Non-fiction Lesson - Conducting Research & Presenting Findings - Teaching PowerPoint with Activities

This lesson can be used as part of a unit on non-chronological reports OR it can be used as a stand-alone lesson teaching children how to conduct research and present their findings to the class.

This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to conduct research into a topic, make detailed and informative notes and then present their findings to the class in a clear and concise manner.

The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with:

√ Learning objective
√ Success criteria
√ Starter activity
√ Review of relevant prior learning (fact and opinion)
√ Teaching input/ information slides
√ Two research tasks (one historical and one present day)
√ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks
√ Differentiated research support slides
√ Tips for taking notes, presenting findings, speaking and listening well
√ Presentation plan examples
√ Answer slides
√ Plenary activity

Learning Objective:
LO: To conduct research and create a presentation on a particular topic

Success Criteria:
I can use multiple sources to find out information about a given topic.
I can make useful notes as part of my research.
I can use present my findings to others in a clear and concise way.
I can make listen carefully and make notes on a presentation.

Lesson details:
Starter activity - Fact or opinion?
Game to engage learners in research task - twenty questions
Teaching input - how to conduct research
Historical research task (dinosaurs topic)
Speaking and listening task - class mind-map + suggestions
Differentiated research support (questions to answer etc.)
Preset day research task (disasters topic)
Speaking and listening task - class mind-map + suggestions
Differentiated research support (questions to answer etc.)
Example presentation plans for both topics
Hints and tips for speaking/ presenting and listening/ note-taking
Plenary - Assessment of learning task

This lesson can be a stand-alone lesson teaching children how to conduct research into a topic and then present their findings. It can ALSO be part of a bundle of three lessons teaching children how to write non-chronological reports. This is lesson two of three.

Lesson 1 - Identify the features of non-chronological reports and examine example texts (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/non-fiction-lesson-features-of-a-non-chronological-report-teaching-powerpoint-with-activities-13116858)
Lesson 2 - Conduct own research into a topic and present findings
Lesson 3 - Write own non-chronological report

PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.

This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.