Gathering Grid

A gathering grid can help you organize information for a research report.

Write your questions in the left hand column

Write the title of our sources at the top of each column

Write answers you find and note where you found them

Click here to see an example.

Subject	Source 1	Source 2	Source 3
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4

Example Gathering Grid

Subject: tornadoes	twister.com

National

Geographic	Tornado!
How do they form?

A warm and a cold front clash and make a supercell. (p.120)
Where are they found?
Throughout the world, though mostly in Tornado Alley in U.S. (p. 13)
How do they cause damage?	Wind throws objects; hail smashes stuff.	Low pressure rips off roofs.

(p. 122)
When do they form?	March through early July

KWL Chart

2012-03-12