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Jr. High Science Research

Jr. High Science Research
Printable document: 
Search Terms worksheet  ​​
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Online encyclopedia
Articles, photos, videos
3 reading levels
citations

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All sites are specially selected for students.
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Online Database
Magazine, newspaper, journal articles. Fact checked, reliable, up to date.  ​​

1. Background information

Read one or more encyclopedia articles on your topic. Britannica online and howstuffworks.com are good places to start. This will give you a broad overview and help you narrow your topic and/or find keywords or related terms.
Write down your keywords / related terms on your Search Terms worksheet.

Britannica online
  • Use the bold headings and outline to help you find relevant information
  • Includes images and videos
  • Available in 3 reading levels
  • Web's Best Sites - high quality sites chosen by educators
  • Includes citation for your works cited
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Howstuffworks.com
  • Includes citation for your works cited

2. Search strategies

Using " " for a phrase search and using Boolean operators (AND OR NOT - +) can help you find what you're searching for in databases or search engines.

  • This video gives some excellent search tips: Web Search Strategies in Plain English (from Common Craft)​
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3. Student directions: create a Boolean search.
Use your Search Terms worksheet to create a Boolean search using AND, OR, NOT, +, - combined with your keywords.  It will take some trial and error. Persevere! Have grit!


4. MLA Style Guide & Citation help

  • MLA Formatting and Style Guide – Purdue OWL 
    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
  • Sample works cited

Online citation makers:

EasyBib
 
http://www.easybib.com/ 

MyBib http://www.mybib.com/ 
This is a great, free citation maker with some helpful features. For a web site, simply click "create citation," then the "Website" tab and enter the URL (I like to copy and paste it to avoid typing mistakes). It creates a pretty complete citation that you can fill in with details if needed. You can copy and paste the completed citation into your works cited. It includes templates for a variety of sources, including databases, digital images, interviews, etc.

OSLIS Citation Maker https://secondary.oslis.org/cite-sources/mla-secondary-citation
This is the link for MLA citations, but you can also choose APA.



Science Fair Research lesson

A. Brownlee 11/16/2020
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