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Review: Research Notes and a Short Presentation

Apply sort a note by report role, record a source locator, choose a visual aid, answer a clarifying question using supplied texts and original responses.

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Unit review questions
1. Note: four blocks held in the second trial. Locator: Test Notes, p. 2. Need: compare observations. Listener: What did the trial show? Which report section should receive this supplied note?
Need a hint?
  • Bent after three blocks is an observation.
  • An untested question is not a result.
2. Note: four blocks held in the second trial. Locator: Test Notes, p. 2. Need: compare observations. Listener: What did the trial show? Which citation locates the supplied note?
Need a hint?
  • Keep the note and locator together.
  • A locator is not a claim that the source is reliable.
3. Note: four blocks held in the second trial. Locator: Test Notes, p. 2. Need: compare observations. Listener: What did the trial show? Which aid fits the stated presentation need?
Need a hint?
  • Results belong in a table when comparisons matter.
  • A picture should not add an unsupported result.
4. Note: four blocks held in the second trial. Locator: Test Notes, p. 2. Need: compare observations. Listener: What did the trial show? Which kind of reply directly answers the supplied listener question?
Need a hint?
  • What happened asks for the result.
  • A confident guess does not fill a missing observation.

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Use the skills in a new task

Make a short complete response demonstrating the four skills in this unit. Prepare a one-minute paper presentation from this fictional record: two books, one paper sheet; fold the sheet and bridge the books; the model held three blocks before bending. Use Materials, Procedure and Observations headings, a labeled sketch and a source note Fictional Model Record, section 1. State that thicker paper was not tested. Longer writing targets in optional extensions can be completed in a later session.

Work on paper or in your own document. Explain the choices you made.

  • Identify the note’s content before placing it under a heading. Keep results separate from steps and questions.
  • Write the source title exactly as supplied and include its page or section. Retain that locator beside the note.
  • Match the aid to what listeners need to see. Give it readable labels rather than merely decorating the page.
  • Identify what the question asks and respond only with the corresponding supplied information. Admit when the record does not answer it.
Compare with a model response

Materials: two books and one paper sheet. Procedure: fold the sheet and bridge the books. Observations: the model held three blocks before bending. Source: Fictional Model Record, section 1. My sketch labels paper and the two supports. I would say these three headings aloud and point out that thicker paper was not tested. That unknown belongs in a follow-up question, not in the results.

A different response can also meet the criteria. Compare the evidence and reasoning, rather than copying the wording.