Library
Research links
- What Information? How much do you know about research?
- Example Of Research Plan In Childcare
Section 4 covers research techniques that can be applied to many topics. - Primary And Secondary Research-Definitions
Explains the difference with examples of each type as applied to child care research. - Mind mapping
- Simple research plan using a mind map or spider chart (example) (download blank template)
- Student research evidence sheet
Used to help plan desk research stages
- Boolean searching (Word)
How to do more complex searches on the Internet. - Clusty (clustering search engine-presents more specific search options)
- Google advanced search (get better results by refining your search)
- Surfwax (searches across a number of search engines)
- Thumb shots (compares results of search engines)
- Office For National Statistics (UK Statistics)
use this page to obtain detailed statistics on population, the economy and the environment - Stats for Schools
(download lesson plans, worksheets, datasets amd other resources) - International Demographic Statistics
- Statistics For All EU Countries
- Information source evaluation template (source ICT dept KS3 resource bank year 8)
- Stratford from the Internet-site evaluation for year 7 KS3 Unit 2 (Word)
- Website comparison exercise year 7 KS3 Unit 2(Word)
- Check Your Sources
- Relevance checker
- Model learning -how to use graphic organisers
(you need to register or use the login thornton and password thornton) - Make Ideas come alive with visual tools (pdf)
(you need to register or use the login thornton and password thornton) - Sample Knowledge map (Henry Vii)
- Introduction to market, social and opinion research
(Market Reseach Society) - Examples of simple quantitative survey questions
- Ideas for Primary Research
For child care but ideas can be applied to other subjects - Market Research
Thornton Grammar School Library
page last updated september 2009