Short Research Projects
Grade 4 Writing Worksheet - Challenge Me
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Read each question. Circle the best source for it.
Research question: How has the average winter temperature in your state changed since 1950? Which source is best?
- a state weather office chart of yearly winter temperatures
- a travel blog about the best places to ski in your state
- a news story about last week's big snowstorm in the capital city
- an encyclopedia page about what winter is
Research question: How did the printing press change how many people could read? Which source is best?
- a museum photo of an old printing press with its wooden handle
- a page about how to use a color printer at home with your computer
- a history book comparing how many books existed before and after the press
- a novel about a young boy who works in a busy print shop in a big old European city
Research question: How did the first railroad across the United States change travel time? Which source is best?
- a museum page comparing trip times by wagon and by train
- a timetable for today's trains in your city
- a novel about a girl who rides a train west
- a photo of workers finishing the railroad in 1869
Research question: How has the number of bald eagles in the United States changed since 1960? Which source is best?
- a 2023 wildlife report with eagle counts by year
- a 1965 magazine article about eagles in danger
- an encyclopedia page about what eagles look like
- a bird watcher's blog about one eagle nest