Keyword development will help you brainstorm your topic and identify what concepts or keywords to use as you search for information. It also helps you identify what you already know about your topic, provides you with an opportunity to think about you topic in new ways, and identify gaps in your knowledge.
Below you can see the main concepts are bolded and underlined in the boxes below. Next, synonyms or other keywords are listed that can be used to narrow or broaden the topic.
What is the risk of humans contracting bird flu from chickens?
| Risk | Bird Flu | Chickens |
| risk Assessment | avian flu | poultry |
| pandemic | bird influenza | |
| avian influenza | ||
| H5N1 virus |
Using genetics to trace human evolution
| Genetics | Human evolution |
| gene | humans |
| genes | Neanderthal(s) |
| DNA | Ardi |
Generating nuclear power
| Nuclear Power |
| Nuclear Reactions |
| Nuclear energy |
| Fusion energy |
| Fusion reaction |