. keypals, conferencing and databases - review research strategies in peer and teacher conferencing - create simple spreadsheets and tables - create dramatizations	By the end of Grade 4, students will: - use an encyclopedia to provide overview of topic - clarify meaning with a dictionary - search catalogue by author, title, subject - locate novels, biographies and myths - browse subject directories on the Internet - compare findings with predictions - identify their own point of view in research - relate ideas in materials to personal knowledge and experience - make judgments and draw conclusions to solve problems