Using Multiple Sources
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or solve a problem efficiently
What a learner can do afterwards
- Use search features, indexes, and headings to locate specific information across sources
- Synthesise information from two or more sources to answer a research question
- Evaluate which source provides the most relevant information for a given question
The lesson
When you research a question, you do not need to read every book from cover to cover. You can search each source for just the parts that answer your question.
Mia wants to know how volcanoes erupt. She checks the index of two books. One book only explains what a volcano is, but the second has a page called 'How Volcanoes Erupt.' She reads that page and finds her answer fast.
One source rarely tells you everything. Check two or three sources, then put together what each one adds to your answer.
Use headings and indexes to search fast, and combine facts from more than one source to answer your question.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
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Nothing builds on it yet.
Where this leads
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.