Luxmanor ES - Grade 4 Project Page

Luxmanor 4th graders are working on a project about Native Americans. They are working in groups to research several aspects of Native American tribes from regions across the country. Use this page to learn some research tips and to find websites that will help with the project.

Research Tips

Know your keywords

Keywords are the most important words in your Inquiry questions. When doing research, you should identify your keywords, then look for them in your resources.

Be "flexible" with your keywords

Sometimes the resources that you use don't use the keywords in your questions. Be flexible! Think of synonyms (words that have the same meaning) for your keywords. Here are some ideas that might help you.

Keyword	Synonyms	Keyword	Synonyms	Keyword	Synonyms
beliefs	religion spirituality stories folklore	decision making	government council	language	dialect tongue
climate	weather temperature	home	shelter dwelling abode	physical features	landforms geography
clothing	regalia	jobs	work occupation employment	vegetation	crops plants
customs	traditions practices

Use text features

Why read a whole book or website if you don't have to? When researching with a book, skim the table of contents and the index to look for keywords or their synonyms. Then go to those pages to scan the information for answers to your questions. If your book does not have a table of contents or index, skim the pages for headings. When reading a website, skim the headings to find a section that might answer your questions.