Example: Investigation worksheet In order to: We need: Where to look? When? Disprove the city engineer's accusations on over-budgeted construction Written proof of the transactions (receipts, bills) Witnesses City archives Construction company's records By the end of the fiscal year Prove that the bank is withholding information on whom it lent money to Documented proof of loans Governmental archives End of the month Show that the mayoral candidate has been sued for not paying taxes on land Copy of the law suit Witnesses The person who sued the candidate Court records Phone directory By next week Prove that the state representative is using public funds for private use Find records of his sources of income Receipts of the representative's purchases Goverment files Find corporate registrations Before elections
