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=Questions = = = =We plan ahead of time and already have our topic (animal) chosen, so we start coming up with questions the kids want to know about the topic. You can also start by having your kids create an "I Wonder" list of things they are curious about on the given topic. = =All ideas are excepted! Then we talk about and begin to organize the questions that go together to make a more concise list. For animals, which is what we are usually researching, we normally can narrow down all questions to fit under the following questions: = =1. What do they look like? = =2. Where do they live? = =3. What do they eat? = =4. What are the babies like? = =5. What are their enemies? = =6. What are some interesting facts? = = = =Towards the end of the year after the kids have done this several times, I let them choose their own topics for researching. Most of their questions remain the same, unless we are doing a nonliving thing or a person, and then we work together to organize their questions. = = = = = =Day 1- Questions = =Day 2- The Copyright Laws and Taking Notes = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day 3 and Day 4- Taking More Notes = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day 5- Organizing the Notes = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day 6- Creating the Product =