Chart mapping the Big6 Skill, the AASL and CCSS, and the individual skills within each element.

Big6 Research Protocol based on The Definitive Big6 Workshop Handbook and the www.big6.com website. Protocol produced by a team from Lake Stevens High School. This PDF covers all six steps and also includes: Common Core Standards in Research: English Language Arts; History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects as well as Supplemental Materials.

This chart details each Big 6 Skill and its accompanying AASL standards, NETS (National Educational Technology Standards), Basic as well as Advanced Activities. LOOKING FOR A SIMILAR CHART WITH COMMON CORE INSTEAD OF AASL.

This list of basic steps (bold words link to explanations on how to do each step) is only a guideline. Keep in mind that you do not have to use "source cards" or "note cards", especially if you use something like EverNote, Diigo, or other source gathering/organizing/sharing tools.

Big6 Research Guide as compiled by Cambridge Rindge & Latin Day School. The Home page shows all 6 steps in a simple layout, with the names of each step serving as links to more explanation.

Big6 Process Model. The first page lists each step/skill, the sub-skill, and two or three questions that the information seeker should ask themselves. Pages 2-4 cover the same information, but the questions are easier to understand. Feel free to ignore the worm/apple illustrations.

Big6 Instructional Unit Design Template leaving large text boxes for space to draft the Rationale, Overview/Scope, BIG questions, Content Objectives, Big6 Objectives, Teacher/Librarian responsibilities, Student demonstration of learning, Evaluation, Materials, Resources, Follow-Up Activities, and Learning Activities Sequence.

Rubric which rates the Big6 skills in a more subjective manner, combining skills #3 and #4. Areas are Assignment, Plan of Action, Doing of Job, Finished Product, and Evaluation. The scale, (measuring success from most to least) is as follows: 4= Application, 3=Demonstration, 2=Understanding, 1=Awareness, and NA instead of 0. 

Research Project Organizer form with blank fields, including six spots for "likely key words", ways of gaining information, and several elements under evaluation.