Student Research Guide WQ25/ Impact of Automobiles on U.S. Economy and Culture

Major Findings

1. Automobiles benefitted the U.S. economy throughout history
2. Automobiles impacted the culture within the U.S.
3. There is environmental damage that automobiles and their production can cause

Advice for future researchers:

Throughout my research process, I found that it was very important to pick a topic that you are truly interested in or something you might already have a bit of background information on. I was able to gather lots of information on my topic through online articles on the history, pros and cons, and even cultural impacts. Also, I found it much easier to research things as I went rather than researching everything at once, as it made the process much smoother in my opinion.

Reflection on research experience:

1. The research went well and smoothly

2. I mostly got hung up with citing my sources because sometimes it can be challenging to find who wrote or created the source.

3. I thought the most interesting part of the research was looking into the negative impacts that automobiles have on the environment. There were some very eye-opening arguments on this topic.

4. My interest in the topic stayed mostly the same throughout the research because I had had an interest in it before taking it as my topic.

5. I thought that this project was a good way to help organize information in a clean and simple way to make it easy for the reader.