You Can Do It! Academic Research in High School Carolyn Kinsella, MSLIS, MSEd Librarian Alexa...

You Can Do It! Academic Research in

High SchoolCarolyn Kinsella, MSLIS, MSEd Librarian

Alexa Tancil, MAC&I, MAESE Biology TeacherMinooka Community High School

Professional Experiences Lead to Students Doing Research and

Experiencing Real-World Science● My Scientific Research with the Shedd Aquarium in

Bimini, Bahamas for my 2nd Masters Degree through Bradley University in Environmental Science

● Shedd Aquarium’s 2 year Development of Submerged in Science a dream for Student Citizen Scientists in Illinois Local Watersheds

● IL Math and Science Partnership (IMSP) WIP 5 Introducing Student Research and Development for the High School Classroom 2 year Curriculum Development

Instruction

● Panicked ● Researched “How to Research”● Created: Short PowerPoint Handouts

PowerPoint

● Compare Magazine with Journal● Purpose of Scholarly Research● Format of Journal articles

Magazine vs. Scholarly Journal

Popular MagazineContent: Information on topics of general interestPurpose: To inform, entertain or have an emotional appealAuthor: Staff writers, journalistsWho Reads: Anyone interestedReviewed: Editor working for the magazineCitations:NoneFrequency: Weekly or monthly

Scholarly JournalContent: Articles reporting results of research, study, or experimentationPurpose: To share information with others in the same area of studyAuthor: Scholars and/or researchersWho Reads: Other scholars and/or researchersReviewed: Editorial board made up of scholars in the fieldCitations: Footnotes/endnotes; bibliographies/works citedFrequency: 2-4 times a year

Format of Journal Articles

Know the parts· Abstract: Summarizes the entire article · Introduction: Why the research was done?· Methodology: How was the research done?· Results: What happened? Usually there are charts and graphs that help.· Discussion: What do the results mean?· Conclusion: What did the researchers learn?· References: What did the researchers study before they started their own research?

Handouts

Included how to:● find articles using the databases● read journal articles ● use NoodleTools

Completed Projects Show Students Have Learned How to do Authentic Research

● Students create their own journal article based on their research using Google Docs for peer editing of drafts and TurnItIn.com too.

● Students use Primary Research in their Introduction/Literature Review section of their research paper using NoodleTools for notecards and APA citations for references.

● Students present research on a tri-fold poster.

What Does it all Mean

● HS students are capable of advanced research

● Continue with the project● Find out if it has changed research at the

Junior-Senior level● Work on cross-curricular applications

Questions

Carolyn Kinsella, Librarianckinsella@mchs.net

Alexa Tancil, Biology Teacheratancil@mchs.net

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