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Foundations of the Modern World - Final Inquiry Unit: Dip In and Explore

A guide to help you through the process of selecting a topic for inquiry, exploring, asking good questions, and discovering your answers for your Personalized Research Project

During this phase, you should enjoy reading and learning about your topic.

Slow down, relax, and dip in to books, reference sources, websites, videos, and podcasts. As you read and learn, keep track of interesting ideas and important terms.

Most of these sources will not be cited in your final product - just read and build your background knowledge and vocabulary!

Library Resources to Explore

Online Resources to Explore

Search tip: you can find pathfinders or resource guides from other institutions' libraries, too! Their librarians may have curated additional sources that may be useful to you. It's a handy way to discover great information. Try a query like this:

[site:libguides.com AND (your search terms)]

 

As You Explore

As you read, consider whether this is a source you'll want to return to later. We should not be citing reference sources, but you may encounter books or articles that you will want to return to.

 

What new questions come up?

What new ideas, people, and terms have you learned? Record these in your research log.