Inquiry Research Roadmap on Harmful Short Videos
A research project roadmap with a source evaluation worksheet for 11th grade and up, in which students investigate either a harmful TikTok trend or the effects of short-video use on attention and learning. It builds inquiry, source evaluation, evidence gathering, and argument writing across four sequenced phases with a pacing guide, and it includes key-term definitions to anchor the research vocabulary.
“inquiry-based research project outline with source evaluation worksheet i wouldalso like to give students more choices they can research about Tik tok videos that are harmful to students”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Introduce the roadmap at the start of a multi-week research unit, and have students pick their direction (a specific harmful trend or the cognitive effects of short video) before moving into the source evaluation worksheet.
- Discussion question: How can you tell whether a study about 'TikTok brain' measures causation or only correlation, and why does that distinction matter for your argument?
- Scaffold for students who struggle: provide a short list of vetted starter sources and a completed sample row of the source evaluation worksheet so they can model the criteria before evaluating their own.
- Extension for advanced students: have them compare conflicting findings on attention and inhibitory control and write a paragraph explaining which methodological differences account for the disagreement.
- Plan roughly 3 to 4 weeks of class time, with the pacing guide setting deadlines for each of the four phases.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Introduce the roadmap at the start of a multi-week research unit, and have students pick their direction (a specific harmful trend or the cognitive effects of short video) before moving into the source evaluation worksheet.
- Discussion question: How can you tell whether a study about 'TikTok brain' measures causation or only correlation, and why does that distinction matter for your argument?
- Scaffold for students who struggle: provide a short list of vetted starter sources and a completed sample row of the source evaluation worksheet so they can model the criteria before evaluating their own.
- Extension for advanced students: have them compare conflicting findings on attention and inhibitory control and write a paragraph explaining which methodological differences account for the disagreement.
- Plan roughly 3 to 4 weeks of class time, with the pacing guide setting deadlines for each of the four phases.
Inquiry Research Roadmap on Harmful Short Videos
A research project roadmap with a source evaluation worksheet for 11th grade and up, in which students investigate either a harmful TikTok trend or the effects of short-video use on attention and learning. It builds inquiry, source evaluation, evidence gathering, and argument writing across four sequenced phases with a pacing guide, and it includes key-term definitions to anchor the research vocabulary.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free