K-W-H-L Chart (Print Friendly Version)
Use this chart to help you gather information, solve a problem, or think through a research
topic.
Fill in this chart with NOTES, CALCULATIONS, and IDEAS, rather than complete sentences. Use this sheet to
help you think through your problem. 1. What is your topic or problem?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What do you hope to prove or discover about it?
What is your goal?
___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is your central research question or
problem?
____________________________________________________________________________________________ K What I W What I H How will I find information? (Which resources, web pages, texts,
formulas, methods, etc.) L What I
(NOTE: Make sure that everything you write below will help you answer this question.)
or
What I Want to Solve