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‘It’s elementary my dear Watson’, a famous statement by a famous detective. But even the great Sherlock Holmes had to complete his research to reach conclusions. Here at ASHS, Specialist Subjects, Tutorials, and Impact Projects will all have elements of research needed to help you define, explore, and examine your areas of interest.

Whether you are a Sherlock or a Dr. Watson, use this website to help you in your research journey. From ‘Getting Started’ to ‘The Big Reveal’, this website has tips, tricks, and tools to assist you in completing a research task.

Getting Started: Breaking down the question, brainstorming, developing key ideas

Investigation: Selecting sources, search tips, how to use the Internet wisely

Examining The Evidence: Checking the evidence, using the CRAAP tool

Pulling The Case Together: Plagiarism, referencing, paraphrasing, quotes, how to create a bibliography

The Big Reveal: Evaluations and conclusions

Teacher Resources: A selection of additional resources for teacher use