LibGuides: Junior Research Paper Social Studies: Wonder

Wondering

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ABC-CLIO Social Studies This link opens in a new window
username & password info at bit.ly/nchsaccess. BEST FEATURE: Reference articles. CITATION QUALITY: Generally reliable, but check! DESCRIPTION: Comprehensive collection of encyclopedic social studies modules ranging from Ancient History to Native American history, the World at War, and Modern Genocide, and lots in between.
Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
username & password info at bit.ly/nchsaccess. This database features Historical Newspapers:
Christian Science Monitor (1908 - 2004)
Hartford Courant (1764 - 1922)
New York Times (1851-2014)
Washington Post (1877-2001)
iPoll This link opens in a new window
username & password info at bit.ly/nchsaccess. Provided by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University, Roper iPoll is the largest collection of public opinion poll data with results from 1935 to the present. Roper iPoll contains nearly 800,000 questions and over 23,000 datasets from both U.S. and international polling firms. Surveys cover any number of topics including, social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and much more. When available, results charts, demographic crosstabs and full datasets are provided for immediate download.
National Newspapers This link opens in a new window
username & password info at bit.ly/nchsaccess. This Current News databases includes:
Christian Science Monitor (1988-current)
Hartford Courant (1992-current)
New York Times (1980-current)
Wall Street Journal (1984-current)
Washignton Post (1987-current)
You can cross search all these papers simultaneously, delimit your search terms to title or publication, and look for specific article types (e.g., OP-ED, which is labeled "Commentary")
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
username & password info at bit.ly/nchsaccess. In the "Wonder" stage of your research process, use "Reference". Later on ("Investigate" and "Synthesize"), use other options from the menu on the top right in your results page. "Sign in with Google" (top left of screen)! This cross-curricular research database supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Generally, NCHS teachers do not love the "Viewpoint Essays". We prefer OP-ED from major newspapers, and the New York Times' "Room for Debate".

WONDER: Research

WONDER: Checkpoint (Research Question)

Research Question Stems (2019)

How did the Great Recession affect the graduating classes of 2008?
- what criteria will you use to measure "affect"?
How did the Great Recession of 2008 affect graduating students in the job market?
- Nice! What aspects of employment will you consider?
How did the Great Recession of 2008 depict what graduating students were doing after their years in college?
- Dig & learn more:
  - Unemployment rates rose
  - People couldn’t find jobs
  - They weren’t paid well (lower salaries)
  - Some continued school in hopes that the crash would finished by the time they were out
How did the Great Recession of 2008 cause the class of 2008 and 2009 college graduates to modify their post-graduation plans?

Here is another one:

How has the number of deaths due to gun violence changed as new weapons have been introduced into the legal gun market?
- To what extent has the proliferation of AR-15s in the consumer market impacted the number of mass murders since 2004?

And another one: Great potato famine in Ireland Immigration to America

How they were treated when they came to America and how they were second class citizens who lived in the ghettos
- How did Ireland’s Potato Famine change tenement life in New York City?