Table 7c. Scope and Sequence: Inquiry and Research, Grades 1-12

	Organizing
	Preparing identify varied ways of organizing information	Accessing gather information from resources using internal organizers and conventions of texts	Processing sort information using a variety of organizers and formats	Transferring revise product appropriate to purpose, audience and format
1	- identify parts of fictional texts such as table of contents and chapters - describe library layout and routines - complete information tasks within structured time	- use information from different parts of a book - read pictures for information - understand what an author and a title are	- write simple notes - draw pictures for storybooks - organize information on concrete graphs and pictographs - explain sorting method	- participate in student- teacher conferencing - begin to understand the difference between rough copy and finished product
2	- identify different forms of information such as story books, informational texts and environmental print - identify major Dewey Decimal categories	- use a table of contents, index and chapter headings - look for key words in simple interactive software - identify information from basic parts of a graph	- begin to create timelines - make jot notes - prepare storyboards - create a research folder - record sources - use graphic organizers	- make corrections to products - practice performances
3	- identify the parts of non-fiction texts such as indexes - begin to identify catalogue record elements - explore reference information on CD-ROM's and in simple encyclopaedias	- use the elements of charts, diagrams and graphs to collect information - enter simple search words - use the features of thesauri to collect information	- use titles and subheadings - enter data into simple databases and spreadsheets - use source sheets to record - organize data into charts and diagrams using several criteria	- use peer- conferencing to revise work - begin to practice self-editing and proof-reading
4	- 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
5	- 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
6	- explore various subject directories on CD-ROM's - 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
7	- explain the purpose of catalogue record elements - distinguish between general and subject specific reference materials - describe how different formats record information	- begin to use 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
8	- describe the features and conventions of a variety of reference materials	- use bibliographies and suggested readings in reference materials to investigate further sources - use simple print or online indexes to periodicals	- create paraphrases - use legends - use matrices to record var-iables for decision making - sort collected information, using general and sample data	- edit product for unity - verify the accuracy of examples and quotations from primary sources - check product for bias
9	- describe how periodicals are indexed in print or electronic form	- use varied dictionary entries to determine connotation, etymology and idiom - gather human resource information from directories, electronic yellow pages and e-mail	- begin to create advanced databases and spreadsheets and output information in a variety of ways - chart concept formation - begin to use advanced bibliographic conventions	- edit product for emphasis - verify the logic of argument - begin to follow a standard format for a variety of formats
10	- compare the organizational structures of similar reference materials	- interpret statistical information in varied media such as handbooks, yearbooks, almanacs and reports - use advanced print or online indexes to periodicals	- create advanced databases and spreadsheets and output information in a variety of ways - create summaries - use advanced bibliographic conventions	- revise introduction and conclusion to provide context - verify accuracy of facts and quotations from secondary sources - follow a standard format for a variety of formats
11	- describe different classification systems	- use specialized indexes such as literary, legal, bibliographic, biographic and business indexes	- create abstracts - use outlining and flowchart software to organize data - use advanced surveys	- re-examine currency of research and modify product in light of new findings
12	- identify how resources are classified within different classification systems - visit variety of physical and virtual libraries and describe their features	- use specialized indexes such as newspaper, journal, and trade indexes to prepare for post-secondary employment and education	- create précis - create relational databases and output information in a variety of ways - use MLA and APA bibliographic conventions	- use conventions of editing and revising print, media and electronic texts such as proof-reader's marks and director's cues