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THIS STAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT; you need to understand the question to answer it!  At this stage all you are doing is relying upon the knowledge that you already know!  So how do you do this?  You need to brainstorm - WHAT IS THE QUESTION?  Think about what it is you are trying to answer.

Check here to [|DEFINE] your topic!

Keywords are essential, as are the sub-questions, or the questions you need to answer the BIG ? Brainstorm yourself, the class, friends, teachers, parents, anyone you think might be able to help. Do a graphic design with the class- what are the real questions - get CURIOUS!!! Nominalise the key words - teachers will help. Wordle them - [|here]

Use inspiration to do a mindmap of your research plan - [|here] Think about the next 5 steps - how to locate, select, organise, present and evaluate your work?