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Grade 12: Challenge and Change in Society (HSB4U): Research and Inquiry Skills

A collection of resources, curated to support the Challenge and Change in Society course work.

Suggested Databases

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Organize your ideas:

What is Mind-Mapping?

Mind mapping is a way to organize your ideas. It is used to help you brainstorm ideas. Brainstorming is just thinking of creative ideas to help you answer a question or solve a problem.

Mind Mapping Tools for You:

Inspiration software

Don't forget Inspiration and Kidspiration software found on all UCDSB computers.  This program is for visual learning: 

graphic organizers, concept mapping, mind mapping, outlining, webbing, and plots and graphs.

Search Terms

Some helpful search terms:

Social Change        Social Theory     Structuralism

Technological Change      Functionalism       Conflict 

Social Patterns       Methods of Deterrence   

 Paradigm Shift   Demographics    Globalization  

Exploitation       Inequalities  Cognitive Dissonance

Searching for sources

Gr. 9-12: Ask Us/Demande Moi

Gr. 9-12: How do I start my research?

Gr. 9-12: How do I cite my sources?

VLC Bookmark

Logins for all VLC databases are found on the back of the VLC Bookmark.

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