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RESEARCH TEACHER RESOURCE #5 Relevant details selecting the information or facts that are significant or useful for a specific research question and purpose STRATEGY Objectives: • Learn to distinguish important from unimportant details, based on a research question and purpose; • Appreciate the need to select relevant details thoughtfully. Use the following activities to systematically introduce this research strategy. Introduce ➤ Invite students to watch the Paris Crew Historica Moments video available at https://www.historica- the strategy dominion.ca/content/heritage-minutes/paris-crew. This video features the Canadian rowing team that brought international sports fame to Canada by becoming unlikely world champions when they defeated European crews in the 1867 Paris Exposition regatta. ➤ After viewing the video, twice if necessary, ask students to identify its purpose. 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