GATP Research Guide for Fifth Grade
Global Awareness and Technology Project
Purpose of the GATP Research Guide
All FCPS students in the fifth grade participate in the Global Awareness and Technology Project (GATP). Students will choose and answer an essential question about cultures of the world. Students will complete a project showing knowledge gained about how cultures are interdependent. Technology will be used for research, gathering data, and/or communicating the information. This research guide will help guide you through the research process of the GATP.
All About the Global Awareness & Technology Project
- Check out the video (created by Heather Baucum, Librarian at Crossfield Elementary) below to find out more about the project,
GATP Rubric
The Research Process
Guided Inquiry Design
- Explore - explore interesting ideas, begin to see what information is available, and dive into researching resources.
- Identify - stop and think about questions. Identify the inquiry question and decide on research direction.
- Gather - gather important information from the best resources that has been identified. Go wide and go deep.
Explore - GID Step 3
The Explore phase is the time for students to explore interesting ideas, look around, and browse through a variety of print and online resources. Students will begin to develop background knowledge and determine useful books, databases, reference sources, and websites. Students should think about:
- Generating questions.
- Search for print and online resources.
- Skim and scan resources for useful information and to determine your interest.
- Summarize information.
- Distinguish between facts and opinions.
- Organize information.
- Read widely from books and online databases.
- Click on this link for database passwords.
Books - Print and Online
Print Books
- Search the Online Library Catalog for books.
Online Books
- myOn - check out these book lists for each culture!
- Gale Global Awareness Project Resources
- World Book eBooks
- National Geographic - eBooks, magazines, and images.
Image Quest
Kids InfoBits
National Geographic Kids
Braddock Elementary Online Resources
Braddock Sites
- Braddock Elementary Global Awareness Resources - Google Custom Search
- Global Awareness Portaportal
GATP Sites
- BBC History - Ancient History & Historical Figures
Search Engines
Pathfinders - a pathfinder is a tool to help researchers find the information they need. The pathfinders listed below contain helpful resources from the Braddock Elementary Library. Resources include book titles, databases, keywords, reference resources, search terms, web links, and more!
Pathfinders, LiveBinders, and Resource Packs
Mini Books
LiveBinders
- Ancient Africa
- Ancient China
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient India
- Ancient Rome
- Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent
- Pre-Columbian Civilizations
Resource Packs from Britannica
- Ancient Africa
- Ancient Aztec
- Ancient China
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Inca
- Ancient India
- Ancient Maya
- Ancient Mesopotamia
- Ancient Pueblo
- Ancient Rome
Pathfinders
Identify - GID Step 4
- What is interesting?
- What are the learning goals?
- Is there enough information?
- How much time is available?
Helpful Tools
Gather - GID Step 5
- Use search strategies.
- Evaluate and choose sources.
- Taking notes.
- Avoiding plagiarism by citing sources, paraphrasing, quoting, and creating a bibliography.
Helpful Tools
- Hints About Print
- Search Strategies
- Web Research - be sure to evaluate and use reliable resources.
- Britannica Image Quest - millions of images to use in projects, presentations, and communications. Images are high quality, downloadable, and copyright cleared so there is no worry about plagiarism. Click on link to learn how to cite images.
- Graphic Organizers for Taking Notes
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