Before you begin taking notes, read through the Research Notecard Outline carefully. This will help you know exactly what information you are looking for! I also recommend color coding the Outline. For example:

Research Notecard Outline.jpg

Then, prepare your notecards. In my example, I am using one card for each question. I have included a title on each card to help me remember the question. I have also color coded these to match the Research Notecard Outline:

In my example above, I did not write out the full question from the Research Notecard Outline onto the cards. Rather, I used keywords from the questions. The first card reads: 1. Geography - A - borders? The second: 1. Geography - 2 - land? And so on. Because the cards are color-coded, I can easily go back to the Outline as I work if I need to re-read the full question.

Another option would be to write out the full question. That would look like: 1. Geography - A - What states, countries, bodies of water, or rivers share a border with your state?

5th grade, you did an excellent job working together and asking great questions this week. Please reach out to me if you have more questions or need any help with your notetaking. We will look at notes again next week.