Inquiry and Research: Grade 5 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 5, 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 5, students will: - structure search strategies within set timelines - build a knowledge base from a variety of resources - distinguish different kinds and purposes of questions - develop a research focus-select novels, short stories, biographies - bookmark and use Internet sites relevant to research - select information from a variety of electronic reference materials - identify main ideas and supporting details - examine currency of data - evaluate definitions - discuss patterns in data - complete self-evaluation on product and process, identifying strengths and weaknesses - analyze how data was collected and discuss the reasonableness of results	By the end of Grade 5, students will: - identify the features of a variety of media - understand role of bibliographic conventions - determine time required to complete tasks - begin to use footnotes and bibliographic citations found in resources to locate other information - begin to use simple bibliographic conventions - prepare simple flow charts with timelines - create simple databases and spreadsheets and output data in a variety of ways - understand the needs of the audience and the purpose of the product - recognize the need for deadlines and meet them
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 5, students will: - use appropriate strategies to organize group projects - prepare subject webs to connect similar ideas - create preliminary outline based on initial findings and test clarity with group - create timelines and multi-media presentations - use authentic performance strategies to present research	By the end of Grade 5, students will: - prepare a list of potential kinds of resources, prior to beginning search - locate periodicals, texts and editorials - independently search automated catalogues - begin to search the Internet using keywords in single search engines - use matrixes to sort facts and similarities, and to evaluate and classify data - discover relationships between resources - relate research findings to personal knowledge and experience - make judgments and draw conclusions to solve problems