Inquiry and Research: Grade 7 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 7, 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 7, students will: - begin to use planners - formulate questions that would synthesize various sources of information and points of view - learn to prepare questions in advance of research - select a variety of periodicals - select information from relevant field study - understand plagiarism and copyright - examine the authority, validity and reliability of print and online resources - begin to identify criteria used to evaluate information - begin to articulate the stages of the research process - judge if a problem has been identified and solved - identify bias in data collection methods	By the end of Grade 7, students will: - explain the purpose of catalogue record elements - distinguish between general and subject specific reference materials - describe how different formats record information - begin to use simple print or online indexes to periodicals - identify conventional symbols, titles and labels that organize data - create prefaces and tables of contents - use basic surveys - use simple bibliographic conventions - sort data on tally charts and stem-and-leaf charts - edit product for coherence - verify the adequacy of information selected
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 7, students will: - use role play strategies to explore ideas during research process - develop subject webs to expand connections among similar ideas - use detailed outlines in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress and test clarity of ideas - use appropriate transitions in presenting research - display data and information in a variety of formats, with and without the use of technology	By the end of Grade 7, students will: - use see references and cross references to expand approaches to a topic - independently use the public library to locate information - search the Internet using a variety of features in single search engines - develop generalizations - generalize findings into useful conclusions - make inferences and convincing arguments based on data analysis - begin to recast a product in a new format for a range of purposes and audiences - make judgments and draw conclusions to solve problems