"Basic research advances fundamental knowledge about the world. It focuses on creating and refuting or supporting theories that explain observed phenomena. Pure research is the source of most new scientific ideas and ways of thinking about the world. It can be exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory; however, explanatory research is the most common.[citation needed]
Basic research generates new ideas, principles, and theories, which may not be immediately utilized but nonetheless form the basis of progress and development in different fields. Today's computers, for example, could not exist without research in pure mathematics conducted over a century ago, for which there was no known practical application at the time. Basic research rarely helps practitioners directly with their everyday concerns; nevertheless, it stimulates new ways of thinking that have the potential to revolutionize and dramatically improve how practitioners deal with a problem in the future."[citation needed]
- Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_research)
(❗️) Make sure you sign up for a library card at the Free Library of Philadelphia! Once you are signed in on the FLP website, take a screenshot showing your signed in and send it to my Gmail at harvey.scribner@techfreire.org
We live in the information age, where access to many wonderful Internet resources is just a few quick clicks away. For this reason, you might be thinking, "Cool. I don't have to go to the library. I can do all my research online." Not so fast. The Internet is not a substitute for the library. It's a tool best used in addition to to traditional research sources.
Why use both? Because each has resources, benefits, and limitations that the other does not. Examine the pros and cons of both the library and the Internet below.
Here is a good resource to help you get started with Basic Research and Reports:
https://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/step1.htm
TODAY & TOMORROW YOU WILL...
Choose a Topic for your Basic Research Project and complete the Basic Research Introduction Student Worksheet. Click the links below to complete the Google Form, see the classroom presentations for both Intro to Online Research and Why Do We Do Research, and open the Basic Research Introduction Student Worksheet.
(❗️) Choose a Topic for your Basic Research Project
Fill Out the Basic Research Unit Topic Survey TODAY! (Click Here)
REFERENCE LINKS
"Intro to Online Research 20/21" Google Slides Class Presentation (For Review)
(❗️) "Basic Research Introduction Student Worksheet" Google Document
You must open the document, click FILE and MAKE A COPY, and SHARE it with Mr. S (harvey.scribner@techfreire.org) for credit!
1. CREDIBILITY: Researching your topic and citing your sources helps lend credibility to your paper. It demonstrates that you sought out similar information from experts in the field, which makes what you're writing more believable.
2. PUBLICATION: Because research backs up your ideas with facts from established experts in the field, it's an industry standard. If you hope to publish in a scholarly journal, you'll have to conduct thorough research and cite it correctly to be taken seriously, and cite it correctly to be taken seriously
3. EDUCATION: Research gives you a broader understanding of your topic so you can speak with a more authoritative, informed voice. It allows you to understand both sides of an argument and any additional factors that contribute to your thesis statement.
4. RESEARCH SKILLS: Many instructors assign research papers so students can develop or strengthen their research skills. In that respect, research is important because it makes you better and finding information and backing up your ideas with facts.
5. PLAGIARISM: You may think you have a groundbreaking idea only to discover that a famous scientist already had this idea and wrote on it extensively. Taking credit for this idea, even though you thought it was original can still constitute academic dishonesty. Research helps you use that scientist's work to build on and add credibility to your idea.
VOCABULARY LIST WITH DEFINITIONS AND SAMPLE SENTENCES:
Compile: to get or gather together The student had to compile the data for the report.
Evaluate: estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of something
The student could not evaluate the data without organizing it first.
Research: a search for knowledge
The student will research a topic of choice for the upcoming assignment.
Extensively: in a widespread way
All of the information put together was extensively search.
Digital: in electronic form, transmitted electronically
Anyone can download a digital copy of a song from ITunes.
Organize: arrange by systematic planning and united effort
You will have an easier time creating an outline if you organize your list of sources first.
Information: knowledge acquired through study, experience, or instruction
There is a wealth of information online about your topic.
Include: have as a part, made up out of
All students must include their contact information on the top of the sheet.
Skill: an ability that is acquired by training
Natural ability only becomes a skill if you practice and train harder than you thought possible.
Provide: give something useful or necessary to
I will provide you with the notes and resources to be successful on the upcoming quiz/
Section: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to create a whole object
The percussion section of the band provides the backbone for the music and the beat to march too.
Cite: make reference to
If you cite your references well, people will be able to review them easier.
Successfully: with success, in a successful manner, reach a goal
You can be successful at anything if you focus your mind, spirit, and effort to complete it.
Feature: prominent attribute or aspect of something
Our lesson will feature a Travel Brochure Project at the end.
Structure: framework, how something is constructed
The structure of the house was unsound after the earthquake.
Book: handwritten or printed work of fiction or non-fiction; usually on bound paper and covered
The primary book you will choose for your project is up to you.
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