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Searching for information on your topic

  • Define and refine your topic
    •    Narrow or broaden your search.
  • Formulate your research questions.
    •  Factual Questions- You may need to investigate some factual questions before you begin your research. Some examples:   What does pH mean? What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors?
    •  Research Questions – What do you want to know about your topic? Is your question researchable and answerable?
  • Identify Library Resources
  • Find Information on your topic
  • Cite your sources

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