State your topic in one or two sentences. Be as specific as possible.
| Examples: | I want to find information on how home schooling affects social development. |
| I want to investigate the seasonal patterns in the vertical distribution of phytoplankton. |
Underline the main concepts in your topic summary. Concepts are the different ideas which make up each unique search topic. Most topics can be broken down into two or three main concepts.
| Examples: | I want to find information on how home schooling affects social development. |
| I want to investigate the seasonal patterns in the vertical distribution of phytoplankton. |
Create a list of words or phrases which describes each of your identified concepts and use these in your search:
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