InfoLit_Notes

Information Literacy

Topical Research Activity Notes

1. Greek Gods - 2. Components of Blood and their Functions 3. States 4. Presidents 5. Composers 6. Inventors 7. Animals 9. Places visit 10. Psychological Disorders 11. Social Problems 12. Diseases 13. Careers 14. Historical Figures or Events - People or Events
 * Why was Zeus the most powerful God? Create your own God. What traits would you take from other Gods?
 * Of all of the 20th century presidents, who would you most likely get your support and why?
 * Find and compare two previous presidents to the current presidential candidates? Look at International Policy, fiscal spending.
 * Explain the differences and similarities between all of the war time presidents?
 * Which president had the most impact on American relations (foreign, economy, etc.)?
 * Compare the time period and how it influenced a certain composers work?
 * Compare music of Mozart to a popular musician.
 * If Thomas Edison did not exist, what would happen? How would this effect the world today?
 * Setting a budget and finding a place that could be affordable and enjoyable as a family.
 * Are affirmative actions programs affective remedies to pass racial discrimination?
 * What would be the effect if the NE supreme court would create a ruling similar to California same sex ruling.
 * Opposing Viewpoints - online database for purchase (based on student population) - will give viewpoint essays either way, magazine articles. From Gale - Can have a month's free trial.
 * Of all modern diseases which one do you think is most devastating? How can it be cured or what can be used as a treatment option?
 * What vaccination would you want to create to cure a disease, but will need to destroy a vaccination for another disease.
 * What career would help make you money, famous, happy, education?
 * Considering a flat world and job that are outsourced. How can you make a job that is more stable a consideration.
 * What career would be available 10 years from now that is not available currently.
 * Pick a historical leader from a revolutionary time period and how would history be different without them.
 * Pick an historical leader from a revolutionary time and give examples of their leadership and what might have happened without their precense during this time.
 * Nominate the most important person of a particular time period or country or state and explain why you thought they were most important.
 * Person of the year - decade. Create an issue (magazine) on the person of the year (Time person of the year)

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