Encyclopedias are a great place to start gathering information. The articles are short and you will get a quick overview of what you know and need to know about your topic. You can also use World Book Student to view videos and images, read current events, and analyze maps and timelines. 

ISearch pulls in information from magazine articles, encyclopedias, biographies, and more. Search for your topic and choose the Encyclopedia tab at the top. Select the very first result, the Research Starter, or one of the encyclopedia articles to help you gather the information that you know or need to know about your topic. 

What do you know about your topic? What do still need to know? What did you learn? This chart will help you record what you already understand about the problem and explore elements you still need to learn more about. Select Open to view the Google Doc. Log in to your Google account. From File, select Make a Copy and save a copy of this document to your Google Drive. Or, select File choose Download and select Microsoft Word to get an editable version of this document.