Grade 6 · Social Studies · Lesson 33

Choose your research question

A capstone in social studies is a piece of original research that you plan, investigate, and present yourself. Every strong capstone begins with the same step — choosing a research question. The question is the engine that drives everything else: the sources you gather, the timeline you build, the cause-and-effect arguments you make, the visuals you design, and the conclusions you defend.

What this lesson teaches

1Explain why a good research question is the first step of any historical inquiry
2Distinguish a focused, open-ended question from a vague or yes/no one
3Test a draft research question against four practical criteria
4Rewrite a weak question into a stronger, researchable one

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