Weaving and Wrapping it up!

How do I weave all of this information together? How do I convey my message in a creative way? I decided that I would wrap my findings by creating a guide for families in the form of a pathfinder. I felt like this would be a great way to pull everything together in a form that would be usable for others. Organizing my information was not that difficult once I decided on the format. I decided to group information into the following topics: websites to explore before the trip, books to read, a game to play (based on the history of Chicago), the top ten spots for families, five more fun spots for families, getting around Chicago, and special tips. To come up with these categories, I took my research questions and then I answered them by making lists and grouping like categories together. My two main categories were the history of Chicago and fun things to do for families. I took all of my information and decided in which of these two categories it fit best.

I was amazed how easily things came together once I had a plan and decided to create a pathfinder. However, creating the pathfinder was really time-consuming.

I think a difficult part of research is knowing when to stop researching. It's sometimes hard to stop working on a project. Am I the only one who feels this way? Probably not. :)