WR122 Wilder-Tack

Sample Topics

Group 1: Does meditation help anxiety in college students?

Group 2: Exercise improves the mental health of teens

Group 3: Being outside makes kids happier

Group 4: Students are more successful when they have enough to eat

Group 5: How does bullying in school affect student grades?

In your groups, brainstorm keywords for your topic.

• Main ideas of the topic statement/research question:

• Related or similar words to those main keywords:

Try a search

• Go to one of the library databases and try searching your keywords.

• You can use as many or as few words as you like.

• Try a few different searches with different keywords to see how your results change.

After you've tried some searches, consider these questions:

1. How did your search terms affect your results?

2. What kind of articles were you finding - scholarly or popular? How can you tell?

3. Did your search terms work? Were your results relevant and useful?