Inquiry and Research: Grade 6 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 6, 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 6, students will: - structure search strategies and timelines - develop research plans with statement of purpose - begin to manage thoughts and feelings arising from research process-select periodicals - select national and international atlases - compare formats of print and electronic reference materials to facilitate selection of information - deconstruct media works - identify agreement and disagreement among sources - distinguish between primary and secondary sources - identify point of view - independently complete self-evaluation on all research and information problem solving - demonstrate an understanding of probability in making appropriate conclusions and appropriate decisions	By the end of Grade 6, students will: - explore various subject directories on CD-ROMs - describe how information on specific Web sites is structured - prepare key words, descriptors and concepts appropriate to intended research, e.g. dictionary definitions; specialized terms in math and science - use simple bibliographic conventions - use headings and captions - design surveys, organize data into self-selected categories and ranges, and record data on spreadsheets - compare information selected and interpreted with information needs and adjust research strategies if necessary - eliminate irrelevant information
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 6, students will: - listen to, acknowledge and consider differing opinions in group work - work in teams to develop project outlines - formulate hypothesis and test validity with peers and teacher - evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various presentation formats - experiment with a variety of displays of the same data	By the end of Grade 6, students will: - browse the appropriate sections of the library to expand approaches to a topic - locate and read a wide range of resources - begin to search the Internet using features of single search engines - retrieve information from databases - create tree diagrams to analyze parts, and to order or rank information - make analogies to connect ideas in a variety of formats - analyze data to make inferences and arguments - relate research findings to career possibilities and applications in the workplace - make judgments and draw conclusions from research to solve problems