Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Developing Research Questions

6th - 8th Standards
This YouTube video lesson focuses on developing research questions by choosing topics of personal interest; filtering them for theme, time, and place; and choosing questions that are debatable, plausible, and consequential.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Questions

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on research questions including the definition, purposes, how it helps the research project, how to choose one, sample research questions, and how to narrow the focus. Real Player is required.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluating a Research Question

9th - 10th Standards
A video lesson discussing how to evaluate a research question to see if it is relevant. [11:59] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Picking a Research Topic

9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on picking a research topic by brainstorming and freewriting about what interests you or what you want to learn more about and doing background reading to see what information is available for your possible topics....
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Video: Analyze How an Author Develops and Supports His Claims

9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine an author's claims by analyzing supporting evidence. [5:16]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Find Answers to Research Questions by Skimming Texts for Evidence

2nd - 4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to find answers to your research questions by skimming the text for key words and phrases. [4:56]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Grow Research Using Resources to Answer Questions

3rd Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to grow research for an informational text by using resources to answer your questions. [3:40]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Draft Informational, Research Based Writing

3rd - 4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to build a draft by assembling bullet point facts into complete sentences. [5:22]
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Crash Course

Crash Course Study Skills #9: Papers and Essays

9th - 10th Standards
Writing research papers is an essential skill in your career as a student, and this week we're going to help you do that like a pro. From figuring out where to begin to finding the best systems, to breaking out of "research recursion...
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Group Facts and Evidence From Research Into Categories

3rd Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to outline an informational text by grouping facts into chapters. [4:29]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Choose a Research Writing Topic for an Informational Text

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to choose a writing topic for an informational text by asking questions about your interests. [3:58]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine a Research Question

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine your research question by reviewing your notes and asking, "What do I want to teach others?" [4:54]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Develop a Research Question

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop research questions by asking, "What do I already know about the topic?" [3:07]
Instructional Video
Understood For All

Understood.org: Video: How First Graders Learn to Research and Organize Ideas

K - 1st Standards
In this video from GreatSchools, viewers will observe strategies that first graders use as they research topics and organize new information. Observers will note the conversations about what they learn and examples of note taking. [1:45]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine a Research Question

3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine your research question by reviewing your notes and asking, "What do I want to teach others?" [4:04]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Choose a Research and Writing Topic by Asking Questions

1st - 4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to choose a writing topic for an informational text by asking questions about your interests. [3:11]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Generate Research Questions

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to generate burning questions to guide your research by asking, What do I want to know more about? [4:31]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Grow Research by Reading Informational Text Resources

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to add to your current research by reading new texts with your burning questions in mind. [5:08]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Grow Research by Reading Additional Texts

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to add to your current research by reading new texts with your burning questions in mind. [5:20]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Generate Research Questions

5th - 7th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to generate burning questions to guide your research by asking, "What do I want to know more about?" [5:02]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Write a Research Thesis Statement

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a research thesis statement by restating your big research question in a complete sentence. [4:09]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Methods: Lesson 5

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will explore research methods, delineate the steps of the scientific method. It will also discuss experiments, survey research, focus groups, participant observation and using secondary sources for analysis. It is 5 of 9 in...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Methods: Lesson 2

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will introduce guidelines for scientific research, as well as common research methods in the field of psychology. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Research Methods."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Methods: Lesson 9

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will explore research methods, delineate the steps of the scientific method. It will also discuss experiments, survey research, focus groups, participant observation and using secondary sources for analysis. It is 9 of 9 in...