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title: 'Video: How fourth graders do research for an essay'
description: This video explains how fourth graders learn to research topics and organize their thoughts for an essay.
slug: video-how-fourth-graders-do-research-for-an-essay
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:48:41.566Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/B78AF80E9E8A473BBEFAFE12C7C60F0D/7f61d3b7dd14491e67ca8dda18b1ee81/Video-HowFourthGradersResearch.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-fourth-graders-do-research-for-an-essay
lang: en
---

# Video: How fourth graders do research for an essay

In fourth grade, kids usually start to think more deeply about the essays they write. You’ll see this in the ways they investigate a topic and organize their thoughts about it. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to find out what methods they’re likely to use.

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