Shared Research Project
Grade 2 - Writing - On Level
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Which research question is focused for a project about community helpers?
- What is the best color?
- How do librarians help readers?
- Why is everything interesting?
- Can I skip every source?
Which source could help answer "What can make a model bridge stronger?"
- A joke book tells riddles.
- A lunch menu lists today's snack.
- An engineering article says extra supports can help a bridge hold more weight.
- A blank page has no facts.
Read the source: A geography page says a map key explains the symbols used on a map. Which note answers "How does a map key help readers?"
- The playground has a tall slide.
- I wonder about recess.
- The source has words.
- A map key explains what map symbols mean.
Which note should be removed from research about plant growth?
- A science book says bean plants need light, water, air, and space to grow.
- Bean plants need light, water, air, and space.
- What helps bean plants grow?
- Beans taste good in soup.
After reading the source about local weather, what should the group do next?
- write only a favorite opinion
- erase the useful fact
- collect daily weather observations on a chart
- change to a random topic