Brainstorm words around your topic: synonyms, alternate terms, and related ideas. This can also help you map out an idea and focus in on a research question.

The template below gives an example, but you can do this however it works or makes sense for you.

Keeping track of what you have searched for (and where) can go a long way in saving you time and energy. Below is a template to keep track of your searches, and anything you learned from each search.

Feel free to use any method that works well for you. (MS Teams, MS OneDrive, and Google Docs can be nice because they travel well!)